Here is a look at this weekend’s high school football matchups involving Kentucky area teams: East Ridge (1-0) vs. Phelps (0-1) Date: Aug. 27 Site: Philip Haywood Stadium Kickoff: 6 pm Radio: WDHR 93.1 FM Internet: wdhr.com Coaches: Donnie Burdine (East Ridge); Andrew West (Phelps) Players to Watch:…
Read MoreJohnson Central remained the top ranked team in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles opened the season with a big road win over Henry Clay. Pikeville leaped to second after knocking off rival Paintsville. The Panthers are followed by Letcher Central,…
Read MorePrestonsburg went on the road to London and scored a hard-fought 3-2 win over host South Laurel in a match played on Saturday. Isaiah Collins scored one goal and assisted on one as the Blackcats improved to 6-0. Bryan Amador and Dylan Moore scored one goal each. Kasey Meade had an assist. Lawrence County….5…
Read MorePikeville used a solid second-half performance and the Panthers pulled away to beat defending Class A champion Paintsville, 43-21, in the season opener played at Hillard Howard Field on Friday night. Running back Blake Birchfield carried 25 times for 204 yards and three touchdowns. He had scores of…
Read MoreBetsy Layne moved to 2-0 on the season following a 3-0 win over Lawrence County in a match played at Junior Newsome Arena on Thursday. Madi Meade totaled 46 digs in the 25-17, 25-9, and 25-23 win. Emily Johnson added six kills, 25 digs, and four serving aces. Madison Hamilton totaled 10 kills, eight…
Read MoreDefending 15th Region champion Paintsville dominated from the very outset as the Lady Tigers cruised to a 3-0 victory over Magoffin County in the season opener played on Tuesday night. Hailey Little finished with 16 serving aces and nine kills in the 25-4, 25-4, and 25-7 win. Blair Ratliff had 12 kills…
Read MoreHere is a look at the Mountain Top Sports Super 7 preseason football poll and 2020 team records released on Monday: No. 1 Johnson Central (10-1) No. 2 Belfry (8-4) No. 3 Pikeville (6-3) No. 4 Paintsville (10-2) No. 5 Letcher Central (6-2) No. 6 Pike Central (4-5) No. 7 Shelby Valley (8-3) Receiving…
Read MoreHere is a look at this weekend’s high school football games involving area teams: Pikeville (0-0) vs. Paintsville (0-0) Date: Aug. 20 Site: Hillard Howard Field Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. Radio: WPKE 98.1/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Coaches: Chris McNamee (Pikeville); Trevor Hoskins (Paintsville)…
Read MoreLawrence County continued its strong early-season play at the Bulldogs rolled to a 10-0 win over Greenup County in a match played on Thursday night. Blake Maynard scored five goals and Luke Johnson followed with four as Lawrence County moved to 2-0. Andrew Vinson added one goal. Goalkeeper Trenton Adkins…
Read MoreRegional power Prestonsburg opened its season with an 11-1 win over Pikeville in a home match played on Tuesday. Dylan Moore had a big night with four goals and six assists while Matt Burchett added two goals and four assists. Isaiah Collins finished with four goals and Bryan Amador had one. Goalkeeper…
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