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Cardinals JV picks up two wins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County High School boys JV squad picked up two wins in Inez. Below is a recap of JV action. MC vs Grace Christian – Brayden Marcum and Aiden Copeland combined for 27 points en route to defeating Grace Christian 54-22 on Dec. 13. The Cards jumped…
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Martin County fends off Pikeville, demolishes Grace Christian
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Martin County high school boys took down Grace Christian 93-47 in Inez on Friday night. Less than 24 hours later, they went to Pikeville’s house and stole the remote with a 74-63 win. MC vs Grace Christian – Ten Cardinals hit the scoring column in a balanced win over…
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Marcum’s performance lifts Cards past Casey County
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN LONDON — Martin County traveled to South Laurel on Saturday to play in the Lisa Collins Classic. Brooke Marcum brought the it factor and earned herself the Player of the Game with 11 points, six rebounds and five steals in the 46-37 win over Casey County. “I’m proud of all…
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Tug Valley edges St. Joe to win regular-season opener
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers started defense of their Class A state championship with a tough 53-51 win over St. Joseph of Huntington on Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Cam Henderson Center, the home of the Marshall Thundering Herd. The two squads battled to a 9-9 tie after…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Peyton Davis
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Peyton Davis is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. Davis is averaging 17.8 points per game and shooting over 58% from behind the 3-point line. He leads the team with 16 made. He also leads the squad in shooting almost 82% from the free-throw line. In…
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Tug Valley Lady Panthers weekly roundup
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN The Lady Panthers of Tug Valley went 2-1 last week with wins over Huntington St. Joe and Tolisa and a loss to Prestonsburg in a close contest. Below is a recap of the action. Tug Valley 55, St. Joe 37 HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Tug Valley improved to 2-0 on the young season…
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Martin County Middle picks up four wins
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WARFIELD — The Martin County Middle School opened the boys basketball season at 4-3 under head coach Michael Coleman. With a roster full of athleticism and talent, the youthful squad has potential. “I knew coming into the year we were going to have some growing pains due to being very…
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Cardinals off to hot start
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School boys opened the season at 2-1 with wins over Huntington Expression Prep and Pike Central. The squad dropped a close one to Perry Central 77-73 in the Hazard D.J. Begley Classic. MC vs Huntington – A team that will be known for putting up…
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Lady Cards open the season at 1-1
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Martin County Lady Cards kicked off the season with a win at Betsy Layne 52-43 on Monday. They dropped their home opener in a close one 52-47 to East Carter on Dec. 5. Coach Robin Newsome’s squad ended the first quarter against the Bobcats with an 18-15…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Parker Watts
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Parker Watts is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. Watts put on a three-game clinic in Martin County’s first matchups of the season. In an 84-81 win over Pike Central, the rim rocker scorched the nets for 38 points on four 3s. He shot over 40%…
