AJ Johnson - 2027 ATH

🏈🔥 CITIZENS BANK OF KENTUCKY PLAYER OF THE GAME 🔥🏈 Prestonsburg quarterback AJ Johnson put on a show against Martin County, finding the end zone FIVE times as the Blackcats rolled to a 59-14 victory! 🐾 Johnson was nearly unstoppable on the ground, piling up 223 yards on just 8 carries. He also completed both of his passes for 24 yards. 📊 AJ Johnson’s Night 🏈 2/2 passing, 24 yards 🏈 8 carries, 223 yards 🏈 5 touchdowns Congratulations to AJ Johnson, your Citizens Bank of Kentucky Player of the Game! PHOTO CREDIT: Faith Lazar #CitizensBankOfKentucky #PlayerOfTheGame #AJJohnson #PrestonsburgBlackcats #DandDSportsNetwork

🔥 DOUBLE KWIK “PLAYER OF THE GAME” 🔥 AJ Johnson put on a show for the Blackcats! The Prestonsburg quarterback piled up 339 total yards and FIVE touchdowns, powering his team to a 57–20 victory over Leslie County! 🎯 THROUGH THE AIR ▪️ 9-of-11 passing ▪️ 173 yards ▪️ 3 touchdowns 💨 ON THE GROUND ▪️ 11 carries ▪️ 166 yards ▪️ 2 touchdowns Making plays with his arm and his legs, Johnson delivered a performance worthy of Double Kwik Player of the Game honors! 💪🐾 Join D&D Sports Network and double kwik in congratulating AJ Johnson! #DDSportsNetwork #DoubleKwik #PlayerOfTheGame #PrestonsburgBlackcats

Johnson, Lambert, Thompson and Taylor Earn Week 8 Primetime Performer Honors Big performances on both sides of the football headline D&D Sports Network’s 2026 Week 8 Primetime Performers, presented by Derrick Bowling with Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. Prestonsburg’s AJ Johnson, Logan’s Lucas Lambert, Tug Valley’s Cane Thompson and Ashland’s Trevonte Taylor each delivered an outstanding effort while helping their teams earn victories. AJ Johnson — Prestonsburg AJ Johnson accounted for six touchdowns in Prestonsburg’s 54–14 victory over Floyd Central. Johnson rushed six times for 179 yards and four touchdowns, averaging nearly 30 yards per carry. He also completed 4 of 6 passes for 116 yards and two touchdowns. With 295 combined rushing and passing yards, Johnson gave the Blackcats explosive production through the air and on the ground. Lucas Lambert — Logan @lucaslamb10LHS delivered a tremendous receiving performance in Logan’s 22–15 win over Scott. Lambert caught 10 passes for 223 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 22.3 yards per reception. In a game decided by seven points, his production provided a major boost for the Wildcats. Cane Thompson — Tug Valley Cane Thompson helped lead a dominant defensive effort as Tug Valley shut out Wayne 53–0. Thompson recorded 17 tackles and two tackles for loss, helping the Panthers keep Wayne off the scoreboard. His performance earned the Tug Valley standout a well-deserved spot among this week’s honorees. Trevonte Taylor — Ashland @TreTaylor3_0 made his opportunities count in Ashland’s 42–7 victory over Boyd County. Taylor carried the football 11 times for 64 yards and three touchdowns, providing a strong scoring presence in the Tomcats’ ground game. Congratulations to all four athletes on earning D&D Sports Network Week 8 Primetime Performer honors! Presented by Derrick Bowling - Kentucky Farm Bureau Insurance. Call 606-436-0055.

2026 STATISTICAL LEADERS PASSING COMPLETIONS 1.) Jacob Waller - Prestonsburg - 76 2.) @Dakotadalt52871 - Chapmanville - 74 3.) Preston May - Tug Valley - 73 4.) @holbrook_gunner - Letcher Central - 64 5.) @jjreynoldsQB - Pikeville - 59 6.) Greg Williams - Logan - 53 7.) Miles Hollon - Breathitt Co - 52 8.) Parker Maggard - Perry Central - 51 9.) Brody Mainous - Estill Co - 50 10.) Hunter Williams - Russell - 49 PASSING YARDS 1.) Preston May - Tug Valley - 1,124 2.) Jacob Waller - Raceland - 1,095 3.) Miles Hollon - Breathitt Co - 907 4.) Dakota Dalton - Chapmanville - 906 5.) Greg Williams - Logan - 881 6.) Gunner Holbrook - Letcher Central - 855 7.) @JasperCruzDavis - Greenup Co - 833 8.) Jamere Knuckles - Mingo Central - 809 9.) JJ Reynolds - Pikeville - 808 10.) Brody Mainous - Estill Co - 768 PASSING TDs 1.) Brody Mainous - Estill Co - 15 2.) Jacob Waller - Raceland - 12 3.) Miles Hollon - Breathitt Co - 11 4.) Jamere Knuckles - Mingo Central - 10 (TIE) Preston May - Tug Valley - 10 (TIE) Greg Williams - Logan - 10 (TIE) Jasper Davis - Greenup Co - 10 8.) Gunner Holbrook - Letcher Central - 9 (TIE) JJ Reynolds - Pikeville - 9 10.) Hunter Williams - Russell - 8 RUSHING YARDS 1.) Eli Thomas - Breathitt Co - 882 2.) Alex Johnson - Prestonsburg - 731 3.) @TDJordan_7 - East Ridge - 704 4.) Blake Wireman - Magoffin Co - 648 5.) Michael Parks - Knott Central - 610 6.) @DanteDavis22 - Belfry - 597 7.) Cam Cross - Rowan Co - 578 8.) @jonahbartley10 - Shelby Valley - 575 9.) Tanner Maynard - Shelby Valley - 546 10.) Jeffery Everetts - Fairview - 544 RUSHING TDs 1.) Eli Thomas - Breathitt Co - 13 2.) AJ Johnson - Prestonsburg - 11 (TIE) Cameron Cross Rowan Co - 11 4.) Talon Jordan - East Ridge - 10 (TIE) Brody Mainous - Estill Co - 10 (TIE) Ashur Wireman - Greenup Co - 10 (7.) Dante Davis - Belfry - 8 (TIE) Jett Martin - Fleming Co - 8 (TIE) Michael Parks - Knott Central - 8 10.) JB Woolum - Belfry - 7 (TIE) Preston May - Tug Valley - 7 (TIE) Trevonte Taylor - Ashland - 7 (TIE) Eli Jarrell - Betsy Layne - 7 (TIE) Jonah Bartley - Shelby Valley - 7 (TIE) Tanner Maynard - Shelby Valley - 7 RECEPTIONS 1.) Cameron Slone - Tug Valley - 43 2.) Eli Evans - Raceland - 30 3.) Hunter Bingham - Estill Co - 27 4.) @LaufferAnderson - Paintsville - 23 (TIE) Adam Spencer - Breathitt Co - 23 6.) Parker Maynard - Martin Co - 22 7.) Lucas Lambert - Logan - 19 8.) Terrindez Bryant - Mingo Central - 18 (TIE) Shawn Deskins - Russell - 18 (10.) Kai Martin - Chapmanville - 17 (TIE) Cole Slone - Pikeville - 17 RECEIVING YARDS 1.) Cameron Slone - Tug Valley - 621 2.) Eli Evans - Raceland - 537 3.) Hunter Bingham - Estill Co - 498 4.) Terrindez Bryant - Mingo Central - 452 5.) Anderson Lauffer - Paintsville - 398 6.) Zo Murphy - Logan - 341 7.) Landry Lewis - Greenup Co - 328 8.) Parker Maynard - Martin Co - 312 9.) Canyon Slone - Betsy Layne - 297 (TIE) Adam Spencer - Breathitt Co - 297 (TIE) Jagger Burton - Breathitt Co - 297 RECEIVING TDs 1.) Hunter Bingham - Estill Co - 12 2.) Eli Evans - Raceland - 7 3.) Cameron Slone - Tug Valley 5 (TIE) Adam Spencer - Breathitt Co - 5 5.) Justin Hughes - Ashland - 4 (TIE) Terrindez Bryant - Mingo Central - 4 (TIE) Kai Martin - Chapmanville - 4 (TIE) Jagger Burton - Breathitt Co - 4 (TIE) Landry Lewis - Greenup Co - 4 (TIE) Jaden Amburgey - Knott Central - 4 (TIE) Parker Maynard - Martin Co - 4 (TIE) Cole Slone - Pikeville - 4 TACKLES 1) Peyton Brumbaugh - Estill Co - 82 2) Jeremiah Anderson - Pikeville - 72 3) Alex Lee - Morgan Co - 68 4) Brody Simpkins - Ashland - 63 (TIE) John Fultz - Magoffin Co - 63 6) Taegan Hackney - Mingo Central - 59 (TIE) Crayson Lafferty - Prestonsburg - 59 8) Brody Barnett - Rowan Co - 58 9) Garrett Hamilton - Fleming Co - 55 10) Peyton Parker - Mingo Central - 53 (TIE) Colton Keane - East Ridge - 53 FIELD GOALS 1. Dryden Wells - Bath County 5 2. Steven Gonzalez-Santes -Pikeville 4 3. Max Kilburn - Hazard 2 (TIE) Ashton McClanahan - Chapmanville 2 (TIE) Max McAlister - Ashland 2