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God, my smokin hot wife and 2 Super Cool Kids are priority. I hunt, fish, & LOVE MMA. Huge fan of Wabash College Basketball where my son played. #D3Hoops rocks!

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2026 Football Class 4 A District Champions 🏆 #WeNotMe @CtackettC @Tomcat_football @TRow1987 @Mytowntvhd @CoachDes_ @Dthorneasports
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ASHLAND GETS BIG WIN OVER JOHNSON CENTRAL The Ashland Tomcats moved to 9-0 on the season as they defeated Johnson Central, 48-28, on Friday in Ashland. Tanner Stutler had a great game at quarterback, completing 8-of-10 passes for 185 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also had 2 carries for 7 yards and 1 additional touchdown. Trevonte Taylor had a strong rushing performance, finishing with 12 carries for 129 yards and 2 touchdowns. Daylen Farrow had 6 carries for 43 yards. Jaylan Strader carried the ball 3 times for 26 yards and 1 catch for 9 yards. Brody Simpkins carried the ball 3 times for 10 yards and a touchdown while catching 2 passes for 14 yards. Justin Hughes scorched the Johnson Central secondary with 151 yards and 3 touchdowns on 4 receptions. Kody Millette added a catch for 11 yards. Defensively, Simpkins had 16 tackles. For Johnson Central (3-7), Rylan Kelsey had 144 yards and 1 touchdown on 9 carries. Collin Cantrell had 21 carries for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns while catching a pass for 3 yards. Braxton Perry added 15 carries for 71 yards and a touchdown. Pacey Howard had 3 carries for 16 yards. He also completed 1-of-3 passes for 3 yards. Brennon Daniels had 6 yards on 2 rushing attempts. Ryker Yates finished with a carry for 1 yard. Johnson Central is finished with the regular season. Ashland concludes its regular season on Friday at Lexington Catholic. PHOTO CREDIT: Jay Downs
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1st 9 Weeks GPA 4.4 ✅ 📝 🍎 🏫
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Brody Simpkins @brodysimpkins1 has been a force for Ashland through eight games, piling up 90 total tackles before the bye week. That includes 57 solo stops and 33 assists, showing just how often he’s getting to the football and finishing plays. Whether the ball is coming his way or he has to chase it down, Brody keeps putting himself in the middle of the action for the Tomcats. His impact goes beyond the tackle total. Brody has 10 tackles for loss, getting into the backfield and stopping plays before they have a chance to build. He’s added a sack, forced a fumble, and recovered two more. Those are the plays that can change a drive in a hurry, and he’s given Ashland that kind of defensive spark throughout the season. The statewide rankings show how strong his run has been. Among KHSAA players in all divisions, Class 1A through 6A, Brody is tied for fifth in solo tackles and sits 12th in total tackles. That’s a big achievement, and there’s still more football in front of him. Brody has been flying to the ball, making his stops count, and giving his team a defender who can make his presence felt on any snap. @DDSportsNetwork
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Defensive Stats headed into our Bye Week KHSSA All Divisions 1-6 Solo Tackles #5 (Tied) Total Tackles #12 8 Games 90 Total Tackles 57 Solo 33 Assits 1 Sack 10 TFL’s 1 FF 2 FR @BarkleyTruax @LippertScouting @PrepRedzoneKY @KeithMorehouse @JimmyTreacy @JPaytonTV @bluegrass_score @CtackettC @Tomcat_football @BG_gameday @Kyhssports_ @KYHighFootball @kybigthings @SportstalkR @sportsturtle11 @Mytowntvhd @kyhssportszone @cleats2whistle @54SportsNetwork @TRow1987 @Dthorneasports @CoachDes_
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PASSING COMPLETIONS 1.) Preston May - Tug Valley - 115 2.) Eli Jarrell - Betsy Layne - 99 3.) Dakota Dalton - Chapmanville - 98 4.) Parker Maggard - Perry Central - 92 5.) Jacob Waller - Raceland - 87 6.) Greg Williams - Logan - 85 (TIE) Parker Helton - Paintsville - 85 8.) JJ Reynolds - Pikeville - 75 9.) Jamere Knuckles - Mingo Central - 72 10.) Brody Mainous - Estill Co - 70 PASSING YARDS 1.) Preston May - Tug Valley - 1,848 2.) Parker Helton - Paintsville - 1,492 3.) Greg Williams - Logan - 1,422 4.) Jamere Knuckles - Mingo Central - 1,400 5.) Eli Jarrell - Betsy Layne - 1,261 6.) Parker Maggard - Perry Central - 1,257 7.) Jacob Waller - Raceland - 1,256 8.) @Dakotadalt52871 - Chapmanville - 1,246 9.) Brody Mainous - Estill Co - 1,088 10.) Miles Hollon - Breathitt Co - 1,084 PASSING TDs 1.) Preston May - Tug Valley - 22 2.) @Jamere7Knuckles - Mingo Central - 18 3.) Brody Mainous - Estill Co - 17 4.) @jjreynoldsQB - Pikeville - 15 5.) @JasperCruzDavis - Greenup Co - 14 (TIE) Parker Helton - Paintsville - 14 7.) @Qb1miles4 - Breathitt Co - 13 (TIE) Jacob Waller - Raceland - 13 (TIE) Greg Williams - Logan - 13 10.) Braxten Pack - Martin Co - 12 RUSHING YARDS 1.) Eli Thomas - Breathitt Co - 1,367 2.) Talon Jordan - East Ridge - 1,117 3.) AJ Johnson - Prestonsburg - 1,103 4.) Blake Wireman - Magoffin Co - 928 5.) Tanner Sizemore - Leslie Co - 880 6.) Ethan Curry - Floyd Central - 843 7.) Preston May - Tug Valley - 797 8.) Trevonte Taylor - Ashland - 786 9.) Jonah Bartley - Shelby Valley - 784 10.) Ashur Wireman - Greenup Co - 775 RUSHING TDs 1.) @Elithomas1219 - Breathitt Co - 21 2.) @BrodyMainous - Estill Co - 19 (TIE) AJ Johnson - Prestonsburg - 19 4.) Preston May - Tug Valley - 14 (TIE) @TDJordan_7 - East Ridge - 14 (TIE) Jett Martin - Fleming Co - 14 7.) Ethan Curry - Floyd Central - 13 (TIE) Ashur Wireman - Greenup Co - 13 (TIE) @TreTaylor3_0 - Ashland - 13 10.) Cameron Cross - Rowan Co - 11 (TIE) @jonahbartley10 - Shelby Valley - 11 RECEPTIONS 1) Cameron Slone - Tug Valley - 58 2) Lincoln Hamilton - Betsy Layne - 45 3) @LaufferAnderson - Paintsville - 41 4) Hunter Bingham - Estill Co - 39 5) Eli Evans - Raceland - 34 6) Parker Maynard - Martin Co - 30 (TIE) @lucaslamb10LHS - Logan - 30 8) @Terrindezg - Mingo Central - 29 (TIE) Tyler Robinson - Perry Central - 29 10) Adam Spencer - Breathitt Co - 28 RECEIVING YARDS 1) Cameron Slone - Tug Valley - 1,000 2) Anderson Lauffer - Paintsville - 765 3) Hunter Bingham - Estill Co - 717 4) Terrindez Bryant - Mingo Central 620 5) Lincoln Hamilton - Betsy Layne - 618 6) Eli Evans - Raceland - 592 7) Lucas Lambert - Logan - 578 8) Jaden Amburgey - Knott Central - 563 9) Parker Maynard - Martin Co - 492 10) Jagger Burton - Breathitt Co - 417 RECEIVING TDs 1) Hunter Bingham - Estill Co - 14 2) Cameron Slone - Tug Valley - 12 3) Eli Evans - Raceland - 7 (TIE) Evan Marcum - Mingo Central - 7 (TIE) Lucas Lambert - Logan - 7 6) Liam Fields - Martin Co - 6 (TIE) Anderson Lauffer - Paintsville - 6 (TIE) Parker Maynard - Martin Co - 6 (TIE) Cole Slone - Pikeville - 6 (TIE) Adam Spencer - Breathitt Co - 6 (TIE) Jagger Burton - Breathitt Co - 6 (TIE) Jaden Amburgey - Knott Central - 6 TACKLES 1) @PBrumbaugh6 - Estill Co - 105 2) @HackneyTaegan - Mingo Central - 94 3) Brody Simpkins - Ashland - 90 4) Jeremiah Anderson - Pikeville - 86 (TIE) Dylan Lemaster - Johnson Cent - 86 6) @bonescl28 - Pretonsburg - 85 7) Garrett Hamilton - Fleming Co - 83 8) Peyton Parker - Mingo Central - 80 9) Jake Endicott - Logan - 79 (TIE) Evan Ratliff - East Ridge - 79 PAT KICKS MADE 1) Seth Morris - Raceland - 31 2) Max McAlister - Ashland - 30 3) Ian Sparks - Estill Co - 26 4) Luke Schroader - Rowan Co - 25 5) Wyatt Spencer - Breathitt Co - 24 (TIE) Canen Jett - Perry Central - 24 FIELD GOALS 1) Max McAlister - Ashland - 7 2) Dryden Wells - Bath County - 5 3) Steven Gonzalez-Santes - Pikeville - 4 4) Ashton McClanahan - Chapmanville - 3 5) Max Kilburn - Hazard - 2 (TIE) Seth Stambaugh - Paintsville - 2
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Brody Simpkins @brodysimpkins1 is bringing the thunder for Ashland, stacking up 77 tackles through seven weeks with 50 solo stops and 27 assists. He's been fierce when he gets to the ball, and his 10 tackles for loss show how often he is meeting runners before they can get going. Brody has added a sack, forced a fumble, and recovered one, giving the Tomcats a guy who can do more than finish a tackle. He attacks the play, hits hard, and makes his presence felt every time he gets into the action. @CoaLBViking @GregDaniels_OL @bench424nmore @whosupnext23 @N_W_Sports
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