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Tug Valley starts out season strong with big win
BY KYLE LOVERNMOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — The Tug Valley High School football squad started the season off with a rare Thursday night game and got a strong 32-21 home win over Shady Spring at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck. Shady Spring was ranked as one of the top teams in Class AA in the Mountain…
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MCMS opens season with close loss
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School opened football season Aug. 16 with a loss against Betsy Layne at home. The Cards had a chance on their final drive, but fell to the Bobcats 14-20. On a Betsy Layne possession in the opening quarter, Parker Maynard had an interception near the endzone.…
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Injury hurts Martin County in Friday loss
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN Madden Miller brings down a runner during Martin County’s win Aug. 19 against Leslie County. A player of versatility, he scored the Cards’ lone touchdown Friday versus Greenup County. (Citizen photo by Brittni McCoy) GREENUP — Martin County (1-1) lost a 43-6 contest on the road Friday to Greenup County (1-1).…
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Cards win big in season-opener
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Friday night lights were back at The Rock as Martin County opened the football season with a dazzling 41-19 win over Leslie County. Leslie County hit the scoreboard first with 4:09 left in the first quarter. After a 4 and out, Leslie got the ball back. With two minutes…
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Tug Valley football team strives for the playoffs
BY KYLE LOVERNFOR THE MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The 2022 edition of the Tug Valley Panthers football team returns several players to this year’s squad intending to make it back to the Class A playoffs in the Mountain State. Head coach Hady Ford enters his fourth season over the program and is cautiously optimistic…
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Plays of the Week
This week’s Mountain Citizen “Plays of the Week” go to Weston Jude and Julian Stafford. With 3:30 left in the fourth quarter and a 34-13 lead, Weston Jude took the snap and knew exactly to whom and where he was throwing. Julian Stafford blazed down the sideline to the front corner of the end zone…
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Cardinal football has district title on the brain
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County High School football season kicks off Friday against Leslie County at The Rock. Coach Josh Muncy returns as the Cardinal head coach. The team is coming off an 8-5 season, 7-2 in their 2A class. The Cards had their best season in years last fall. They defeated…
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Football hosts Floyd Central for preseason scrimmage
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The Cardinal football team hosted Floyd Central on Friday for a warmup scrimmage game to prepare for the season. Floyd Central defeated the Varsity team 14-7 and Martin County JV won 7-6. Chris Phillips scored off a 70-yard rush into the endzone to tie the game up 7-7. With…