High School Football

Class A: Mayfield defeated Beechwood 35-14, with Fairview winning over Hazard 40-6.

Class 2A: Caldwell County over DeSales 43-31 and Newport Central Catholic over Somerset 27-18.

Class 3A: Louisville Central defeated Monroe County 18-13, while Belfry rolled over Bourbon County 35-10.

Class 4A: Collins High routed Warren East 58-7, with Highlands defeating Lexington Catholic 61-28.

Class 5A: Bowling Green edged John Hardin 14-13 while Cooper High defeated Harlan County 17-7.

Class 6A: Pleasure Ridge Park over Eastern 61-21 and Trinity nipped Scott County 21-14.

Next weekend’s state finals to be played at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green will be as follows:

Friday games: Mayfield and Fairview meet in the Class A game at 11 am, followed by Central and Belfry in the Class 3-A game at 3 pm, with Highlands and Collins High tangling in the Class 4-A game at 7 pm.

Saturday games: Caldwell County and Newport Central Catholic begin the day in the Class 2-A game at 11 am, with Bowling Green and Cooper High meeting in the Class 5-A game at 3pm, with PRP and Trinity in the Class 6-A championship at 7 pm.

College Basketball

8^th ranked Kentucky rolled to a 104-75 victory over Long Island University Friday night in Rupp Arena. Freshmen Archie Goodwin and Alex Poythress each had 22 points and 9 rebounds as Kentucky improved to 4-1 on the season. Kentucky returns to action next Thursday night at Notre Dame, with pre game coverage at 4:30 on Lite 98.7.

Second ranked Louisville played its way into this evening’s championship game at the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament with a 84-61 win over Missouri. The 5-0 Cards got another solid performance from Russ Smith who had 18 points. Louisville meets Duke in the title game this evening.

Vanderbilt lost to Marist at the Old Spice Classic 50-33. It was the second straight loss for the Commodores in the tournament.

Women’s scores: Texas San Antonio edged Austin Peay 69-67 at the UTSA tournament, Kentucky rolled over Morehead State 73-37, Virginia got by Vanderbilt 73-66.

Today’s games:   Western Kentucky hosts Brescia University, Murray State entertains Old Dominion, former Christian County standout Anthony Hickey and LSU host Mississippi Valley State and former Christian County standout Donovan Kates and Manhattan take on Dayton.

Women’s action: Austin Peay meets William and Mary at the UTSA Tournament, Western Kentucky plays Illinois State and Vanderbilt goes against Florida State.

Morehead State suspended head coach Sean Woods for one game following his conduct during Wednesday night’s 81-70 loss at Kentucky. Woods appeared to have pushed player Devon Atkinson when he fouled out of the game in the second half, then went on a tirade on the bench with the player.

In a statement Friday, Woods apologized for his behavior, calling it inappropriate and unacceptable. The first year coach will miss the Eagles next game Monday night against Norfolk State.

West Kentucky Star.com reported Friday Murray State’s Zay Jackson withdrew his guilty plea to hitting two people with his vehicle in the Wal Mart parking lot in Murray in September. The withdrawal was made after a plea deal was rejected by the judge now presiding over the case.

A plea deal in the case had downgraded the charges to wanton endangerment and recommended Jackson serve 30 days in jail and go through pretrial diversion. Judge Craig Clymer said he thought the plea deal overlooked the seriousness of the case.

The case against the 20-year-old Jackson will now go back to its beginnings starting with being heard by a Calloway County grand jury. Judge Clymer says Jackson will be subjected to the original charges of second degree assault.

College Football:   In a game being basically played for pride, Kentucky takes on Tennessee today in Knoxville. Joker Phillips coaches his last game at Kentucky, while Jim Chaney handles chores for Tennessee today after Derek Dooley’s firing last Sunday. The winner claims its only Southeastern Conference win of the season. Pre game coverage this morning airs at 9:30 on Lite 98.7.

Elsewhere today: SEC action includes Vanderbilt at Wake Forest and Florida meeting Florida State, with pre game coverage at 2:30 on Newstalk 95.3 FM/1230 AM WHOP.

Western Kentucky hosts North Texas in its regular season finale, with Louisville entertaining Connecticut.

NHL:   The National Hockey League cancelled more regular season games and the 2013 All-Star Game Friday as a result of the ongoing labor dispute between the league and the Players' Association.  Games are now cancelled through December 14^th along with NHL All-Star Weekend, which was scheduled for January 26-27 in Columbus, Ohio.

A total of 422 regular season games have now been cancelled due to the labor dispute.  The league has been in a lockout since the previous labor deal expired September 15th.  The two sides met twice on Wednesday but remain at a standstill.