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Cardinals secure home playoff spot with win over Jaguars
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN FLOYD COUNTY — Crayson “Bones” Lafferty was a menace on defense and helped lead Martin County (6-3) to a 35-6 win at Floyd Central (0-9) on Friday night. With the win, the Cardinals have secured a home playoff game in November. Lafferty, the third leading tackler in 2A at 14.4…
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Tug Valley downs Westside to stay undefeated
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Bryson Elia and Cameron Slone both scored a trio of touchdowns in the first half and Tug Valley (8-0) went on to down Westside 62-12 Friday night at Bob Brewer Stadium at Naugatuck. Elia, who was an All-State selection last season as a sophomore, ended the game…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week: Lafferty and Elia
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN Tommy’s Auto Sales Players of the Week are Martin County’s Crayson “Bones” Lafferty and Tug Valley’s Bryson Elia. Lafferty is the third leading tackler in 2A at over 14 per game. He had a bone-crushing 22 total tackles in a 35-6 win over Floyd Central on Friday. Ten of those…
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Tug Valley’s Austin Smith balances sports and academics
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Tug Valley senior Austin Smith is a great example of the student-athlete. He is a member of both the Panthers football and baseball teams and is a straight-A student. In fact, even with taking advanced placement (AP) classes, he has a grade-point average of better than 4.0.…
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Cardinals stomp Patriots 49-0 in homecoming
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — The homecoming night was quite a spectacle for the Cardinal faithful. Martin County (5-3) hosted Knott Central (6-2) on Friday after a busy week of festivities. The Cards marched past the Patriots from the opening kickoff and handed Knott County their second loss of the season 49-0. Devan…
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Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week: Preston May
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK — Tug Valley quarterback Preston May is the Tommy’s Auto Sales Player of the Week. May had an outstanding performance Friday night against Mount View at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck. The sophomore threw for 253 yards and accounted for five touchdown passes. His ability to read the defense and…
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Tug Valley Panthers claw Mount View Knights
May throws five touchdown passes BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — Top-ranked Tug Valley Panthers remain unbeaten as they shut out the visiting Mount View Knights 48-0 Friday night at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck. Coach Hady Ford’s 7-0 Panthers have held the top spot in the WVSSAC rankings for three consecutive weeks,…
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Martin County holds off Lenore
BY BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County Middle School picked up their first win of the season on their eighth grade night at Cardinal Stadium on Thursday. The Cards held off a late push from Lenore for a 34-28 win. Easton Slone ran in for an early touchdown in the first half. Bradley…
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No. 1 Tug Valley remains undefeated with homecoming win over River View
BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN NAUGATUCK, W.Va. — The Tug Valley Panthers, ranked No. 1 in Class A in West Virginia, defeated No. 5 River View 41-6 Friday night at Bob Brewer Stadium in Naugatuck. With the convincing win, Tug Valley remained undefeated and is now 6-0 on the season. The Panthers celebrated homecoming with…