[Brugh27]

Lol i kinda saw this coming.. has the tigers ever won the apple bowl?

1975 - PHS 19 JCHS 0

Neither team scored in the first half of the game. Paintsville broke the game open in the third quarter by scoring three times. Fred Osborne and Paul David Brown did the damage for the Tigers. Johnson Central was without the services of Rick Adams.

1976 - PHS 26 JCHS 6

B. J. Ward returned the opening kickoff 43 yards to set up the first Paintsville touchdown. Paintsville used a second half touchdown by Ward to roll to the easy win and keep their unbeaten season alive. Bill Branham made the lone touchdown for the Golden Eagles.

1977 - PHS 14 JCHS 6

Paintsville blocked a punt that led to its first touchdown. In the third quarter the Tigers drove the ball 60 yards for a touchdown to seal the victory.

1978 - PHS 35 JCHS 0

Paintsville held Johnson Central to only 40 yards total offense with only 9 yards on the ground. The Tigers rolled up 247 yards of total offense in the game to remain unbeaten on the season. Paintsville's quarterback David Lemaster, now head coach for the Tigers, ran two touchdowns and passed for another in the rout.

1979 - PHS 20 JCHS 0

Don Jarrell set the Apple Bowl rushing record, piling up 198 yards on 22 carries. That record stood for 17 years until Stacey Johnson broke the record in 1996. The Paintsville defense held the Golden Eagles to minus three yards rushing and 30 yards of total offense.

1980 - PHS 19 JCHS 6

The Tigers ran only 24 plays the entire game, scoring three touchdowns. Tony Mayes and Eric Gray each had scores of 56 yards, while Jerry Runyon returned a punt 62 yards for the Tigers' final score. Paintsville compiled 205 yards of total offense for the game.

1981 - PHS 19 JCHS 6

Tony Mayes led the Tigers on offense, rushing for 196 yards on 15 carries. He scored twice on runs of 53 and 27 yards. Hans Doderer scored the only touchdown for the Golden Eagles as the Tigers' defense held them to only 97 yards on the ground.

1982 - PHS 3 JCHS 0

It took overtime to decide the champion of this years' Apple Bowl. Both teams were held scoreless in regulation. Tim Cox kicked the winning field goal in the extra period. Johnson Central had an opportunity to tie but the kick from Darrell Blair hit an upright and was no good.



1984 - PHS 21 JCHS 7

Jeff Baldwin threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns as the Tigers defeated the Golden Eagles. Marty Alger caught a 22-yard pass and Frank Osbourn hauled in a 15-yard strike from Baldwin. Johnson Central got on the board when Jimmy Daniels hit Mo Hall with a 7-yard pass in the end zone.

1986 - PHS 27 JCHS 6

Paintsville decided its best offense was its defense. Paintsville forced two Golden Eagles turnovers that resulted in Tiger touchdowns. The Tigers' defense stifled the Johnson Central offense for the entire contest. After the game Johnson Central coach Ronnie Wells called the Tigers' defense the best team he had seen all year.

1988 - PHS 23 JCHS 20

This was arguably the best Apple Bowl in history as the game was one for the ages. This game could not be settled in regulation. In fact, one overtime was not enough to determine a winner. In the second overtime Tucker Howard kicked a 20-yard field goal for the Tigers in the victory. "It was probably the best two teams that have ever played in the Apple Bowl at one time", said Golden Eagles coach Steve Trimble after the game.

1989 - PHS 13 JCHS 0

Paintsville halfback Greg Slone rushed for 123 yards on 12 carries, including a 36-yard touchdown in the third quarter that put the game on ice. The Tiger defense did not let the Golden Eagles offense get started as the Eagles never threatened the entire contest.

1990 - PHS 15 JCHS 8

The Paintsville quarterback scored both Tigers' touchdowns as Paintsville took the close contest, the first of which was a 48-yard run. A bad snap on a punt set up the Tigers final touchdown. "We needed a break like that," said Coach Walter Brugh. "We have been down the past three weeks and needed a break".

1991 - PHS 27 JCHS 19

This Apple Bowl belonged to Brad Tiller and the Paintsville Tigers. Tiller rushed for 195 yards on 14 carries. "We've seen some good backs this year but Tiller is the best we've seen", said Johnson Central coach Steve Trimble. Tiller scored the first two times he touched the ball on runs of 24 and 76 yards and added a third score late in the contest.

1992 - PHS 14 JCHS 12

Paintsville used a comeback in the third and fourth quarters to win its eighth straight Apple Bowl. Paintsville put together a drive in the fourth quarter that was highlighted by a 37-yard pass from John Holbrook to Brent Hamilton that set up Byron Dixon's 1-yard touchdown run to give Paintsville the victory.

1995 - PHS 16 JCHS 6

Sophomores Mike Burchett and Brock Taylor combined for 233 rushing yards. Burchett pounded out 107 yards on 30 carries, while Taylor added 96 yards on six tries, including a 70-yard TD run. Senior Gary Roe added the other score as PHS coach David Lemaster won his coaching debut in the Apple Bowl

1998 - PHS 27 JCHS 0

Senior quarterback David Castle ran for a two-yard touchdown and threw a touchdown pass to fellow senior Seth Lauffer for the Paintsville Tigers at Memorial Field. Junior safety Parker Diabo intercepted a pass and ran it back 30 yards for another PHS score which preserved the shutout. Johnson Central running backs Josh Banks and Shannon Price had 163 rushing yards but neither could find a path to the end zone.

2001 - JCHS 22 PHS 40

Last season's Apple Bowl featured everything a good rivalry could have. There was passing, running, interceptions, hard hits, and penalties. Twenty-eight penalties were called last season and 62 points were given up in Paintsville's 40-22 win over the Golden Eagles. The score by quarters was Central 13-8 after one, Paintsville 24-13 at the half, Paintsville 32-22 after three quarters and the final, Paintsville 40-22. Tiger duo Chas Harmon and Dustin Hall connected five times for three long touchdown completions and 145 yards through the air in the contest. Harmon went 12 of 16 for 218 yards through the air. Kyle Murphy had 10 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown. Tate Harmon had 52 yards, a touchdown and an interception, while Justin Arms had six tackles and an interception. Johnson Central quarterback Kevin Slone went 4 of 7 for 96 yards through the air, had seven carries for 26 yards and two touchdowns. Brenton Dials had14 carries for 118 yards, one touchdown, tow catches for 52 yards, five tackles and a sock. Phillip Webb had 10 tackles, Garrett Conley had eight tackles and derrick Sublett had seven tackles. Paintsville went on to make the state semifinals last year with their 11-3 finish. They lost to Newport Catholic who lost to Danville 14-13 in the state championship game. Johnson Central went on to win one more game before finishing the year 2-8.

2002 PHS 45 JCHS 30

TIGERS RETAIN THE APPLE BARREL. Paintsville scored forty-five second halftime points, erasing a twelve point halftime deficit to win their 19th Apple Bowl.