Football

In a late breaking story Sunday evening, Justin Haddix has officially announced his resignation as head coach of the Corbin Redhounds football program after six years on the job. There had been some speculation recently that Haddix was possibly seeking to further his coaching career in Boyle County. That now appears to be the case, with reports circulating on social media Sunday night saying the former star Breathitt County and Western Kentucky University quarterback will indeed be taking the helm of the Rebels football program beginning with the upcoming 2020 season. Those reports have since been confirmed by Haddix himself who updated his personal Facebook page with a graphic announcing...

Here are the News Journal’s All-County Most Valuable Player selections for the 2019 high school football season... Overall All-County Most Valuable Player – Dalton Ponder, senior QB from Williamsburg Ponder led the Yellow Jackets to ten wins and a district championship his senior season. He finished with an astounding 3,739 passing yards that included 48 touchdowns, and was the team’s leading rusher with 593 yards and 13 TDs. First Team Quarterback – Cameron Combs, freshman from Corbin Combs led the Hounds to six wins his first season under center, passing for 1,876 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also rushed for 302 yards and seven scores. Second Team Quarterback – Seth Mills, sophomore...

Friday's regional championship football game between the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and the Paintsville Tigers was a classic, but now many people are wondering what could come of a controversial moment that took place on the sideline between the Yellow Jackets' star quarterback and someone who appeared to be with the Tigers in an official capacity. After the conclusion of Friday's regional championship contest at Paintsville High School, videos began circulating on social media that show senior Williamsburg quarterback Dalton Ponder running the ball towards the opposing sideline. Ponder goes out of bounds, and then it appears that an adult male steps towards him, pushing forward in an apparent attempt to...

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets made the long trip to Paintsville Friday evening to play in this year's Class A regional finals, but despite a valiant effort, they saw their 2019 season come to a close after a 36-34 loss to the Tigers. The Jackets got off to a great start, blocking a Paintsville punt and eventually turning that into points when senior quarterback Dalton Ponder hit receiver Gavon Thomas with a pass that was good for six. The extra point attempt was good, making the score 7-0 in favor of the visitors with 8:22 left in the first quarter. The Tigers would soon capitalize on a turnover themselves, however, when they...

The following are results from round two of the 2019 KHSAA football state championship playoffs... Williamsburg (10-2) 61, Lynn Camp (5-6) 0 Wayne Co 63, Corbin (6-5) 49 Southwestern 21, Whitley Co (8-4) 15 Next week, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets will travel to Paintsville to play for a regional championship. More details inside the November 20 print edition of the News Journal.

It was a very big night for coverage area sports teams Friday... Starting with playoff football, the Corbin Redhounds defeated visiting Knox Central 42-21 to improve to 6-4 on the year and advance to play at Wayne County High School in round two next week. An updated look at the Class 4A state tournament bracket can be found here - https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb19/tournament_178004 The Whitley County Colonels defeated the visiting North Laurel Jaguars 21-20 Friday, improving to 8-3 overall and advancing to host the Southwestern Warriors in round two next week. An updated look at the Class 5A state tournament bracket can be found here - https://scoreboard.12dt.com/scoreboard/khsaa/kyfb19/tournament_178005 Finally, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and Lynn...

All but one coverage area high school football team managed to finish the 2019 regular season with a win Friday night. The Corbin Redhounds were disappointed on Senior Night by the visiting Somerset Briar Jumpers, 27-26. The one-point loss drops the Hounds to 5-4 on the season. They will host Knox Central next week in round one of the Class 4A state championship playoffs. Across town Friday, the Lynn Camp Wildcats were able to record their fourth win of the season, defeating visiting McCreary Central 29-14. The Wildcats will travel to face Pineville next week in the first round of this year's Class A state championship playoffs. Staying in Class A, the...

The following are results from high school football action in our coverage area for Friday, October 25... Williamsburg 43, Lynn Camp 22 Whitley County 32, South Laurel 18 Wayne County 18, Corbin 16 Next week: Williamsburg (7-2, 3-0) at Perry County Central Whitley County (6-3, 3-1) vs Hazard Corbin (5-3, 2-1) vs Somerset Lynn Camp (3-5, 1-2) vs McCreary Central Look inside next week's print edition for more details.

The following are week 9 results for coverage area high school football teams... Corbin improved to 5-2, 2-2 with a 26-21 win on the road at Lincoln County. The Redhounds will host Wayne County next week. Williamsburg improved their record to 6-2, 2-2 with a 44-6 win against visiting Pineville Friday. They will host Lynn Camp next week. As for Lynn Camp, they were able to break a four-game losing skid this week, defeating visiting Harlan 32-20 to improve to 3-4, 1-1. As was reported on the News Journal Facebook and Twitter accounts last night, the Whitley County Colonels hosted North Laurel in Thursday night football action, winning 28-22 to improve to 5-3,...

It was a big week of district matchups for coverage area high school football teams... The Whitley County Colonels improved their season record to 4-3, 1-1 in district play, with a 14-0 shutout victory on the road at Southwestern Pulaski. The Colonels will be back home next week, on Thursday, October 17, facing the North Laurel Jaguars in a game that could have major postseason implications. The Corbin Redhounds opened up district play this week, traveling to Barbourville and defeating the Knox Central Panthers 38-21 to improve to 4-2 on the year. The Hounds will attempt to move to 2-0 in the district next Friday, October 18, when they travel to...