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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County defense earned the Mountain Citizen Play of the Week. The Cards were in front 27-20 and needed a stop with less than three minutes remaining. Prestonsburg faced a fourth-and-3 and handed off to Ethan Jarvis, the state’s leading rusher. Jarvis tried to run through the middle, but
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week: Damian Cheek
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County football player Damian Cheek made the play of the week Friday against West Carter. The Cardinal defense forced the West Carter quarterback to scramble and sail a pass to midfield. Cheek was waiting in the weeds and swooped in for the interception. He went 43 yards down
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week: Ja Quan ‘Jay’ Rufus
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County junior Ja Quan “Jay” Rufus’s performance in the Cardinal game at Shelby Valley earned him Mountain Citizen Play of the Week honors. Rufus received the pigskin at the 50-yard line and broke two tackles as he ran up the middle. A Wildcat defender tried to bring the
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Mountain Citizen Plays of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Bryson Osborne and Brody Howell are members of the Martin County Middle School football team. During eighth grade night Saturday, the pair made a few big plays in the 32-0 win over Floyd County. Osborne took the opening snap from his own 36-yard line and stiff-armed a Jaguar defender
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Play of the week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County junior Brock Messer had a 67-yard touchdown run Friday in the Cardinals’ 46-0 win at Bath County. From the Cardinal 33-yard line, Messer lined up to the right side. The quarterback faked a handoff to Madden Miller, who then blocked for Messer as he cut left. Messer
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN BETSY LAYNE — Quarterback Jarred Haney scored the game-winning touchdown Thursday in Martin County Middle School’s road victory over Betsy Layne. Haney broke loose and turned on the jets for a 40-yard touchdown run. This would be the only score of the game as the Cards avenged their earlier loss in
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Mountain Citizen Play of the Week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Play of the Week honors go to Ja Quan Rufus, a junior defensive/tight end who transferred to Martin County High School this season. During Friday night’s Harvest Bowl against Knott County Central, Rufus scored his first Cardinal career touchdown. Rufus took the toss from behind the line in the
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Mountain Citizen play of the week
BY BRITTNI MCCOYMOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County sophomore Laura Hale got her third hat trick of the season in Thursday night’s matchup against Lawrence County. Hale made her way downfield to get within shooting range. She dribbled in towards the bars with three defenders on her and challenged LC’s goalkeeper to make her way
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Play of the Week: Ava Farnham
The Martin County Middle School girls hosted Magoffin County Aug. 23. Magoffin hit a late surge and pulled within three in the last two minutes. Ava Farnham hit a key trey from the wing to seal the deal for the Lady Cards for a 28-22 win.
