Here are the state’s top leaders in high school football with a minimum of two games for Class 1A: Top Rushers Braxton Newborn, Ludlow, 6 games, 1,191 yards, 17 TDs, 198 avg. Payton Tully, Bracken County, 4 games, 715 yards, 3 TDs, 179 avg. Dominick Francis, Phelps, 6 games, 1,023, 10 TDs, 170 avg.…
Read MoreThe Paintsville Lady Tigers took charge early on against cross-town rival Johnson Central and went on to score a 3-0 victory in the 57th District championship match played on Tuesday. Paintsville, now 16-2, won its ninth straight championship. Hailey Little totaled 16 kills, three digs and four serving…
Read MoreHere is a look at the top high school performers for games played through Oct. 17: TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS 18 – Dillon Preston, Johnson Central 17 – Isaac Dixon, Belfry 16 – Matt Anderson, Pike Central 11 – Dominick Francis, Phelps 10 – Tayvion Boykins, Pike Central 10 – Brayden Slone, Prestonsburg…
Read MorePhelps fell behind early on to Sayre and the Hornets dropped a 53-24 road game played at Kentucky Christian University of Friday night. Quarterback Dominick Francis rushed 21 times for 206 yards and one touchdown as the Hornets fell to 1-5. He also returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Running back Seth…
Read MoreBelfry was forced to a fifth and deciding set with East Ridge as the Lady Pirates regrouped to earn a hard-fought 3-2 win in a match played on Tuesday night. Clara McNamee had 12 kills, four blocks, seven digs and three serving aces in the 25-19, 25-19, 25-27, 16-25 and 15-7 win. Emma Harris collected…
Read MorePikeville took charge early on against district opponent Phelps and cruised to a 54-6 victory at Marty Casey Stadium on Friday night. Quarterback Isaac McNamee passed for 167 yards and three touchdowns as the Panthers, now 4-1, bounced back from last week’s road loss at Campbell County. Running back…
Read MoreBelfry took a close first set and the Lady Pirates went on to beat Shelby Valley, 3-0, in a match played on Tuesday night. Clara McNamee finished with six kills, two blocks and 11 digs in the 25-22, 25-15 and 25-14 win. Cameron Childers added 11 kills, one block, nine digs and two aces. Hannah Fite…
Read MorePike Central running backs Matt Anderson and Keegan Bentley combined for seven touchdowns in leading the Hawks to a 50-36 win over Phelps at the Hawks Nest on Friday night. Anderson had TD runs of 1, 29, 30 and 82 yards as Central evened its record at 2-2. Bentley scored on runs of 26, 24 and 11 yards.…
Read MoreDefending 15th Region champion Floyd Central dominated its match with Betsy Layne, winning 3-0 on Thursday night. Jadyn Hall had 13 kills and eight digs in the 25-9, 25-17 and 25-17 win. Caley Howard added 12 kills and three serving aces while Allyson Stumbo had five kills and nine digs. Amelia Wallace…
Read MorePhelps quarterback Dominick Francis rushed 16 times for 269 yards and two touchdowns and passed for 108 yards and two other scores as the Hornets rolled to a 54-26 road win over Betsy Layne on Friday night. Running Seth Mayhorn added 112 yards on the ground and had three touchdowns as Phelps moved to…
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