Football

Williamsburg Football Coach Jerry Herron, Jr. said there is a big difference between Friday night’s 60-28 thrashing at the hands of Middlesboro and last year’s 27-7 loss in the state semi-finals to Kentucky Country Day. While the loss to KCD ended the Jackets’ 2020 season, Herron noted that they will be back on the field Friday night to host Leslie County. “This ain’t our first butt kicking,” Herron said. “The biggest thing is you hope that your kids and your staff are going to be willing to do what it takes to adjust and get better.” The Williamsburg defense allowed 480 rushing yards, including 352 yards on 22 attempts by running back...

After showing that they can dig themselves out of a hole in the come-from-behind 35-21 win over Christ School and that they can bury an opponent quickly in Friday’s 45-0 win at Whitley County, the Corbin Redhounds will see how they stack up against a fellow class 4A power as they host Franklin County Friday night. The Redhounds played without starting quarterback Cameron Combs, but didn’t miss a beat with freshman Kade Elam under center at Whitley County. Elam completed 12 of 14 passes for 283 yards and two touchdown passes. With 4:29 remaining in the first quarter, Elam connected with Treyveon Longmire on a 71-yard touchdown pass. On the Redhounds’ opening drive...

Coach Jerry Herron, Jr.’s Yellow Jackets will be headed to Middlesboro Friday night after defeating Oneida, Tennessee 50-21 in the first game of the Cumberland Falls Pigskin Class at Campbell Field in Corbin. Quarterback Sydney Bowen completed 15 of 27 passes for 338 yards and five touchdowns, while running for two more scores. Jayden Rainwater caught seven passes for 136 yards and two touchdowns, while Shannon Martin caught five passes for 175 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, the Yellow Jackets forced five turnovers including three fumbles and two interceptions. “We had some big plays out of some dudes,” Herron said. “We did some things wrong, but we got some kids that can run. We’ve...

Coming off a 35-21 win in the Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic over Christ School, the Corbin Redhounds will be looking to go 2-0 in 2021, while the Whitley County Colonels will try to get win number one in the Zeke Eier era in the First Priority Bowl Friday night at Colonels Stadium. The Redhounds found themselves in an early 14-0 hole to the defending North Carolina state champions, but rallied back with 28 unanswered point. “I thought that it showed a lot of grit by our players,” Coach Tom Greer said of Corbin’s comeback. “They stayed focused and really didn’t let it phase them.” Greer said the Redhounds’ first goal was to...

Coach Mark Huddleston’s Lynn Camp Wildcats will travel to Frankfort Friday night for what will be the first game. Lynn Camp’s opener against Jellico was postponed because of COVID–19. It has been rescheduled for Sept. 30. The Panthers are coming off of a 41-14 victory at home against Paris last Friday. Quarterback Sam Davis completed eight passes for 207 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Azeno Williams had 14 carries for 83 yards and three touchdowns, while Jaden Morgan ran for 54 yards and another touchdown. “Frankfort is a very athletic, well coached team,” Huddleston said. “They have a very aggressive defense and really do a good job of getting the ball to their...

The Whitley County Colonels open the Coach Zeke Eier Friday night with a trip east to face Perry County Central. New Coach Zeke Eier said it will be a battle to see which team can impose its desire to consistently run the ball while taking away the opponent’s running game. Eier said Whitley County has been focused on those two things noting that it starts up front on both sides of the ball. “We might be smaller on the line, but they are physical dudes who play fast,” Eier said. In two scrimmages against Clay County and Lexington Lafayette, Eier said the Colonels have shown the propensity to establish the run, whether it...

Coming off of a final four loss in the 2020 class A state football playoffs, Coach Jerry Herron, Jr.’s Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will start another run at a state football title Friday night. Call it a homeish opener as the Jackets will face Oneida, Tennessee at Corbin’s Campbell Field in the Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic. Williamsburg has faced Oneida in the past, though it is going back nearly a decade. In 2011, Oneida in a game that Herron noted was an important lesson for his players that opposing teams were not just going to bow down against Williamsburg. Herron will have multiple starters returning from the team that went 6-3, falling to Kentucky...

When the Corbin Redhounds run out of the locker room and onto Campbell Field Friday night, the 2021 edition will look very familiar. Coach Tom Greer will again have Cameron Combs under center, and Combs will have Seth Mills, TreyVeon Longmire, Carter Stewart and Dakota Patterson among the weapons in Redhound arsenal. “We have some shoes to fill, including three offensive linemen and running back,” Greer said. “Offensively, things don’t change for us. You have got to be able to run the ball.” Greer said in addition to Mills, several of the younger players have shown they are ready to step up and help shoulder the load, including Seth Huff and Ethan...

With the building’s elevator down Tuesday, and a host of moving needed to be done at Corbin Elementary School, a squad of more than 20 Corbin High School Football players brought the muscle. The freshmen and sophomore players helped to move more than 1,000 pieces of furniture into the school that included new desks and chairs for the students. “These young men moved all of the furniture up two and three flights of stairs to the classrooms,” school officials noted. “We appreciate you guys!” school officials said. “Go Redhounds!”

Football practice began Monday night at Corbin High School as players participated in speed and agility drills on the track. Coach Tom Greer said the Redhounds were also working in the weight room. Corbin’s skill players are scheduled for seven-on-seven drills later this week in Tennessee, while the linemen will remain in town to work out. Whitley County, Williamsburg and Lynn Camp also began workouts in preparation for putting on the pads on Aug. 1. The regular season is scheduled to begin on Aug. 20.