Shelby Valley held off Lawrence County down the stretch to score a hard-fought 60-56 win in a game played at the Dawg House on Monday night. Alyssa Elswick led the way with for Valley, now 4-0, with 19 points and Cassidy Rowe followed with 15 while Kelsey Owens and Kyra Looney chipped in nine each.…
Read MoreThe Paintsville Tigers and Shelby Valley Wildcats punched their tickets to the 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament semifinals at the Appalachian Wireless Arena with victories on Monday night. Here is a recap of those games: Paintsville……..65 Martin County…64 Paintsville stormed back from…
Read MoreThe Shelby Valley Lady Kats and Pikeville Lady Panthers will clash at 8 pm tonight in the girls’ 15th Region championship game at the Appalachian Wireless Arena. The two teams advanced following semifinal round wins on Friday night. Here is a recap of those games: Shelby Valley….59 Paintsville ……..23…
Read MorePaintsville used a balanced scoring attack and quick start to knock off Jenkins, 58-46, in the 15th Region All “A” Classic tournament played at Appalachian Wireless Arena on Wednesday night. Emilea Preece paced the Lady Tigers, now 1-1, with 16 points while Ava Hyden tossed in 15. Leandra Curnutte…
Read MorePike County Central’s Jaylon Rigdon scored the game-winning basket as time expired on the clock to lift the Hawks to a thrilling 55-54 win over Magoffin County in the season opener played at the Hawks Nest on Tuesday night. Rigdon finished with a game-high 20 points and Josh Du Toit followed…
Read MoreLawrence County built a commanding lead early on against Pike Central and rolled to a 75-44 season-opening win on Monday night. Kensley Feltner, Sophie Adkins and Brooke Neal fired in 19 points apiece while Tyra Hammond finished with 10. Hannah May paced the Lady Hawks with 13 points. Emalie Tackett…
Read MoreBelfry running back Isaac Dixon will go down as arguably one the most electrifying players in school history. He rushed for 1,690 yards and 25 touchdowns in his senior season as a Pirate. He averaged better than 13 yards per carry, which totaled just 125. Dixon also had three receiving touchdowns. Dixon…
Read MorePaintsville running back Harris Phelps scored one touchdown and set up three others in the Tigers’ 38-7 Class 1A championship win over Kentucky Country Day on Friday. He ran for 221 yards to cap off the season and led the Tigers to the school’s first title in the 100-year history of the program.…
Read MoreThis football championship was 100 years in the making. The Paintsville Tigers built a 17-point halftime lead and went on to defeat Kentucky Country Day, 38-7 in the Class 1A title game played at Kroger Field on Friday morning. Paintsville, which finished 10-2, becomes the first school of its size to…
Read MoreCLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP Paintsville (9-2) vs. Kentucky Country Day (10-1) Date: Dec. 18 Site: Kroger Field Kickoff: 11 am Coaches: Joe Chirico (Paintsville); Matthew Jones (Kentucky Country Day) Players to watch: RB Harris Phelps, QB Karsten Poe (Paintsville); RB Eric Dickerson, RB Nathan Caldwell (Kentucky…
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