 Hello everyone, I'm Andrew Joyce, EKB sports director and football fan. Welcome to week four of Armchair Quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. Armchair Quarterback is a weekly high school and college football show, spotlighting local high school and college football in the mountains. Tonight we'll have a complete recap of last week's high school football round the region, top individual performances, upsets, and blowouts. This edition of Armchair Quarterback will include highlights from Eastridge and Jenkins and one of the coolest touchdowns we've seen all season. Pike Central and Hurley, Velfrey and Newport Catholic, Betsy Lane and McGuffin County, Prestonsburg-Brethick County, and Pikeville and Painesville, Johnson Central and South Charleston. Also tonight, we'll unveil the high school football rankings and the week's AP rankings. As football, the cats are 2-0 and Coach Al Hollen as the U-Pike Bears will celebrate their home opener this Saturday. We've got a lot to get to. As we get started, we look at some of the interesting notes from the weekend, eyebrow raising individual performances. It was a good night for teams that run the football, Velfrey Trio, Derrick Wellman, Tavion Hunter and Peyton Hensley combined for 355 yards. Pike Central duo, Seth Kahn, 261 and Isaac Thacker, 233 combined for 494 yards rushing and five touchdowns. Prestonsburg pair, Ryan Sloan had two touchdowns, Ethan Barney, four touchdowns. They combined for nearly 400 yards and six scores. Johnson Central rolled up 357 yards on the ground, 575 total against South Charleston. Lloyd Central's Dylan Cottle, 241 yards, two touchdowns. Ethan Howard had 19 tackles on the night. Shelby Valley's Seth Johnson, over 200 rushing, two touchdowns. Lawrence County's Noah West did it again, over 200 yards rushing, five touchdowns. Mingo Central quarterback Jeremy Dillon, 269 total offense and accounted for five scores. Taking a look at the score board. It was Velfrey, 54, 29 over Newport Central Catholic. Eastridge defeated Jenkins, 47-16. Floyd Central, 43-14 over Len Camp. In other action, Johnson Central defeated South Charleston, 41-28. Not Central, 42-22 over Shelby Valley. Lawrence County defeated Powell County, 57-34. McGuffin County got by Betsy Lane, 18-16. And Paintsville shut out Pikeville, 28-0. The Phelps Hornets still unbeaten after a 49-14 win over Jackson County by County Central, went across the border and defeated Hurley, 42-16. It was Preston's work blowing out Brethit County, 60-26, while Somerset upset Hazard, 20-9 at Daniel Field. Union Virginia blew out Ledger Central, 55-27. Lots of scores, lots of great action. We'll get to the highlights. The Betsy Lane Bobcats have been in some very close games this season and everyone expected another one as the cats hosted McGuffin County. Close indeed. Deep in their own territory, Brad, a bad snap goes over the head of Bradley Woods. He'll be tackled for the safety. Now McGuffin County with the football. That's Ryan Mullins with it and he'll break a big run down the sideline, gets a stiff arm and into the end zone for the McGuffin County score. Here's Woods again looking to throw for Betsy Lane. He'll find the man open in the end zone and the Bobcats get on the board. McGuffin County, however, will defeat Betsy Lane, 18-16. Next up, Harlan will be at McGuffin County, Betsy Lane will be open. Stay tuned. Coming up, many more highlights including Johnson Central, Belfry, Eastridge, Pike Central, Prestonsburg, this week's AP and a highlight you don't want to miss, it's armchair quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, Pikeville Commons. I'm Jimmy and this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. Folks at Howard Family Pharmacy grew up right here in Eastern Kentucky. They know this town just as well as they know their customers. You want to be greeted by a friend and a pharmacist you know and trust. 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To learn more, call Allison Lovely with PMC recruitment services at 606-218-9915. 606-218-4915 Pipeville Medical Center, an equal opportunity employer. Welcome back to Armchair Quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. Let's continue with last week's highlights. Pikes Central Hawks took their prolific ground game on the road to Hurley, Virginia, facing the Rebels Friday night. Things get started deep in their own territory. Seth Kahn, bill head left and his signature move cuts back right and he will outrun everyone. Off to the races, Kahn takes it 80 plus yards for a Hawks touchdown. Again, Kahn takes the snap. This time does it with his arm. You'll find Isaac Thacker who gets into the end zone for the Hawks score. Pikes Central moved the ball well all game. This time Thacker takes the hand off around the end. You'll make a man miss and then just outruns everyone 40 yards down the sideline. Six more and the Hawks win this one big. 42-16 over Hurley. Pikes Central now 2-1. Hurley is also 2-1. Thacker and Kahn combined for over 450 yards and 5 scores. Next up, Pikes Central hosts Letcher Central. In other action, it was Preston's bird. Under the Friday night lights as the Blackcats hosted the Bobcats from Brethit County. Both teams looking for their first win. Greg Nunnery with the gift to Ethan Barney. He does a lot for Preston's bird. He'll get the night started with one of his many big runs. Again Nunnery takes a snap. Barney takes the hand off. This time with eyes on the end zone. He'll get in an open field. Wins the foot race as he does many times. Barney for a Blackcat touchdown. Preston's bird will look to score again. This time Ryan Sloan takes the hand off. He'll find room around the end and he'll find paper from 25 yards out. The Bobcats do find their way to the red zone. Quarterback Cameron Stacey drops back. He'll lob one to the back of the end zone. Great catch, one handed by Chandler Howard for a Brethit County touchdown. Again the Bobcats in the red zone. This time Stacey rolls to his right. He'll find Brandon Slaughter who shakes off a defender and gets into the end zone for six more Brethit County points. Now Nunnery will look to throw. He drops back, finds Blake Sloan all alone in the end zone, touchdown Blackcats. They went big at home. Preston's bird 60, Brethit County 26. Ethan Barney, 212 yards rushing and four touchdowns on the night. And the Golden Eagles of Johnson Central took their number one ranking in Kentucky 4A on the road to South Charleston Friday night. The Black Eagles got on the board first, took an early lead, but Johnson Central's rushing attack of Blake Gamble and Joe Jackson and Company wore down South Charleston in this one. Johnson Central goes to 3-0 with a 41-28 win over the Black Eagles. Blake Gamble finished with 1-28 rushing and a touchdown. Devon Johnson three touchdowns 113 yards. Next up Johnson Central is at Louisville Moore. And the Belfrey Pirates were back on the road to the northernmost corner of Kentucky at Newport Central Catholic overlooking the Ohio River. Belfrey did what Belfrey does in this one. Run, run, run some more. The Pirates rolled up 355 yards rushing led by Tavion Hunter, Peyton Hensley and Derrick Wellman. There you see Wellman there making men miss, breaking tackles, dragging defenders with him. The Pirates sail past the thoroughbreds in this one. Belfrey 54, Newport Catholic 29. The Pirates now 2-1. Tavion Hunter had 109 yards rushing two touchdowns, Peyton Hensley with 105 yards on the ground. Next up Pikeville is at Belfrey's KM Stadium Friday night. And two Eastern Kentucky football rivals got together for the 86th time Friday night in Painesville in a series dating back to 1925. Pikeville traveled US-23 to battle the host Tigers at Memorial Field. We spoke to Panther head coach Chris McNamey about this game. We have to continue to work to get better and just fundamentally. And it wasn't like we took an extra week to work on Painesville. Last week we took and worked on ourselves and tried to get ourselves better fundamentally. Well, typically we don't play too well coming off of by a week, but we've talked about it all week and that we need to have a good start and come out and play well in all areas of the ball. We know Painesville is going to come out ready to play. They always do and it being down there at their home field, we know that they'll be ready to play. If you want to find a good football game to go to Friday night, this is a place to be then at Painesville and come down and wear your maroon. The Panthers got the first break of the game on the onside kick to open it. There weren't many breaks for the Pikeville after that. The Pikeville recovers the onside kick to open things. Jackson Hensley comes away with it. The Panthers keep possession, but Painesville will move the ball. Well, all night, thanks to Tanner Smith's big night, he gets the drive going, breaking a big run. Remember the name, Tanner Smith, 23. If he plays later, Jake Hyden would play action. He'll throw deep down field, too. That's right, Tanner Smith, touchdown Tigers. Painesville looking to drive after the score. Hyden drops back, he'll fire deep down the sideline and who else? Tanner Smith makes the catch and outruns everyone to the end zone. Another Painesville touchdown. Pikeville looking for a big stop on fourth down coming up here. Smith this time will look to throw. Now he'll tuck and he'll run, gets a block, gets to the corner. Many a room, down field, Tanner Smith again finds the end zone for the third time, touchdown Tigers. Painesville shuts out Pikeville, 28-nothing. The Panthers fall to one and two, Painesville now three and one. Smith finished with three touchdowns. The series now stands Pikeville 50 wins, Painesville 33 and three ties. Next up, Pikeville at Belfry, Williamsburg will be at Painesville. We saw some great highlights last week with some great matchups. We expect to see even more this week. Let's take a look at highlights around the area and on the schedule this week, Pikeville at Belfry on WDHR N-Head City. The 57th meeting between the Panthers and Pirates. Belfry's won 15 of the last 16 and leads the overall series 34-19. Other action Prestonsburg at Floyd Central on ESPN East Kentucky. It's the first meeting in this sure to be rivalry. Lawrence County goes to Greenup County. Jenkins is at Lincamp. Harlan goes to McOffin County. Sissonville will be at Mingo Central. Both these teams ranked fifth in West Virginia double A. That's right, they're tied for the fifth spot. And Johnson Central is at Louisville more. Williamsburg goes to Painesville. Tug Valley is at Phelps. The Ornates will look to go 4-0. Letcher Central goes to Pike Central. You'll hear it on the Rock 103. Morgan County at Shelby Valley. Complete coverage on Z-107-5. And Eastridge is at Sheldon Clark. We've seen highlights. We've taken a look at the schedule. Stay tuned. We've got this week's rankings from Kentucky's A people and the West Virginia playoff rankings. Also one of the biggest highlights of the season and a preview of the college weekend. It's armchair quarterback presented by Jimmy John. Score makes sandwiches. I go comment. I'm Jimmy. And this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. If you're looking for a fun, safe, friendly atmosphere to achieve your fitness goals, be sure to check out Heavenly Strong, a Christian fitness group that supports your physical and spiritual journey to wellness. Call 606-434-9914 for more information. No matter where you are on your journey to physical and spiritual wellness, Heavenly Strong is here for you. The good folks at Howard Family Pharmacy grew up right here in Eastern Kentucky. They know this town just as well as they know their customers. You want to be greeted by a friend and a pharmacist you know and trust. Come see Wes Howard, Tiffany Jacobs, and Lauren Mollins at Howard Family Pharmacy, located at Eastern, near Allen Central High School. Call or visit howardfamilyfarmacy.com. Most insurance plans are accepted, laid hours, and open on Saturday too. Howard Family Pharmacy. There's no better time than now to get the Android smartphone of your choice from Appalachian Wireless. All androids up to $50 off regular price all this month. The Samsung GS8 was $149.99. Now just $99.99. The LG G6, normally $99.99, is now only $49.99. And believe it or not, you can get the Galaxy S7 for only one penny, with two-year agreement while supplies last. Better service, bigger savings. That's today's Appalachian Wireless, an East Kentucky network company. Welcome back to Armchair Quarterback, presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches, Pikeville Commons. We've seen highlights. We've taken a look at the schedule. The West Virginia High School football season, now three weeks old, and they determine playoff seeds based on playoff rankings. We saw the first of those from West Virginia. In Triple-A, it's Muscleman and University tied at the top spot. Huntington High, 3rd, Martinsburg, 4th, and Capitone Riverside tied for 5th in Triple-A. In West Virginia, double-A, the Bluefield Beavers at number one, then Bridgeport and Weir tied for the second spot. Fairmont Senior 4th and Mingo Central and Sissonville, they play this Friday tied for 5th. In Single-A in West Virginia, Fayetteville number one, followed by St. Mary's, East Hardy, Midland Trail tied for number three, and a local mention, Tug Valley and Van tied for the 13th spot. They're in the playoffs as it stands after three weeks. And the Kentucky High School football season. Now four weeks old, the Associated Press released its weekly rankings in each class. In Single-A, Beachwood at number one, followed by Paintsville, then Country Day, Hazard 4th, Raceland 5th, Pikeville still at number six with a one and two record, just outside the top 10, Phelps ranked 11th. In double-A, it's Christian Academy of Louisville, then Mayfield, Danville, the salesman, Lexington Christian, in triple-A, Belfrey at number one, then Corbett, Louisville Central, Boyle County, E-Town, Bell County at number six, receiving votes outside the top 10, Floyd Central, non-Central, and Lawrence County, in 4A, Johnson Central at number one, followed by Collins, Rock Castle County, Wayne County, and Mercer County. In 5A, Covecat at number one, then Bowling Green in Christian County, Perry Central at number 10, they got a first place vote. And in 6A, Trinity, then St. X, and PRP. And last spring, East Kentucky Broadcasting's Makayla Colley had a story about an Eastridge athlete, Thomas Looney. Tonight, we have an update to that story. He's an inspiration to his family, his friends, and his community, all while being a man of few words. At birth, Tombo suffered a stroke without explanation, and since, he has been diagnosed with autism. There's a gentleness in Thomas that's not in everybody. There's an onriness in him too, though, and he's petted, he's spoiled, but there's, he's just Tombo. And yeah, he's just amazing. He has made us so proud. He was small, and he had a very little hamstring braces. Everybody could do any of this. The thriving 17-year-old gets the full high school experience, he runs out on the football field every Friday night with the Warriors, and most recently, he made a couple trips around the baseball diamond. I'm a big cop. Yeah, I mean, you can't describe it. When you saw it look on his face, you can't describe the feeling, I mean, it's just overwhelming. That's the coolest part about running on the football field. And everything. Everything. He leads by example. He does a lot by example. He's a man of few words, but he works really hard, and he's a good leader with the other boys because he shows them hard work and dedication and what it means to persist and to keep working hard for his dreams and his goals. Tombo is special to everyone he meets, giving all those around him hope that you can overcome any obstacle. Never dreamed that it would be like this. You know, with my older two, they both graduated from here. They were both in the sports and popular. And I never dreamed that I would have a chance with Thomas too, but these kids, simply amazing. He's the best person I know. He always looked up to me, but he's better now than I could ever be. Reporting from Lit Creek, I'm McKay LaCauley for EKB Sports. Friday night, the Eastridge Warriors traveled to Jenkins to brought home their first win of the season, 47 to 16. There were many highlights in the game, but one that stood out was at the start of the second half when Tombo Looney ran off the sideline onto the field for a warrior touchdown. Let's see the highlight of the night. There's Tombo with the football at midfield. He's got a wall of blockers in front of him and a complete community in school behind him. Tombo Looney into the end zone, touchdown Eastridge. His teammates swarm him and celebrate. He gets carried off the field as he should. We spoke to warrior head coach Brad Allen about the play and his player, Tombo Thomas Looney. We didn't plan on doing anything like that, that game. And just so happened, it worked out in our favor at a halftime, we were up on Jenkins and we went to the locker room and I went and talked to their coach at halftime and asked him if they'd be willing to be able to give us a play like that for our young man. And they obliged and we were able to execute that play in the second half and give Tombo the ball, let him score a touchdown. And he ran hard and we were proud of him and he's definitely earned it. While being an inspiration to his team, Tombo, his Eastridge teammates and the Jenkins team have shown us again what high school sports are truly all about. Competition, character and sportsmanship. We'll take a quick break when we come back. We'll preview the university of Figo Bears. They'll finally celebrate their home opener. We'll talk Kentucky football and more. It's armchair quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. And this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. Attention nurse practitioners. If you want to spend more time with the family, the perfect position is available as PMC is hiring for school nurse practitioner positions. You can work while kids are in school and be off in the summer with pay starting at over $38 an hour and an excellent benefit package to learn more. Call Allison Lovely with PMC recruitment services at 606-218-4915. 606-218-4915 Pikeville Medical Center, an equal opportunity employer. It's the high school football game of the week presented by Paul Howard Jr. Attorney at Law and the Golden Corral Restaurant in Pikeville. This week it's the annual matchup everyone waits for. The Pikeville Panthers travel to Cam Stadium to meet the Belfry Pirates. The game of the week airs Saturdays at seven and Sunday at four and 8.30 only on EKB TV. And this has been my definition of fresh since 1983. Welcome back to Armchair Quarterback presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches. The University of Pikeville Bears finally will celebrate their home opener this Saturday at the Hambly Complex in Pikeville facing Kentucky Christian University. We spoke to Bears head coach Al Holland about the week off and what fans can expect to see Saturday. Having a week off has been a positive for us and might have been a blessing in disguise. Being able to move that game to getting two or three players back this week for Kentucky Christian will be big for us. Getting our kids back on the home turf. So that's big for us and being able to sleep in our own beds and get ready to go and not traveling everywhere and getting in a routine schedule. And that's big for all of our guys. And let's work together as a unit and let's have big plays and put a bunch of points on the scoreboard and make it fun for all of our fans. Kentucky Christian is at U-Pike. The Hambly Complex in Pikeville Saturday at 1.30 kickoff. And you'll have coverage on Z107-5. And Steven Johnson accounted for two touchdowns. Benny Snell rushed for the go ahead touchdown late in the third quarter to rally Kentucky past Eastern Kentucky 27-16 last Saturday. Nearly two years after rallying late to eventually beat the FCS kernels 34-27 in overtime the Wildcats overcame the ineffective play on both sides of the ball that created a 13-3 second quarter deficit. Johnson rebounded from a shaky start hit, CJ Conrad for a 23 yard score. Blake Bohn then from 43 yards in the third, Snell's 25 yard touchdown run on the next play provided a 17-16 lead. On the next possession, Johnson spun past several defenders down the right sideline for a 21 yard touchdown run. He finished 15 of 22 passing 224 yards and rushed for 48 to Kentucky out game. Eastern 4-36 to 3-18 in its home opener and improved to five and 0 all time against the kernels. It was Kentucky 27 Eastern 16. Next up the Cats are at South Carolina 7-30 kickoff Saturday night. Another week coming gone now we prepare for another huge weekend of high school and college football. There's some great matchups this week. Will the undefeated remain unbeaten? Will the windless find their first win? We'll find out and it's the home opener for the U-Pike Bears. We look forward to a great weekend of football and bringing you the recap next week on Armchair Quarterback. It's presented by Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches in the Pikeville Commons. Thanks for tuning in. Jimmy John's of Pikeville.