Football

Three out of the News Journal's four coverage area teams were defeated on the road in week 4. The Corbin Redhounds traveled to Somerset for a matchup against the Pulaski County Maroons where one team would taste defeat for the first time this season. This high profile encounter between two of the state's top programs definitely lived up to the hype, but in the end it was the Redhounds who walked away with their first mark in the loss column after falling by the final score of 35-28. Coach Luke Salmons squad will regroup this week and prepare for another tough test when the Class 6A Frederick Douglass Mustangs come to...

It was a strange night for high school football Friday, with severe weather impacting many contests and one area team securing a victory via forfeit. Williamsburg was ready to host their season home opener in week 3 on Alumni Night and Homecoming Night, but a late cancellation by Frankfort resulted in the Yellow Jackets improving to 2-1 on the season via forfeit. Next week, the team is scheduled to go back on the road to compete at Sayre. Across town, the Whitley County Colonels were struggling against visiting Rockcastle County. The Rockets came into Colonel Stadium and secured a 48-20 victory, dropping Whitley to 1-2 on the season. The Colonels will...

Two coverage area teams improved to 2-0 in week 2, and two more tasted defeat for the first time this season. The Corbin Redhounds went on the road Friday to face the North Laurel Jaguars in the late game of the Praxel Line Services Bowl. The Hounds received a test from the Jags, but were able to walk away with a 28-14 victory in the end. Next week, Corbin will once again be on the road when they travel to Lexington to take on the Bryan Station Defenders. Back home, the Whitley County Colonels hosted their home opener against the visiting Hazard Bulldogs. It was a tough night for the Colonels,...

“This is where I want to be and this is where I want to coach,” Jerry Herron said during a 2006 interview with the News Journal prior to the start of his first season as head coach of the Williamsburg High School Football Team. Often in sports, statements like this are merely “coach speak” or soundbites that head coaches give when they are hired for a new job only to move on a few years down the road to something bigger and better. In Herron’s case though, he really meant it when he said this is where he wants to be. This season marks Herron’s 20th season as head coach of...

To paraphrase professional wrestling legend Ric Flair, “To be the best you gotta beat the best.” The Corbin Redhounds have exemplified this motto year-in and year-out by scheduling some of the toughest competition in the state, and several teams from neighboring states as well. 2025 looks to be no different. Let’s take a week-by-week look at the road ahead… 2025 Cumberland Falls Pigskin Classic This year’s Pigskin Classic promises to be one of the very best in recent memory, with a pair of interesting matchups that should bring a large crowd out to Campbell Field. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 23. Corbin Athletic Director Tackett Wilson expects moving...

In year three of the Head Coach Darrell Hendrix era, the Lynn Camp Wildcats are once again hoping to put more marks in the win column and end the season with their first overall winning record since 2018. The Cats will feature a solid group of veteran players this fall, including senior DJ Wren, who finished 2024 as the team’s leading rusher, and was their overall leading scorer. Wren was also the second-leading tackler on the defensive side of the ball last fall. While lack of depth on the roster has consistently been an issue at Lynn Camp over the years, if Hendrix’s starters can manage to stay healthy in the...

Last season, the Williamsburg Yellow Jackets went 8-2 winning the district and advancing to the second round of the playoffs before falling to Hazard. The Jackets lost nine seniors from last year’s team to graduation, including starting quarterback Nate Goodin, who was also their leading rusher and accounted for more than 2,000 yards of total offense and 124 points, which was about one-third of the team’s total in 2024. Despite the loss of some key players, Coach Jerry Herron said his team will be ready to compete this season. “Our saying at Williamsburg is tradition never graduates. Our tradition is developing these players to step in. Nate was a phenomenal player as...

After a 5-6 season in 2024 that ended with a one-score loss to Wayne County in the first round of the Class 4A state championship playoffs, Head Coach Matt Rhymer’s Whitley County Colonels are poised to take the next steps toward becoming a regional contender in 2025. “We have a lot of experience coming back,” Rhymer said recently. “This is year three for me and my staff, and the biggest thing that I’ve learned at this level is that it’s all about development. We have several guys this year who have been able to develop. Those guys, when I first met them, they were young and they weren’t ready. They’ve...

The Corbin Independent School District announced Wednesday that they have hired Luke Salmons to be the next head coach of the CHS varsity football program. “CISD has agreed in principle with Coach Luke Salmons from Cabell Midland High School (West Virginia) to be the next head coach of the Redhounds,” said a statement from the district. “More information will follow in the coming days, and a reception to welcome Coach Salmons and his family to Redhound Nation will take place next week.” Additional details regarding Salmons’ hire will be provided soon.

We have been experiencing some bitterly cold temperatures in recent days, with snowy and icy road conditions that have kept many people inside their homes. If you are a Corbin Redhound football fan, one good way to avoid cabin fever would be to check out the over 170 videos that have been uploaded so far to the new Redhound Archive YouTube page. Lance Freeman (CHS, Class of 2009) is the man behind Redhound Archive, which went live online last fall. A member of the school’s football team between 2005-2008, the project began about four years ago when he was trying to collect games that he himself had been involved in. “It...