SUMMITT — Clutch shooting from behind the arc and key defensive stops gave the Boyd County Lady Lions all they needed on Thursday night to beat the Russell Lady Devils 56-48 in overtime in a key 16th region matchup at Coach Roger Zornes Gymnasium. Boyd County coach Kimberly Groves had plenty of praise to go around, especially for junior guard Carley Boyd. "Tonight was Carley's night. They left her open and she made them pay for it. She really got after the glass really well i

FLATWOODS — Trying to overcome a sluggish start, Russell got a spark of confidence from Kenley Kouns on Saturday night to help the Lady Red Devils get rolling on offense and earn a 59-37 win over the Raceland Lady Rams at Marvin Meredith Gymnasium. "I just think confidence wise that if we're playing really well and the confidence is there, then our scoring goes well. But if we miss a few shots, we get our head down and try to do too much," said Russell coach Mandy Layne. "But

FLATWOODS — "I said, "Tell me your name, is it sweet?" He said, "My boy, it's Jagger", oh yeah" While that might not be the actual lyrics to a song sung by The Fratelli's, Jagger Prickett and the Russell Red Devils sure were singing a tune on Friday night as a huge second quarter propelled Russell to an 83-57 win over the Raceland Rams in a key 64th district match up. Russell had four players finish in double figures with Prickett leading the way with 24 points, 8 assists an

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FLATWOODS — Like the Nike slogan says Just Do It. For Russell, they wanted to do what has made them successful early on this season... and they did. The Red Devils dominated in nearly all phases of the game and piled up the score to post a 96-65 win over the Greenup County Musketeers in a 64th district match-up at a packed Marvin Meredith Gymnasium on Friday night "We came out and wanted to do what we've had success with. But hats off to Greenup, they're capable of shooting t

FLATWOODS — A dominating performance on both end of the court by Russell helped them cruise to an 88-39 win over the Bath County Wildcats on Tuesday night in the home opener for the Red Devils. "I told the kids it was a very business-like approach," said Russell coach Derek Cooksey. "We showed a lot of maturity in their prep work this week and that's what we want to look for at this time of the year." Ryder Burgess spearheaded the offensive output for Russell. The sophomore g

FLATWOODS — Despite a furious scoring run in the second half, the Holy Cross Lady Indians were able to make their shots fall at the right time and secure a 53-44 win over the Russell Lady Red Devils on Friday night at Marvin Meredith Gymnasium. During the first half, Russell just couldn't get their shots to go through the cylinder, as they hit just three shots from the field, a 3-pointer from Lily Ervin and baskets from Kenley Kouns and Kamryn Fleming. And to make matters wor

FLATWOODS — There's no place like home. On Saturday, the Russell Lady Devils suffered a tough loss on the road at Spring Valley and fell victim to some cold-shooting, scoring just 40 points in the game. Fast-forward to Monday, and the Lady Devils piled in the points, to the tune of an 86-73 shootout win over the Pulaski County Lady Maroons at Marvin Meredith Gymnasium. The scoring barrage marks the third time this season that Russell has put up 70 points or more in a game, wi

ERLANGER, Ky. — For three quarters, the Russell Red Devils and Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts were each making some plays. The fourth quarter proved to be a different story. The Red Devils found themselves within just one point after three quarters. But Lloyd Memorial scored a pair of touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 28-13 win on Friday in the Class 3A regional championship game. As the region champions, the Juggernauts (13-0) will now play Christian Academy of

FLATWOODS — At the beginning of the season, coach T.J. Maynard and the Russell Red Devils had made it a goal to win the district, win the region and then get to Kroger Field. Well, they got their district title and now they're 48 minutes from accomplishing their second goal. The Red Devils will be looking to check off another box on Friday night when they square off against the Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts in the Kentucky Class 3A regional championship game at Juggernaut Stadiu

FLATWOODS  — A lights out defense and some opportunistic plays from the Russell offense proved to be enough to help the Red Devils take down the Bourbon County Colonels 14-7 in a defensive slugfest on Friday night in the Kentucky Class AAA playoffs. Russell now advances to the regional championship game, where they will travel to Erlanger to face the Lloyd Memorial Juggernauts next Friday. The two teams met in the playoffs last season with the Red Devils rallying back in the

FLATWOODS  — While everyone was picking Russell to win Thursday night, the Red Devils defense was picking Carroll County. Well, by picking they mean intercepting. Russell's defense came up with 3 interceptions — with 2 of those being returned for scores — to help the Red Devils roll their way to a 48-0 shutout win over the Carroll County Panthers in the opening round of the KHSAA Class 3A playoffs. Russell (9-2) advances to the region semifinals where they will face the winn

JACKSON  — Big games from Eli Thomas and Miles Hollon and some critical turnovers were too much for Russell to overcome, as the Breathitt County Bobcats took down the Red Devils 35-13 in the regular season finale for both teams. Both teams no turn their attention to the playoffs next week, where Russell will host the Carroll County Panthers in the opening round of the Class 3A playoffs on Thursday. Meanwhile, Breathitt County will take on St. Henry on Friday in the Class 2A p

OWINGSVILLE  — The Russell Red Devils got one more chance to tune things up one final time ahead of their big test next Friday. And it appears the Red Devils have things running smoothly, as they blanked the Bath County Wildcats 42-0 on Friday night. "Overall, I was pleased with their effort. I was good again get some jayvee guys and even some two's in there to get some reps," said Russell coach T.J. Maynard. The Red Devils scored quickly thanks to some big plays in the passi

FLATWOODS  — Six different Russell players found the end zone and the defense held firm again, as the Red Devils rolled past the Lewis...

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OLIVE HILL  — Great defense, big plays, a Russell win. Wash, rinse, repeat. The Red Devils used another strong defensive effort — along...

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