Football

It was a good night in Williamsburg last Friday, with both the Yellow Jackets and the Whitley County Colonels picking up wins on their home turf. It was a tight one over at Finley-Legion Field, but Head Coach Jerry Herron’s Yellow Jackets were finally able to secure their first victory of 2016, defeating Frankfort by just one point, 34-33. Junior quarterback Alec Poore shined in the win for Williamsburg, passing for 150 yards and throwing one TD to senior receiver Hagen Hawn, who ended the night with over 100 yards receiving. Poore also did damage on the ground, leading the team with 80 rushing yards and one rushing TD. Dalton Ponder and...

Last week the Corbin Redhounds improved to 4-0 in convincing fashion, traveling to Danville and handing the Admirals their first loss of the 2016 season - a 28-7 decision that has put everyone on notice that the Hounds and most definitely for real this year. “We did a great job,” said Corbin Head Coach Justin Haddix of his team’s performance. “Kudos to Danville, who is really well coached and has some great athletes, but our team was just very prepared tonight. We came out, and we played the way that we were supposed to.” Senior Dylan Brock put the Hounds on the board first, scoring on a short-yardage carry for a...

The following stories were included in the September 7, 2016 edition of the News Journal... Wildcats defeat Jackson County, travel to Berea next The Lynn Camp Wildcats improved to 2-1 on the season last Friday night with a very convincing 49-28 win over the visiting Jackson County Generals on Alumni Night. Senior quarterback Dylan Brown shined for the Cats, passing for 216 yards and four touchdowns in the win. Dalton Cook, Nathan Farris, Brenton Medlin and Brandon Smith all finished with one reception for a score on the night. Medlin was the overall leading receiver, finishing with just under 100 yards gained. Cook led the way in the Lynn Camp ground attack,...

The following is a collection of all the high school football coverage appearing in the August 31 edition of the News Journal: Miracle in McCreary; Jose Torres boots game-winning field goal for Lynn Camp After a tough loss against Perry County Central in their season opener, Lynn Camp showed up to win last Friday evening at McCreary Central High School. Just two minutes into the first quarter, junior Brandon Smith intercepted a pass and returned it 65 yards for a touchdown. Fellow junior Jesus Torres made the extra point, giving the Wildcats the 7-0 lead. Five seconds later, at 10:17, Lynn Camp sophomore River Helton recovered a McCreary fumble, which would eventually lead...

The following are final scores of interest from high school football games played on Friday, August 26: The Corbin Redhounds captured the 2016 Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic championship title with a 20-14 win over visiting Louisville Central. The win puts the Redhounds at 2-0 on the year ahead of a road game at Clay County next week. Whitley County got their first win of 2016 Friday, defeating Middlesboro at Colonel Stadium by the final score of 38-8. Whitley, now 1-1, will get a bye next week. The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets fell to 0-2 on the season Friday, losing 42-27 on the road in Somerset. The Jackets will try again to put a...

On a historic night in Williamsburg, Kentucky, the UC Football Patriots opened their 2016 season under the lights on Thursday night against the NAIA #17 ranked Tigers of Campbellsville University (CU). The Patriots would fall behind early, but would show grit and determination as they would score 23 straight points to take the lead. CU would score again in the 4th, but the Pats would hold tight for the 23-17 victory. The win moves the Patriots to 1-0 on the season. In the 1st quarter, the Tigers would open the game with 10 unanswered points off two UC turnovers including a 37 yard field goal from Bradley Bates and an...

The Corbin Redhounds came out and took care of business against the visiting Whitley County Colonels last Friday night, cruising to a 42-6 victory to start the 2016 season off at 1-0. “I thought it was a pretty good performance,” Corbin Head Coach Justin Haddix said of his team after the win. “We started off kind of sluggish, but we were eventually able to pick it up and get it going. I thought our kids responded well, and kept fighting all night.” The very early stages of the game actually seemed to favor Whitley, but once the Hounds got on the board they stomped on the gas and never looked back....

Coach Jerry Herron’s Williamsburg Yellow Jackets were given no chance of beating, much less playing with Lexington Christian Academy Friday night, but it took two late touchdowns for LCA to pull out the 32-22 victory. “You played your best, you played with heart, but you ran out of gas,” Herron told his players after the game. Williamsburg took the opening kickoff and drove 39 yard to the LCA 32-yardline. When the drive stalled, Herron sent out DC Bowlin, who nailed the 49-yard field goal to give the Jackets the 3-0 lead. After forcing LCA to punt, the Yellow Jackets drove deep into LCA territory. When the drive stalled, Herron sent Bowlin out...

The Lynn Camp Wildcats left everything they had on their home field against Perry County Central last Friday. A dropped pass ended the game with the Cats only two points away from a victory. "We played our hearts out. Perry Central is a good football team," said Head Coach Allen Harris. "Our kids played their guts out, and I am proud of them." After their impressive performance Friday, it appears as if Lynn Camp may have been underestimated coming into this season. "We showed people tonight that we are for real this year, and we are not done yet," proclaimed Harris. The Wildcats led Perry Central until the fourth quarter. They scored three...

The University of the Cumberlands Patriot Football team enters the 2016 season with a chip on their shoulder. The Patriots fell just short of a NAIA Football National Championship Series berth and now is the time for redemption. After a 2014 season where UC went 3-7, Head Coach Matt Rhymer and staff compiled a stellar 2015 squad who turned it around, tallying a 7-3 overall record and 4-1 in MSC East Division play. Now, UC looks to push their momentum even further forward as they look to win the MSC East and make their way back into postseason play in the NAIA this year. Players Lost UC would lose three key offensive...