Defending 15th Region champion Pikeville took an early lead on West Carter and went on to score a 60-53 road win in the season opener played on Wednesday night. Emma Ratliff led a balanced attack with 15 points while Trinity Rowe followed with 14. Kristen Whited added 12. The Lady Panthers will play…
Read MoreMartin County’s comeback efforts against defending district champion West Carter came up short as the Cardinals dropped a hard-fought 27-19 outcome on the road on Friday night. The Cardinals, whose season ends at 8-5, trailed 27-7 heading into the final 12 minutes. Running back Dawson Mills had TD…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football playoff matchups involving area teams: CLASS 1A Pikeville (10-2) vs. Hazard (8-4) Date: Nov. 12 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream: mountain-toplive.com Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville);…
Read MoreMartin County had lost all four previous games with Shelby Valley prior to the 2021 season. The Cardinals used a rock-solid ground attack to outlast the pass-happy Wildcats, winning 53-41, in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs at The Rock on Friday night. Running back Kolby Sparks ran for 235…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school playoffs games in Kentucky and regular season games in West Virgina involving area teams: KENTUCKY CLASS 1A Pikeville (9-2) vs. Phelps (3-8) Date: Nov. 4 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM/104.5FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream:…
Read MorePikeville finished as the No. 1 team in the final regular season Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Panthers edged out Johnson Central, which held on to the No. 2 spot. Belfry, despite losing to the Golden Eagles, maintained the No. 3 ranking, followed by No. 4 Lawrence…
Read MoreMartin County’s struggles on the road continued as East Carter handed the Cardinals a 49-20 setback in the regular season finale played on Friday night. It was the third road loss and second in the past three weeks as Martin County dropped to 7-4. Running back Kolby Sparks ran for 212 yards and three…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area teams: Johnson Central (7-2) at Belfry (4-5) Date: Oct. 29 Site: Haywood Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WDHR 93.1 FM Internet: wdhr.com Coaches: Steve Trimble (interim Johnson Central); Philip Haywood (Belfry) Players to Watch:…
Read MoreHere is a look at opening round district football games involving area teams for Nov. 5 Class 1A District 7 No. 3 Betsy Layne at No. 2 Paintsville No. 4 Fairview at No. 1 Raceland District 8 No. 4 Phelps at No. 1 Pikeville No 3 Sayre at No. 2 Hazard Class 2A District 8 […]
Read MorePikeville and Johnson Central remain No 1 and No. 2 in the next to last Mountain Top Sports regular season Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Panthers improved to 8-2 following a 17-0 win over Hazard to claim the district title this past Friday night The Golden Eagles, 7-2, cruised to a…
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