Shelby Valley Take Girls’ All A Regional Volleyball Title

Posted by sheldoncompton on September 25, 2024, 4:43 pm in

WILDCATS THE FIRST PIKE COUNTY TEAM TO WIN REGIONAL

The Shelby Valley Wildcats girls’ volleyball team took the A A 15th Regional tournament and will next be heading to the state tournament and next have their sites on the state title.

This past Friday afternoon the girls played two pool games against Raceland and Crittenden County, finishing with wins against both. The following day, they fell to Sayre, but with two of three games won placed in the Elite 8 championship bracket.

The Wildcats played their first bracket game against Owensboro Catholic and won that match to place them in the semifinals as one of the top four teams to compete for the state championship.

Ultimately, the game against St. Henry ended in defeat. St. Henry went on to win the All A State Tournament.

Named to the All A Classic All Tournament Team were Shelby Valley’s Miley Riddle and Makaya Price.

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Pikeville tags state rival Raceland for first win of the season

Posted by sheldoncompton on September 19, 2024, 10:08 am in

The Pikeville Panthers finished Week 3 of the season with an overall record of three losses and, unusual for the team, nothing in the win column. However, this past Friday they changed that in a close fought campaign with the Raceland Rams.

The game, a rematch of the Class A state title game, started slow for scoring, showcasing both the Panthers’ and the Rams’ tough defenses.

That trend would continue until Isaac Duty, who struggled in the game rushing out of the pocket for a loss of 14 yards in total, connected with Mikey Hager who took the reception to the endzone to break the scoring stalemate.

The Panthers ended with 112 yards rushing and 178 yards passing, with their two touchdowns a result of two catches, with Bradyn Hall tacking on the second following Hager’s second quarter opening TD reception.

Pikeville’s defense, shining early in the contest, stacked up five sacks over the course of the game.

When the dust settled, the Panthers put their first win of the season in the books with the final score 16-13.

Tomorrow the Panthers will prepare to meet the Belfry Pirates at home.

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