Football

After Friday's round two games of the 2017 high school football state championship playoffs, only the Corbin Redhounds remain. The Hounds defeated visiting Bell County 32-6 Friday to improve to 11-1 on the year. They will travel to face Powell County (8-4) next week with a region championship on the line. In other round two action Friday night, the Whitley County Colonels ended their 2017 season with a 7-5 overall record after falling on the road to Southwestern Pulaski, 29-7. And both coverage area teams were eliminated from the Class A bracket Friday, with Williamsburg (7-4) falling to visiting Pikeville 42-6, and Lynn Camp (8-4) falling on the road at Hazard, 43-8. For...

Round one of the 2017 high school football postseason is complete, and all coverage area teams are moving on. The Corbin Redhounds improved to 10-1 on the season Friday night with a dominating performance over visiting Knott County Central, 57-6. The Hounds will play Bell County next week in the second round of the Class 3A playoffs. In 5A action, the Whitley County Colonels were able to improve their season record to 7-4 with a 34-21 win over visiting South Laurel. The Colonels will face the Southwestern Warriors next week. And in the 1A bracket, the Lynn Camp Wildcats have advanced to round two with a 32-26 win over visiting Phelps Friday...

The Whitley County Colonels ended their regular season with a tough test when perennial Class A powerhouse Hazard paid a visit to Colonels Stadium last Friday. However, 384 yards of total offense was not enough to overcome four turnovers, including an interception in the closing seconds, as the Colonels fell to the Bulldogs, 24-20. “You don’t turn the ball over to good teams, because they are going to make you pay,” said Whitley County Coach Jason Chappell of the two fumbles and two interceptions. Whitley County matched Hazard score for score as each team put up touchdowns on its first two possessions. After Hazard marched 65 yards in eight plays on the opening...

The Corbin Middle School football teams were not content with just one state championship title in 2017, so they won two. This past Sunday both the seventh and eighth grade teams ended up in the finals of their respective state tournament brackets, with the younger group taking on Caudill Middle School, and the older guys squaring off against Boyle County. Both games took place at Bryan Station High School, and both outcomes were the same... Redhounds state champs. The seventh graders won their game against Caudill 37-16. Quarterback Cameron Combs led the way with four total TDs - two rushing and two passing. Catching his end zone passes were receivers Dakota Patterson and...

The Whitley County Colonels ended their regular season with a tough test when perennial Class A powerhouse Hazard paid a visit to Colonels Stadium. However, 384 yards of total offense was not enough to overcome four turnovers, including an interception in the closing seconds, as the Colonels fell to the Bulldogs, 24-20. “You don’t turn the ball over the good teams because they are going to make you pay,” said Whitley County Coach Jason Chappell of the two fumbles and two interceptions. Chappell added that while the players are feeling the loss right now, he told them after the game, that they have to look forward, meaning the first-round playoff game against...

District championships were decided in coverage area high school football action last week, and the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets was one of the teams able to come out on top. The Jackets hosted the Lynn Camp Wildcats, who came in on a five-game win streak, including big victories over Harlan and Pineville. Williamsburg was on a roll of their own, however, also boasting a 2-0 district record after securing wins over the Green Dragons and the Mountain Lions in recent weeks. The home team opened the game up on offense last Friday, going down the field and capping their first drive of the evening with an Alec Poore quarterback sneak for a...

The state championship tournaments for middle school football rolled on this past week, and two Corbin teams are now the only coverage area squads left standing. The seventh grade Redhounds defeated North Laurel 34-8 Saturday at Bell County High School to win a regional championship and advance to this weekend’s semifinals round of play in Lexington. The Hounds will meet up with Bowling Green in the state semis, and should they win that game they will advance to play in the championship Sunday at Bryan Station High School against the winner of Caudill Middle and Johnson County. Members of the Corbin seventh grade football team are: Dawson Coffee, Jacob Baker, Hayden Troutman,...

The Corbin, Whitley County and Williamsburg football teams were all able to end regular season district play on a high note Friday. The Redhounds hosted Casey County on Hall of Fame night, winning 35-14 to become district champions and improve their overall record to eight wins and one loss. They will finish out the 2017 regular season next week at home against Knox Central. The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets were able to survive a scare from visiting Lynn Camp Friday, winning 40-32 to become champions of their district and improve their record to six wins and three losses. They will go on the road next week to face the Yellow Jackets of...

The following is a recap of week 8 high school football action, as well as a look ahead to week 9... Whitley County Football Coach Jason Chappell said prior to Friday night’s 27-16 victory over Harlan County that his team was still getting better. At the end of the first quarter it couldn’t have been much worse, as the Colonels were facing a 9-0 deficit behind an offense that saw the first drive killed by an interception, and the second stifled by successive sacks. An 11-play 69-yard drive midway through the second quarter got Whitley County on the board. Quarterback Dylan Wilson successfully executed the quarterback sneak to get the last two...

All coverage area high school football teams are coming into week 8 of the 2017 season after picking up wins over district opponents last Thursday and Friday. The Whitley County Colonels were able to bounce back from a loss to North Laurel two weeks ago by traveling to Perry County Central and coming away with a 27-20 win over the Commodores, improving them to 4-3 on the year. Senior Logan Lambdin, whose late-game interception return for a touchdown sealed the win for Whitley, ended the night with nearly 100 total receiving yards, including two touchdowns. Senior Colonel Dawson Swain scored on a 20-yard touchdown run with just minutes remaining in the...