INEZ — Martin County Lady Cardinals and the Martin County Cardinals are the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week.

Martin County Lady Cardinals are 17-4 and coming off three convincing 57th District wins over Johnson Central 66-48, Paintsville 67-42 and Magoffin County 56-26.

The Lady Cardinals won the Smoky Mountain Christmas Classic and finished runner-up in the 15th Region All “A” Classic and the Florida Sunshine Classic.

Martin County Cardinals are undefeated in the 57th District, beating Johnson Central 86-66, Paintsville 97-57 and Magoffin County 72-50. 

The Cardinals won the school’s first-ever All “A” Regional championship, defeating Pikeville 72-70 to advance to the All “A” State Tournament and defeated Harlan in the tournament’s first round.

The Cardinals are 19-3 on the season and won 17 in a row before falling to Evangel Christian in the second round of the All “A” State tournament.

Congrats to both teams on being named the Mountain Citizen Players of the Week.