[Panther Thunder]

Just a quick scan of Pikeville games (as always, based on current info and could change) and I sure I am leaving out some good ones:

-1925 Pikeville 19 Louisa 0
1st recorded W in Program History

-1929 Pikeville 79 Belfry 0
Largest margin of victory in series history

-1935 Pikeville 25 Belfry 0
Panthers claim their 1st Big Sandy Valley Conference Championship

-1951 Pikeville 33 Louisa 13
Panthers win the prestigious Big Sandy Bowl at Paintsville to cap a 9-2-1 season

-1955 Pikeville 28 Harlan 7
Panthers finish off an 11-0 season with a claim to the ‘55 Title with a win in the Big Sandy Bowl

-1956 Pikeville 19 Lafayette 7
Pikeville shows their ability to compete on a state level with larger schools

-1972 Pikeville 22 Lynch 22 (Overtime)
Pikeville wins its first playoff game and region title against a Class A power

-1972 Pikeville 24 Beechwood 8
The Panthers advance to their first state title game, defeating Beechwood in the first matchup between the two small schools

-1979 Pikeville 16 Corbin 0
The Panthers advance to the Class AA State Championship with a win over a traditional power

-1985 Pikeville 27 Cumberland 21
PHS wins the 1st Pike County Bowl against Freddie Maggard and the Redskins

-1987 Pikeville 28 Henry Clay 15
The Panthers again show their ability to compete at a high level and start the march towards a special season

-1987 Pikeville 28 Russellville 6
The 1st State Championship in program history as Hillard Howard’s Panthers reach the pinnacle.

-1988 Pikeville 22 Paintsville 0
In a game called the “Thrilla in Pikevilla”, the Panther Defense held strong against a very good Paintsville team to get the W

-1989 Pikeville 20 Trigg County 7
Pikeville HS becomes the first school to 3-Peat in Kentucky High School Football

-1992 Pikeville 18 Hazard 13
The Panthers go on the road and upset the 11-0 Bulldogs in the 2nd Round of the Playoffs

-1992 Pikeville 8 Cumberland 7
Pikeville wins the Region Championship at home in surprising fashion

-2003 Pikeville 20 Somerset 14
The Panthers go on the road and play lights out to get the win at the Briar Patch

-2004 Pikeville 29 Williamsburg 22 (Overtime)
Pikeville comes from behind late to force overtime at Hambley and claim the first Region Title since 2000

-2007 Pikeville 34 Ashland 21
Pike High wins for the only time in program history at Putnam

-2011 Pikeville 20 Fairview 18
Welcome back, Pikeville Football. The Panthers trail 18-0, but come all the way back to defeat the previously unbeaten Eagles in Westwood for the first region title since 2004

-2012 Pikeville 26 Raceland 20 (Overtime)
In a complete rebuild after 2011, the Panthers stun the Rams in OT to get revenge for a 54-14 beatdown earlier in the year at Raceland.

-2014 Pikeville 29 Belfry 20
The streak finally ends. After 13 straight losses to the rivals from Pond Creek, PHS pulled off a monster upset of the future AAA State Champions.

-2015 Pikeville 42 Paintsville 23
The Panthers return to the state championship for the first time in 24 years with a win at Memorial Field against a team that had defeated them in September.

-2015 Pikeville 42 Beechwood 28
The Hillard Howard era would not be the only time the Panthers grabbed the gold as they win the program’s 4th State Championship.

-2017 Pikeville 14 Hazard 9
Another rebuilding year, another playoff upset. This time at Daniel Field against a Bulldog team that had beaten PHS just a few weeks prior.

-2018 Pikeville 38 Raceland 19
Proving that 2015 was not a flash in the pan, PHS makes it back to the State Title game with a great performance against the Rams.

-2019 Pikeville 22 Belfry 21
The Panthers win at Belfry for the first time since the Vipperman Days

-2019 Pikeville 43 Paintsville 0
A State Championship game against one of your oldest rivals? Enough said.

-2021 Pikeville 36 Raceland 7
After a disappointing end to the 2020 season, the Panthers put on an elite playoff performance to make it back to Lexington

-2021 Pikeville 30 Russellville 27
Cementing the McNamee era, the Panthers claim the school’s 6th state title and 3rd in 7 seasons.

-2022 Pikeville 48 Belfry 13
After over a decade of dominance by Belfry, Pikeville takes its turn with back to back blowout victories and makes it four in a row over the Pirates.