Defending champion Prestonsburg and Lawrence County advanced to the boys’ 15th Region tournament championship match with semifinal-round wins at Jim Matney Field on Monday night. Here is a recap: Prestonsburg……10 Pikeville…………0 Prestonsburg’s Ryan Rankin, along with Bryan Amador, combined…
Read MorePrestonsburg’s offense was shut down all but two minutes of the second half as West Carter beat the Blackcats, 41-20, in a district game played at Josh Francis Memorial Field on Friday night Running back Ethan Jarvis scored on a pair of short runs in the loss while Carter Akers added a 63-yard scoring…
Read MorePrestonsburg’s post-season dominance continued as the Blackcats, and Lady Blackcats scored championship match wins at The Rock on Wednesday night. Bryan Maynard and Dylan Moore scored a pair of goals each as the Blackcats blanked Johnson Central, 6-0. Bryan Amador and Isaiah Collins added one goal…
Read MoreDefending champion Prestonsburg beat cross-town rival Paintsville, 12-0, to reach the championship match of the 57th District tournament at The Rock on Tuesday night. Ryan Rankin and Bryan Amador combined on the shutout as the Blackcats improved to 18-2. Dylan Moore scored five goals and Amador added…
Read MoreHere is a look at high school football games involving area teams this week: THURSDAY Magoffin County (3-2) vs. Floyd Central (0-7) Date: Oct. 7 Site: MCHS Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Coaches: Chris Gamble (Magoffin County); Shawn Hager (Floyd Central) Players to Watch: QB Lucas Litteral, RB Aden Barnett…
Read MoreJohnson Central punched its ticket to the 57th District tournament finals with a 3-1 win over Martin County in a match played at The Rock on Monday night. Lakin Bentley scored two goals and assisted on one other by Haley Lykins as the Lady Eagles improved to 8-5-3. Goalkeeper Clara Blair had six saves.…
Read MoreThe Johnson Central Golden Eagles remained atop the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. Johnson Central, now 4-2, beat Clay County I their first game played since the passing of legendary head coach Jim Matney. Pikeville (5-2) held the No. 2 spot following a close loss…
Read MoreShelby Valley quarterback Russ Osborne passed for 257 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 67 yards and three scores on just six carries as the Wildcats scored a 58-36 district win over Prestonsburg in a game played at Teco Field on Thursday night. Running back Jayden Newsome finished with 240 yards…
Read MorePrestonsburg rallied from a two-set deficit to knock off Martin County, 3-2, in a match played on Wednesday night. Molly Boyd finished with 21 kills, 28 digs and six serving aces in the 23-25, 19-25, 25-19, 25-13, and 15-13 win. Jada Slone followed with 13 kills, two blocks and 15 digs while Mya Burgess…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area schools: Belfry (1-5) at Floyd Central (0-6) Date: Sept. 30 Site: Jaguar Stadium Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WDHR 93.1 FM Internet: wdhr.com Coaches: Philip Haywood (Belfry); Shawn Hager (Floyd Central) Players to Watch: RB Isaac…
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