Football

A pair of shutouts in Williamsburg highlight this week's area high school football action. The Whitley County Colonels were thinking upset when they hosted the Corbin Redhounds, but they were never able to get anything going as the Hounds dominated all facets of the game en route to a 49-0 victory. With the win, Corbin improves to 7-1 on the year. The Colonels fall to 4-4. Across town, the the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets had no trouble with visiting Middlesboro, defeating the "other" Jackets by a final score of 36-6. The win puts Williamsburg at 5-1 overall. Finally, the Lynn Camp Wildcats went on the road Friday and fell to Harlan Independent, 30-8....

It was a night of district competition Friday in Corbin and Williamsburg. The Corbin Redhounds hosted their first district game of the season when they welcomed in the Letcher County Central Cougars for this year's Grace Health Bowl. The Hounds were dominant, shutting out the Cougars, 35-0, to improve to 6-1 on the season. Next week, they will make the short trip south on I-75 to face the Whitley County Colonels. Speaking of the Colonels, they also managed to secure a district victory Friday, pulling out a 17-14 win over the visiting Perry County Central Commodores. The win improves the team to 4-3 ahead of their encounter with Corbin next week. Finally,...

It was a night of major victories for coverage area high school football teams. In their first game since Sept. 13, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets traveled to Pineville Friday to open up district play against the winless Mountain Lions. The Jackets made sure that their opponents remained without a win, dominating with a 48-0 shutout victory. Williamsburg, now 3-1 on the year, will travel again next Friday, Oct. 11, to face the Lynn Camp Wildcats (3-2), who were on bye this week. In other week 7 high school football action, the Whitley County Colonels sent the home crowd happy on Homecoming Night, defeating visiting Scott, Tenn., 56-32. The Colonels (3-3) will host...

Due to a manhunt for a potentially dangerous gunman in the local area, week four of the 2024 high school football season ended up looking a lot different than it was originally scheduled to. As a precautionary measure, some games were called off completely while others were moved to different locations. In the Whitley County Colonels’ case, they ended up playing a different opponent entirely. Originally scheduled to make the short trip to London to play at South Laurel, the Colonels ended up going on the road to Campbellsville where they were shutout, 35-0, by the undefeated Eagles. This week, Whitley will return to regularly scheduled action when they travel to take...

The Corbin Redhounds, Whitley County Colonels and Williamsburg Yellow Jackets were all in action in front of home crowds in week 3. At Williamsburg, the Jackets were eager to play the first game on their newly installed turf field. Unfortunately, the Clay County Tigers came to town and spoiled the party, managing to walk away with a 27-18 victory. The loss drops Williamsburg to 1-1 on the year ahead of a game against visiting Waggener next week. Across town, the Whitley Colonels and the Harlan County Black Bears battled it out in a close contest that ultimately went to the home team by the final score of 28-22. The Colonels,...

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets and the Whitley County Colonels were both in action in London Friday night. The Jackets met up with Bourbon County in game one of a two-game bowl at South Laurel High School. This was Williamsburg's season opener, and they were successful, winning, 38-20. Next week, they will host the Clay County Tigers in the Annual Alumni Bowl. This particular Alumni Bowl will be extra special, because it will be the first game held at the newly remodeled stadium at WHS. While the Jackets were getting their first win of the season Friday, the Whitley County Colonels were battling it out across town at North Laurel High School....

It was a good night for coverage area high school football teams, as those who were in action were able to kick off the 2024 season with statement-making victories. In Corbin, the Head Coach Luke Salmons era got started with a bang as the Redhounds managed to knock off a defending state champion in game two of this year's Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic. With a 22-7 win over the defending Class A state champion Pikeville Panthers, Corbin is now off to a 1-0 start in what promises to be another very successful season. While the Redhounds were taking care of business against one Panther squad at Campbell Field, the Whitley County...

The Williamsburg Yellow Jackets ended the 2023 regular season with a 5-4 record, eventually falling in the playoffs to the perennial powerhouse Pikeville Panthers, but there was still plenty to celebrate. The Jackets outshined most of their district rivals last year, outscoring Pineville, Lynn Camp and Harlan by a combined 136-20, which featured a 50-0 rout of Lynn Camp. Head Coach Jerry Herron said that he is “really excited” to see his team in action this year and is expecting good things from what looks to be an experienced squad. “We got a lot of returning starters on both offense and defense,” said Herron. “Nate is back at quarterback, a...

To find the last time that the Lynn Camp Wildcats enjoyed a winning season you have to go back to B.C. (Before COVID), in 2018. That year, the Cats finished with an overall record of 10-2, including district wins over Pineville and Harlan, and a 43-20 first-round playoff win over Phelps. Things have not gone too well since. In 2019, Lynn Camp finished 5-6, although one of those victories was a first-round playoff win over Pineville. In the COVID season of 2020, the Cats went winless at 0-6, with four games being canceled due to the pandemic. In 2021, the LCHS football program was hopeful for a fresh start under...

Last season, the Whitley County Colonels High School football team didn’t have a lot of depth, only playing 13-15 people most games. “That hurt us probably finishing some of those games. We ran out of gas a few times,” noted Head Coach Matt Rhymer. “This year, I think we can play closer to 22-25 kids. We have upped the depth probably 10 or 12 kids. A big emphasis for us this off season was really focusing on guys, who could get in and get some reps for us, learn what they are doing, get stronger and have confidence to be able to put in the game. I really hope that...