Fiedler, Keathley to make appearances at area bowl games
August 19, 2007 - Continental Basketball Association 1 (CBA 1)
East Kentucky Miners News Release
PIKEVILLE, KY. - Former NFL quarterback Jay Fiedler, co-founder of Trinity Sports & Entertainment Group Inc,, owner of the East Kentucky Miners, will be present on both nights of the 23rd Annual Pike County Bowl. This year's Pike County Bowl will feature all six local teams (Pikeville, Belfry, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley, East Ridge and Phelps) as well as Corbin and Louisville Holy Cross.
Fiedler completed 1,717 passes for 11,844 yards and 69 touchdowns during his NFL career. In 2001, Fiedler started 16 regular-season games for the Miami Dolphins, passing for 3,290 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Pikeville and Belfry will host games as part of the two-day bowl scheduled for Friday, Aug. 24-Saturday, Aug. 25. Community Trust Bank and WYMT-TV are co-sponsors of the Pike County Bowl.
The Pike County Bowl is beneficial to all of the local schools. Nearly half a million dollars generated from the Pike County Bowl has been split between Pikeville and the Pike County schools over the last 22 years.
Belfry High School will host the Bowl on Friday, Aug. 24 during its first night. In the first game, Phelps is pitted against East Ridge in a Pike County matchup.
In Friday's nightcap, former state champions Corbin and Belfry will meet in an early-season showdown between prep football powerhouses. Belfry won back-to-back state titles in 2003 and 2004.
Corbin is a preseason top 10 team in Class 2A. Belfry is touted as a preseason Class 3A top 10 team.
On Saturday, Aug. 25, Pikeville High School will host a pair of season-openers. In Saturday's first game, Pike County Central and Shelby Valley are paired up in a contest between two longtime rivals.
In the final game of the 23rd Annual Pike County Bowl, Pikeville will collide with Louisville Holy Cross. Tradition-rich Pikeville has won three state championships. Pikeville and Holy Cross are each ranked in the top 10 of various preseason Class A polls.
East Kentucky Miners Coach Kevin Keathley will also be active during the first week of the Kentucky high school football season. The first Friday night of the gridiron campaign will find Keathley in Prestonsburg, the county seat of his native Floyd County. Keathley will be present at Blackcat Stadium, watching host Prestonsburg take on Floyd County rival Betsy Layne in the Joe P. Tackett Gridiron Classic. In its first year, the Gridiron Classic is named in honor of the late Joe P. Tackett, a longtime Prestonsburg football supporter.
Prestonsburg is also ranked as a Class 2A preseason top 10 team.
Pro Basketball News (www.probasketballnews.com) named Keathley one of the top 10 young coaches in America last year. In 2005, Keathley earned an ABA coach of the year award.
The East Kentucky Miners have made a commitment to stay involved in communities throughout Eastern Kentucky. Members of the Miners organization will remain active year-round in various Eastern Kentucky communities.
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