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Martin County Cards advance in 15th Region Tournament
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Braxton Keathley and Bryson Dials combined for 65 points to lead Martin County past Betsy Layne 90-69 Feb. 28 in Inez and advance in the 15th Region Tournament. Keathley led the Cardinals with 35 points on 15-of-25 shooting, burying five 3-pointers on 11 attempts. The junior added six rebounds,
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Martin County closes season with 82-72 win at Shelby Valley
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County closed the regular season Feb. 18 with an 82-72 road win at Shelby Valley. Coach Jason “JJ” James’ Cardinals shot 29-of-61 from the field (47.5%), connected on 16-of-39 from 3-point range (41%) and went 8-of-10 at the free-throw line in an offensive effort powered by big performances
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Martin County Cardinals seal No. 1 seed for 57th District Tournament
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Martin County came up a possession short on the scoreboard Friday, falling to Johnson Central 79-76 at home. Still, the Cardinals walked out of the gym with the regular-season title and the No. 1 seed in next week’s 57th District Tournament. Martin County had beaten Johnson Central by four
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Martin County storms past Paintsville 93-77; Dials joins 1,000-point club
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Bryson Dials scored his 1,000th career point in highlight fashion, leading Martin County (16-7) to a 93-77 win over Paintsville (11-12) at home Feb. 11 to stay unbeaten in 57th District play. Coach Jason “JJ” James’ Cardinals improved to 6-0 in the 57th District and 9-0 against 15th Region
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Keathley drops 42 as Martin County blitzes Magoffin County
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN SALYERSVILLE — Martin County did not waste time finding its rhythm on the road Feb. 5. The Cardinals hit the gas early and never let up in a 92-54 blitz of Magoffin County to remain undefeated in the 57th District. After the fast start, Martin County head coach Jason “JJ” James
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Martin County routs Breathitt County, advances to All ‘A’ Elite Eight
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN OWENSBORO — Martin County (12-5) looked right at home under the bright lights of the All “A” State Tournament at the Owensboro Sportscenter. The Cardinals turned steals into runouts and rolled past Breathitt County (11-8) 93-65 Thursday in the first round. With the win, Martin County advances to the Elite Eight
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Martin County: Back-to-back All ‘A’ regional champs
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Martin County (10-5) came out firing on all cylinders and stayed red-hot on the way to another 15th Region All “A” championship – the second in a row. The Cards hit one long-range dagger after another and finished with 14 3-pointers on their way to a 75-54 win over
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Martin County battles past Belfry in All ‘A’ OT
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Braxton Keathley joined the 2,500-point club in a big way Friday night. The two-way guard buried an ice-cold 3-ball as time expired in overtime to lift Martin County (9-5) past Belfry (9-5) 81-78 at Appalachian Wireless Arena. The Cardinals are heading back to the 15th Region All “A” championship
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Martin County rallies past Paintsville in All ‘A’ opener
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN PIKEVILLE — Braxton Keathley erupted for 27 second-half points and Devan Maynard delivered a dominant double-double as Martin County mounted a furious comeback from a double-digit deficit. The Cardinals closed strong to defeat rival Paintsville 72-63 Monday night in the opening round of the 15th Region All ‘A’ Classic at Appalachian
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Three Cardinals serve double-doubles to handle Virginia High 75-45
BRITTNI MCCOY MOUNTAIN CITIZEN BRISTOL, Va. — Bryson Dials, Devan Maynard and Braxton Keathley served double-doubles as Martin County handled Virginia High 75-45 on Dec. 29. Coach Jason “JJ” James’ squad got it done on both ends, shooting 50.8% from the floor (30 of 59) while knocking down 12 3-pointers. Martin County cleaned up the
