Basketball

The Lynn Camp Lady Cats are setting out to accomplish big things in the 51st District again this season. Leading the way are four senior players, who we will now meet in this week’s Senior Spotlight… Faith Hinkle, 18 – I have played basketball since the second grade. My freshman year of high school I went to Barbourville, and then I transferred to Knox Central. Then I transferred here, and this is my first year playing for the Lady Cats. I feel like Lynn Camp is more of a family. We’re closer here. I feel like I can connect better with these girls compared to others I have known in the...

TUESDAY NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS The shakeups continued Tuesday night, with several major happenings inside the 50th District. In boys-girls double header action, the Williamsburg Lady Jackets and Yellow Jackets traveled across town to square off with the Whitley County Lady Colonels and Colonels. The Whitley girls won their game 67-47, improving to 14-7 on the year. With the loss, Williamsburg falls to 7-11. Whitley Co 67, Williamsburg 47 Whitley Co - 19 19 18 11 - 67 W’burg - 6 17 17 7 - 47 WC - Estes 21, Frazier 12, Feltner 16, Lawson 9, Bolton 2, Hill 3, Lewis 4 WB - Hall 20, Abbott 4, Lester 4, Gibson 8, Tye 9, Centers 2 In between games, Whitley...

Same as the Corbin boys, the Lady Redhounds had a very good Friday and Saturday last week, picking up back-to-back wins over 50th District opponents to improve to 7-11 on the year. On Friday, Corbin faced Whitley County in game one of a boys/girls double header at Gilliam Gymnasium. Whitley was in control of the contest early on, but the Lady Hounds battled back. With just a minute and change left in regulation, the home team trailed by two points, 47-45. It was then that senior Sarah Beth Price hit a three-point basket to give her team the 48-47 lead. The Lady Colonels had an opportunity to retake the lead, but...

It was a big week for the Corbin Redhounds, who picked up two very important victories in back-to-back outings last Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Hounds welcomed in the Whitley County Colonels for a matchup between 50th District rivals. Despite being the underdogs in this contest, the Colonels came ready to play. A buzzer beater three-point shot from junior Corey Johnson put the visitors up 19-14 at the end of one quarter, and at halftime they only trailed by three, 35-32. Corbin was able to outscore Whitley 18-15 in the third quarter, however, and after an even 16-16 fourth quarter they went on to secure the 69-63 win. It was...

You could call them “the Unforgettables.” Or maybe “the Untouchables...” Those terms have been used to describe various other teams in the past, but they would also most certainly apply to the group of former Williamsburg High School athletes that led the Yellow Jackets to two Class A state championship football games and an appearance in the 2015 Sweet 16 state championship basketball tournament, among other accomplishments. Skyler Griffith. Michael Rose-Creekmore. Corey Shelton. Eric Poore. Garrett Faulkner. Chase Lowrie. Ethan Wilson. Fred Massey. These are the senior members of the 2014-15 Williamsburg boys basketball team that went 25-5, winning All “A” region, 50th District and 13th Region championships before losing to...

The Whitley County Colonels are making the short trip north this Friday evening for a huge 50th District showdown against the Corbin Redhounds. Leading the charge will be three seniors – Tyler Downs, Josh Richardson and Jimmy Thornton. Downs, 18, has been playing basketball since he was in kindergarten. “I’ve been through a lot,” he said. “I’ve been through sitting on the end of the bench doing nothing, and I’ve just had to fight the whole way. I’ve had to fight to get my chance to play.” Downs is a physical player, which helped him tremendously while competing on the football field, but he knows that he has to take a...

Last week, the Redhound Varsity Club presented the 2016 Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament. A field of eight teams competed to become this year’s CFIT champions, but in the end it was the host Corbin Redhounds who were able to secure their first invitational crown since 2012. Everything kicked off last Tuesday, December 27, with two first round contests. The Barbourville Tigers took on Estill County in the early game, and what a game it was. It took an overtime period to get the job done, but Estill was able to top the Tigers 55-52 to advance to the semifinal round on Thursday. In the late game Tuesday, the Knox Central Panthers...

The last week of 2016 was a special one for the Corbin Redhounds basketball team. After finishing as runner-up in the Smoky Mountain Classic just before Christmas, the Hounds came out on top of the 30th Annual Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament, which they hosted last Tuesday through Friday inside Gilliam Gymnasium at Corbin High School. Prior to tipoff of their first game in this year’s CFIT, Corbin’s five senior players took a few moments to discuss their journeys as Redhounds, their excitement over competing in their final Falls Invitational, their hopes for the future and more. Blake Burns said that he has learned a lot through his experiences playing basketball, explaining...

UPDATE (WEDNESDAY): First round play in this year's Cumberland Falls Invitational Tournament at Corbin High School is complete, and basketball fans can now begin counting down the hours until another evening full of action and excitement! Wednesday's first contest saw the Whitley County Colonels bounce back from their loss to Knox Central last night and pick up a 76-49 win over the Barbourville Tigers. Junior Corey Johnson had a game-high 27 points in the victory, which advances the Colonels to the fourth place game, scheduled to take place Friday at 5:45 p.m. The win also improves Whitley to 5-7 on the year. Whitley County 76, Barbourville 49 Whitley Co - 15  22  16...

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets basketball team features two senior players this season – Hagen Hawn and Deuce Ballou. Hawn just recently completed his final season playing for the Williamsburg football team. He helped the Jackets to another district championship in 2016, leading the way as the team’s top receiver. Now that he has returned to the basketball court, he is hoping to make some more lasting memories in the months to come. Hawn said that he doesn’t feel like the transition from football to basketball is all that difficult, but he did admit that it can put the team at somewhat of a disadvantage simply because there isn’t as much time...