Football

The journey begins this Friday night for the Corbin Redhounds in their quest for another state championship in Class 4-A football against Russell County at Campbell Field in Corbin starting at 7:30 p.m. As usual the Hounds will be one of the favorites to win it all. Their first playoff championship came exactly 50 years ago against Mayfield, winning by a score of 6-0. Mayfield came in as the favorite with a 12-1 record. Corbin was 11-1. This was the first of three playoff state championships. The other two came in 1980 and 1982. Counting the mythical state championships, the Hounds have won five, one in 1939 and the other in...

The Corbin Redhounds are headed into the post season with an 8-2 record after a 56-14 win over Great Crossing Friday night. “Friday night was a great win for our program,” said Corbin Head Coach Luke Salmons. “We had a fantastic crowd for senior night to celebrate our senior class.” “I am proud of our overall performance across all three phases – offense, defense and special teams,” said Salmons. “Going up against a 6A team, we executed well, eliminated penalties, played clean football, and were able to initiate a running clock early in the first half.” On offense, senior quarterback Mason Salmons threw for six touchdowns and 236 yards. Freshman Jake Salmons caught...

Williamsburg dropped its final regular-season game to Knox Central 49-22 on Friday, but the team is already looking ahead to the postseason. The Jackets will take on the Hazard Bulldogs at home on Nov. 6. “They are a team that has played one of the toughest schedules in the state,” said Williamsburg Head Coach Jerry Herron. “It will be a physical game as always with Hazard.” Herron says to be successful on Friday, “Offense has to take what the defense gives us. Defense has to attack the football and be physical.” For now, he said his team is focusing on practicing hard and getting healthy. “ excited to have a home playoff game,” said...

They may have only had 12 players, but Lynn Camp football put up a fight against Clay County on Friday. Despite the Wildcats 49-12 loss, the team walked off the field with their heads held high. “Our effort was outstanding,” said Lynn Camp Head Coach Allen Mitchell. “They played hard.” Team depth has been an ongoing issue for the Wildcats this season, but Mitchell says the guys he has right now want to play. “They love the game, and they battled the whole night,” said Mitchell. “We came out of halftime just a couple scores down and they made some plays against us – took advantage of us being a little bit tired,...

The Lynn Camp Wildcats are 0-3 in district play after a 50-6 loss to Pineville on Friday. “We continued to improve in many areas, but our lack of experience really affected us at times,” said Lynn Camp Head Coach Allen Mitchell. “The big takeaway is our guys continue to play hard in the face of difficult circumstances.” Difficult circumstances are no doubt to continue as Friday’s loss sets up a Lynn Camp versus Middlesboro matchup for the first round of playoffs. “The goal of our coaching staff is to continually teach and do our best to put our players in the best position to make plays,” Mitchell explained. “For our kids, it...

  Williamsburg recognized seven seniors on its football team Friday night ahead of its game against Harlan. Williamsburg earned a home playoff game after a 56-13 win over district opponent Harlan. The Yellow Jackets scored 16 points in the first quarter and 24 in the second to bring the score to 40-0 at half-time. They wouldn’t stop there. The Yellow Jackets came out of the locker room hot putting up an additional eight points with 10:41 remaining in the third quarter. Harlan would find the end zone approximately 4 minutes later to put up their first points of the game. The Green Dragons would score one final time in the fourth quarter to bring the...

The Corbin Redhounds are once again district champions after defeating Perry County Central 42-0 on Friday. “I feel like we played against a much-improved Perry County team, and I am proud of all three phases of our game - offense, defense and special teams,” said Corbin Head Coach Luke Salmons. “While the game was not perfect and we must continue striving to improve, I am proud of how far we have come and where we will be.” Corbin will host Russell County High School for the first round of the 2026 Class 4A UK HealthCare Sports Medicine State Football Finals on Nov. 6. “Our mentality going into this part of the season...

Whitley County is still looking for its first win of the season after falling to Harlan County, 42-18, on Friday. The Colonels are currently 0-9 on the season. “We had a hard time tackling Morris and Sharp at Harlan County Friday night,” said Whitley County Interim Head Coach JB Donahue. “ could not get in a good rhythm on offense.” Whitley County freshman Braydan Rose threw the ball for 90 yards against the Black Bears. The team rushed for 33 yards. On defense, the team had 8 tackles for loss and 37 solo tackles. In total, the team tallied 81 tackles. Looking ahead to Oct. 30, the Colonels will take on Madison...

Lynn Camp is 0-3 in district play after a 53-14 loss to Harlan Friday night. The Wildcats played a running game on Friday. The team rushed the ball for 92 yards on 30 carries. Freshman Bentley Morgan led the team recording 57 yards on 12 carries. Junior quarterback Conner Mabe kept the ball for 10 carries gaining 11 yards. Mabe threw just seven times during the game for a total of 15 yards.  “We made some progress and we played with great effort,” said Lynn Camp Head Coach Allen Mitchell. “I’m proud of our guys. This Friday, Lynn Camp faces another district rival on the road. The Wildcats have an overall 29-54 record against Pineville. Lynn...

One year after losing to Middlesboro on the road, Williamsburg broke its winning streak at home against the other Yellowjackets with a 64-22 loss. “We played well for most of the first half,” said Williamsburg Head Coach Jerry Herron. “Second half, we had a lot of unforced errors that lead to some big plays and scores along with a few unfortunate injuries that caused the game to get away from us.” Junior quarterback Reece Hatcher threw for 98 yards. He carried the ball six times for 28 yards. Of those 98 yards, junior Trenton Cornett was on the receiving end of 52. Senior wide receiver Eli Meadors led the team in rushing with...