Red Devils Capture 63rd District Title

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

RUSSELL 13-5-1

Russell defeated Ashland, 2-1 in the 63^rd District Championship game. Ben Totten netted the go-ahead goal late in the second half after a hand ball call gave Russell a free kick. Jeison Benitez Ramires opened the scoring for Russell early in the first half on an assist from Totten. Caden Hampton recorded six saves in the net. 

Russell meets Fleming County Tuesday night in the opening round of the 16^th Region Tournament at Ashland High School. 

ASHLAND 10-6-1

Ashland defeated Boyd County 2-0 in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament but fell to Russell, 2-1 in the championship. 

Nick Parker scored both goals in the win over Boyd. Sawyer Frazier tallied two saves in goal. 

Silas Pierzala scored the lone Ashland goal in the loss to Russell on an assist from Troy Barnett. Ashland came up just short of tying the game in the final 10 seconds as a shot at the goal hit the top of the post and fell onto the playing field. Frazier had six saves in the losing effort. 

Ashland meets West Carter Tuesday night in the opening round of the 16^th Region Tournament at Ashland High School. 

BOYD COUNTY 2-9-2

Boyd County fell to Ashland, 2-0 in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament and ends its season at 2-9-2. Conner Davis tallied six saves in the losing effort. 

GREENUP COUNTY 5-14-1

Greenup County fell to West Carter, 4-1 in the opening round of the 62^nd District Tournament and ends its season with the loss. Karter Gilliam netted the loan Musketeers goal. Elijah Brown added an assist. Owen Collier tallied 18 saves in goal. 

Russell Outlasts Ashland for 63^rd District Championship

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

RUSSELL 16-1

Eva Blanke gave the Lady Devils and early 1-0 lead on an assist by Emma Stamper in the 63^rd District Championship game against Ashland. Ava Quinn tied the score at 2-2 after Ashland netted two early goals in the second half. Both teams battled for two overtimes before Russell’s Gabby Williams’ penalty kick gave the Lady Devils a 6-5 lead in the shootout and eventual 3-2 win over Ashland. Williams also tallied seven saves in the net. 

Russell awaits the winner of West Carter and Rowan County in the first semifinal Wednesday night at Ashland High School. 

ASHLAND 15-4

Ashland defeated Boyd County, 3-1 in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament before falling to Russell in the championship, 3-2 in shootout fashion. 

Kylee Fields, Milei Baker and Kenleigh Woods netted goals in the win over Boyd. Baker had an assist. Mallorie Caudill tallied four saves in the net. 

Woods netted both goals in the loss to Russell. Meisha Salisbury added an assist. Caudill had 11 saves. 

Ashland meets Fleming County Monday night in the opening round of the 16^th Region Tournament at Ashland High School. 

BOYD COUNTY 9-7

Boyd County closed its season with a 3-1 loss to Ashland in the opening round of the 63^rd District Tournament. Kathleen McKay had a goal and Aubrey Moore assisted. Sophia Stevens finished with 12 saves in the goal. 

GREENUP COUNTY 2-15

Greenup County closed its season with an 8-0 loss to East Carter in the opening round of the 62^nd District Tournament. No stats were reported in the loss. 

The Boys of Fall

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

ASHLAND 48 ROWAN COUNTY 0

Ashland did not get many chances with the ball Friday night, but the Tomcats capitalized on every opportunity they had. 

After Rowan milked over 6 minutes off clock on their opening possession, Ashland went to work by dismantling the Vikings 48-0 in running clock fashion. Braxton Jennings accounted for three first half touchdowns, two rushing and a reception from Brandon Houston to lead the Tomcats to their seventh win in as many weeks. Jennings finished with 69 rushing yards on three carries and 37 receiving yards.

Tay Thomas opened the second half scoring with a pick-6 early in the frame for what would be the first of two Ashland defensive scores in the period. Cam Davis rumbled 48 yards to paydirt then added another pick-6 by the Tomcats two plays later to put the running clock in motion. Keshawn Newman closed the scoring with a 6-yard run in the fourth. 

Thomas led the Tomcats with 96 rushing yards on five carries. Davis added 81 on three. Ashland limited Rowan County to only 122 total yards of offense in the shutout. 

Ashland visits Boyd County Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

BOYD COUNTY 48 GREENUP COUNTY 14

Boyd County found itself down 14-0 midway through the first quarter Friday night against Greenup County in a key district contest. 

But the Lions showed why the game is a marathon and not a sprint after rolling off 48 unanswered to knock off the Musketeers, 48-14. Boyd evened the contest after one at 14-14 and added another 13 for a 27-14 Lions lead at half. 

Brody Stevens dashed 36 yards in the opening minute of the game for a 7-0 Greenup lead. Tyson Sammons made it 14-0 with a 21-yard run with 5:42 to play in the frame but the Lions slow start was quickly erased. Cole Hicks hauled in a 30-yard pass from Rhett Holbrook to trim the deficit to seven. Dakota Thompson dashed two yards with one minute in the quarter to even the contest at 14-14. 

Marcus Brumfield caught Holbrook’s second TD of the night late in the second to give the Lions the lead for good. Holbrook added some separation with 52 seconds before the half with a 45-yard scamper to paydirt. Holbrook went 14 of 18 through the air for 228 yards and ran for 71 more on nine totes. 

Camaron Collins added to the lead with a 13-yard run midway through the third. Holbrook tossed a 66-yard bomb to Garrett Crum four minutes later to push the game out of reach. Hunter Hendrick capped off the scoring with a 3-yard run in the final stanza. 

Crum had 84 yards on three catches. Hicks had 84 yards on four balls. Brumfield added 57 on six. Sammons had 113 rushing yards for Greenup. He threw for 84 more but was picked off three times. 

Boyd County welcomes Ashland Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Greenup exercises its bye week. 

RACELAND 43 HAZARD 0

Another long road trip down US23 for Raceland provided the same outcome as the previous two. 

A Rams win.

Raceland upended Hazard, 43-0 at Daniel Field for the Rams sixth win in seven meetings while scoring the most points ever in the series. Raceland tallied four interceptions—one for a score—while holding Hazard to 151 total yards of offense on the night. 

Logan Lundy lit up the scoreboard in the first half with three passing touchdowns to send the Rams to the half leading 21-0. Lundy hooked up with Parker Fannin late in the first for an 11-yard score and a 7-0 lead after one. Bryson Rowsey hauled in a quick hitter from Lundy then dashed down the sideline 24 yards for the score and a 14-0 lead. 

Raceland had a Cam Bell interception return erased from the scoreboard just before the half, but the Rams needed only three plays to reapply the points back after Lundy found Fannin for a 31-yard score. Fannin caught four balls for 94 yards. 

Brody Austin opened the second half scoring with a 45-yard pick-6 to make it 28-0. Noah Wallace put the running clock in motion with a 70-yard scamper to paydirt with 6 minutes to play in the third. Landen Stiltner closed the scoring with a 22-yard run midway through the fourth. 

Lundy went 7 of 11 for 127 yards. Wallace rushed for 129 yards on 11 totes. 

Raceland welcomes Fairview Friday night at 7:30 p.m. to open district play. 

RUSSELL 14 WEST CARTER 9

Russell defeated West Carter, 14-9. Ethan Pack rushed for 127 yards and a score. Elijah Hankins rushed for 51 yards and a score. Pack completed only one pass in five attempts, hooking up with Parker Mitchell for a 17-yard strike. Pack and Mitchell each had interceptions. 

Russell welcomes Lewis County Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

NICHOLAS COUNTY 60 FAIRVIEW 20

Fairview fell 60-20 to Nicholas County Friday night in Westwood to start district play. 

Xavien Kouns took the opening kickoff in for a touchdown to give the Eagles an early 7-0 lead. Jace Manning threw for 220 yards but was picked off twice in the losing effort. Roman Mayes caught six passes for 86 yards. Kouns had 69 yards on nine catches. 

Fairview travels to Raceland Friday night at 7:30 p.m.

Girls’ Soccer Recap

James Collier

Ashland Beacon

ASHLAND 11-3

Ashland went 2-1 this week with wins over Fairland, 14-0, Bourbon County, 7-1 and a 4-2 loss to Huntington.

Kenleigh Woods and Milei Baker had four goals, Meisha Salisbury added three and Macie Bevins, Abby Baldwin and Calista Williams each added a goal in the win over Fairland. Mallorie Caudill had a pair of saves. 

Woods netted five goals in the win over Bourbon County. Baker had a goal and three assists. Bevins closed the scoring. Caudill tallied three saves. 

Ashland was unable to hold a 2-1 in the second half and fell to Huntington 4-2. 

Ashland welcomes Huntington Expression Prep Tuesday and visits Bluegrass United on Saturday.

BOYD COUNTY 8-6

Boyd County went 3-0 this week with wins over Wheelersburg, 1-0, Huntington St. Joe, 3-0 and a 3-0 win over South Point. 

Maddison Badgett netted a goal with an assist from Faith Burnside in the win over Wheelersburg. Bella Opell had eight saves in the shutout. 

Burnside netted a pair of goals and Addison Miller added the third in the win over St. Joe. Sophia Stevens recorded five saves. 

No stats were reported in the win over South Point. 

Boyd welcomes Greenup Monday and South Point Thursday.

RUSSELL 14-1

Russell went 3-1 this week with wins over Fleming, 10-1, Bath County, 10-0, Lawrence, 5-0 and a 1-0 loss to Henry Clay. 

Eva Blanke scored five goals and Ava Quinn added a pair in the win over Fleming. Haley Addis, Kaelyn Howard and Emma Stamper each netted a goal. Quinn had three assists. 

Blanke netted four goals in the win over Bath. Alyssa Truett, Macy Vonderheide, Quinn, Howard, Addis and Stamper added goals. Quinn had three assists. Gabrielle Williams had a pair of saves in the shutout. 

Quinn and Stamper had a pair of goals and Blanke chipped in another to lead Russell over Lawrence. Quinn added a pair of assists. 

Williams had six saves in the net in the loss to Henry Clay.

Russell visits Wheelersburg on Tuesday and West Carter Wednesday.

GREENUP COUNTY 2-12

Greenup fell to South Point, 8-1 in their only game this week. Josie Crum had the lone goal in the loss. Haley Hall had 13 saves in the losing effort. 

Greenup visits Boyd County Monday and Rowan on Wednesday.