Shelby Valley, coming off its Pike County Bowl win over Pike Central, held on to hold off upset-minded Floyd Central, 16-14, in a thriller played at Langley on Friday night. Quarterback Russ Osborne passed for 147 yards and one touchdown as the Wildcats improved to 2-1. Running back Jayden Newsome added…
Read MoreHere is a look at this week’s high school football games involving area schools: Letcher Central (2-0) vs. Pikeville (1-0) Date: Sept. 3 Site: Cougar Field Kickoff: 7:30 pm Radio: WPKE 98.1 FM/104.5 FM Internet: musicradiowpke.com Livestream: mountain-topsports.com Coaches: Junior Matthews (Letcher…
Read MoreJohnson Central and Pikeville remained the top-ranked teams in the latest Mountain Top Sports Super 7 football poll released on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles (1-0) and Panthers (1-0) were idle last week. JC was under COVID restrictions and Pikeville was unable to play for the first-time ever in the Pike…
Read MoreShelby Valley’s two-headed monster took over in the second half as the Wildcats came from behind to defeat Pike County Central, 59-32, in the Pike County Bowl matchup played at Hillard Howard Field on Saturday night. Running back Jayden Newsome ran for 189 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns…
Read MoreHere 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 MoreLetcher Central’s experience took over against Shelby Valley as the Cougars ran to a 50-13 win in the season opener played at Teco Field on Friday night. Quarterback Carson Adams rushed for a pair of touchdowns, and Jonah Little added two on the ground and returned a kickoff 85 yards for another.…
Read MoreLawrence County goalkeeper Trenton Adkins finished with 18 saves to help the Bulldogs earn a 2-2 tie with Ashland Blazer in a road match played on Tuesday night. Luke Johnson and Blake Maynard scored one goal apiece for Lawrence County, now 2-0-1. Sam LeFever added an assist. Luke Stahler and Parker…
Read MoreJohnson Central’s Sawyer Crum scored a pair of goals and assisted on a third as the Golden Eagles edged Pikeville, 3-2, in a match played at Eagle Field on Monday night. Braydon Staniford added one goal and Bryson Sergent had an assist as Johnson Central improved to 3-0. Goalkeeper Tate Cox had eight…
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…
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