Kick it A Mile Kyle gets National Rep

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PC kicker named NAIA Special Teams POW for third time

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Special, indeed.

When it’s all said and done, it won’t be too much of a stretch to call Kyle Chilton the most decorated player in the brief history of Pikeville College football.

The decorations got even more colorful for Chilton on Monday. Hours after being named Mid-South Conference Special Teams Player of the Week for the second straight week and third time this season, Chilton took another honor.

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He was named the NAIA’s national Special Teams Player of the Week.

On Saturday Chilton accounted for all of Pikeville’s points in a 14-6 loss to U.Va.-Wise, booting field goals of 46 and 45 yards.

Chilton, a 5-11, 170-pound junior from Clearwater, Fla., is no stranger to the honor. In fact, it’s the third time he’s been the national recipient of the award in his career. He won it twice as a freshman.

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“Kyle is an outstanding football player,” said Coach Mac Bryan. “With all due respect to the other terrific kickers out there, we think he’s the best in the country. And when we say that, we mean it – he’s the best on any level.”

Chilton is all over the Pikeville College record book. He holds the record for the longest field goal in school history, a 61-yarder in 2006, and also has the second and third longest ever. In 2006, he made 14 of 23 field goals, both school marks. He once tried five field goals in a single game, which is the record. As a punter, he has the third- and fourth-longest in school history.

And in the career section of the record book, he appears nine times, including two places he stands alone at the top – in punts inside the 20 with 35, and the one he set on Saturday, when his first field goal gave him the record for field goals made in a career. He now has 29.

On Saturday, he averaged 44.4 yards on five punts, including one that sailed 55 yards.

Chilton has been named MSC Special Teams Player of the Week six times in his career.

As a freshman, he was honored after leading the Bears to an overtime win over Cumberland University. He hit a 50-yard field goal as time expired to put the game in overtime and then another to win the game.

Four weeks later, he closed out the season with the 61-yarder at WVU Tech and was honored by both the MSC and NAIA again.

He won the conference honor last week as well, when he kicked a 49-yard field goal and was 3-of-3 on extra-point kicks in Saturday’s 42-24 loss at Union College. In addition, Chilton punted five times for an average of 37.6 yards.

For the season, Chilton is tied for the league lead in field goal percentage, having hit 6-of-8 (75 percent). He’s also third in the conference in punting at 40.7 yards per punt. His punting average is 10th in the country.

Chilton and the Bears will play their final home game of the 2008 season on Saturday when they host Georgetown College. Senior Day festivities will begin shortly after 1 p.m., with kickoff set for 1:30 at the W.C. Hambley Athletics Complex.

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This article provided by Pikeville College Sports Information Director, Rick Bentley.

Charlie Pinson  has been in Lexington taking  Kentucky insurance  classes for the past several days. He looks forward to Saturday's Pikeville College Senior Day, with anticipation. Catch Charlie on WPRG-TV 5 as "The Voice of the Pikeville College Bears" or in his office where he really is a Kentucky insurance agent.

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Top Kicker Chilton named player of the week by MSC

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – It’s not exactly been an ideal season for the Pikeville College football team, but placekicker/punter Kyle Chilton has kept a slow, steady pace.

It’s not going unnoticed; on Monday, Chilton was named the Special Teams Player of the Week in the Mid-South Conference.

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Chilton, a 5-11, 170-pound junior from Clearwater, Fla., was honored after kicking a 49-yard field goal and going 3-of-3 on extra-point kicks in Saturday’s 42-24 loss at Union College. In addition, Chilton punted five times for an average of 37.6 yards, including one that buried Union inside its 20-yard line.

Chilton is having a solid if not flashy season. He is 4-of-6 on field goal attempts this year, and is 13-of-14 on extra-point tries. His 25 points leads the team and is 10th in the league.

“We just haven’t scored enough to give him very many opportunities,” said Mac Bryan. “Anytime we get close we feel like we need to go for it to get the touchdown and not kick the field goals. We’ve probably cost him more kicks than we’ve let him try.”

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Chilton is also the punter for the Bears, and is averaging 40.2 yards per punt this season. He has trapped the opponent inside the 20 11 times. When he did so on Saturday, it was the 33rd of his career, passing Don Paul Branham as the all-time leader in the category.

His average is good for third in the MSC.

Chilton was the winner of this award after the Week One loss at Brevard College. On that night, he was 2-of-2 on PATs and hit a 29-yard field goal in a 20-17 loss. In addition, he punted eight times for an average of 41.4 yards on Saturday, including three inside the 20. He had punts of 48, 50 and 56 yards in the loss.

It is the fifth time in his career he has been named Special Teams Player of the Week in the Mid-South Conference. He has been tabbed the national player of the week on two occasions.

Chilton and the Bears will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host No. 11 U.Va.-Wise at the Hambley Athletics Complex. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m.

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Bethel ruins Homecoming with 42-10 win

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Sophomore tailback Justin Woodard ran for 175 yards and a touchdown Saturday afternoon as Bethel College spoiled homecoming at Pikeville College with a 42-10 win.

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Woodard carried the ball 24 times in the win, only the second in six outings for the Wildcats, who were preseason No. 6 in the NAIA poll and a national quarterfinalist a year ago.

Pikeville fell to a dreadful 1-5.

Bethel wasted no time getting on the scoreboard, going 51 yards on seven plays with the final 41 coming on a pass from senior quarterback Chad Lamping to senior wide receiver Will Cripps. It was the first of two touchdown passes Lamping would throw to Cripps and the PAT by senior Sean Fraser made it 7-0 with only 2:15 off the clock.

The Wildcats led 14-0 after Woodard’s one-yard scamper ended an 89-yard drive in the first period, and it was 21-0 after freshman tailback David Brown scored from 13 yards out to close an 83-yard drive.

Pikeville got on the scoreboard late in the first half when junior Kyle Chilton made a 24-yard field goal.

The third period was more of the same for Bethel. Lamping hit senior Joevaris Carter on a five-yard pass, Brown scooted in from five yards out and Lamping found Cripps for 21 yards to make it 42-3 by the end of the third period.

Pikeville scored its only touchdown on a 15-yard pass from sophomore Dan Wideman to freshman Lamar Brown with 12:48 left to close out the scoring. It capped a seven-play, 70-yard drive.

Woodard’s efforts led a 254-yard rushing day for the Wildcats, who averaged 6.2 yards per carry. Lamping was 12-of-22 for 191 yards with three touchdowns. His favorite target was Carter, who caught five for 79 yards, and Cripps, who had 71 on only three catches.

Pikeville, meanwhile, had a season-best 206 yards on the ground, with Wideman picking up 78 on 16 carries. Senior tailback De’Rail Sims finished with 65 yards on only nine carries.

In the air, Wideman was 17-of-32 for 182 with two interceptions and the one score. Montrel Jones caught five for 40 yards, while Brown’s touchdown was one of four catches for 58 yards.

With the five catches, the freshman Jones has 40 on the season, tying him for the second-most in a season since Pikeville began varsity football in 2001. He is 11 shy of teammate Justin Lamb’s single-season mark of 51, set in 2006.

Bethel’s defensive attack was led by defensive back Johnathan Deberry’s 10 tackles. Nine of those were solos and he had one of Bethel’s interceptions. Junior DB Antonio Wardlow had eight tackles, all solos, with one tackle for loss, an interception and a blocked field goal.

Pikeville got six tackles from junior linebackers DeVaughn Whitley (four and two) and Kenny Harris (two and four). Harris added a sack for a nine-yard loss.

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"Bear-ly getting by" Pikeville College slips by KY Christian in OT

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Leaving the office at 3 o'clock is not an easy thing to do; but travel to Morehead we did with the Pikeville College Bears yesterday. Rick Bentley, Shane Murray and myself headed to Morehead KY for the match up between the Bears and KY Christian's Knights.

In this week's "Bear Facts" show on WPRG-TV 5, Coach Mac and I were cautiously optimistic with predictions for the showdown in Morehead. And the game, well it was a close one...with the Bears pulling out their first win of the season in Overtime.

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We didn't get home until about 3 AM this morning; and my wife says I am a "Grumpy Bear" but let me tell you when Pikeville College Football wins I am happier than a Bear with a tree full of honey! GO Bears!

Here's the wrap-up of the game courtesy Rick Bentley, Pikeville College SID

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Pikeville College snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, and needed nearly everything it had to keep Kentucky Christian from picking up its first varsity win.

Pikeville (1-3) knocked off Kentucky Christian 20-14 in overtime Thursday night, but the story of the final isn’t nearly as interesting as the road to the final.

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Trailing 14-7, the Bears got the football back with 1:47 left in regulation inside their own one yard line. They faced fourth-and-10 at their own one when sophomore quarterback Dan Wideman hit freshman receiver Montrel Jones for a 20-yard gain. After carrying for 10 yards and throwing an incomplete pass, Wideman was chased out of the pocket and scrambled 48 yards before being chased out of bounds at the Knight 21 yard line – and then was hit running out of bounds, moving the ball to the 13.

On the next play he threw over the middle where junior Nick Jamerson made a diving catch in the middle of the end zone with only 11 seconds left. Junior Kyle Chilton’s PAT sent the game to overtime tied at 14.

The Knights had the ball to start the extra period and had it first-and-goal at the two before tailback Jake Hughes lost a fumble which Pikeville sophomore Jamar Porter recovered to turn the ball back over to the Bear offense.

On the first play, Wideman scooted around the left end and sailed 25 yards into the end zone for the win.

Of Pikeville’s 436 yards of offense on the night, Wideman was responsible for 410 – 312 passing and 98 on the ground.

Pikeville fumbled a punt after stopping the Knights on their first offensive series and KCU took over at the 24-yard ling. The drive ended on the sixth play when freshman quarterback Beau Dailey hit sophomore tailback Ronnie Smith from 11 yards out. Matt Prewitt’s PAT made it 7-0 with 11:46 left in the opening period.

The Bears moved the ball down field before Wideman was hit on a sack and dropped the football. Freshman linebacker Kevin Mix picked it up and ran 67 yards for the score to make it 14-0 with five minutes left in the opening period.

It turned out to be the final points of the night for the Knights, and for the longest time, looked as if it would be enough for a team in search of its first win in school history.

Pikeville recovered a fumbled punt to get the ball on the KCU 14-yard line late in the first period, and on fourth-and-three sophomore De’Rail Sims carried for a seven-yard touchdown, with Chilton’s PAT making it 14-7 with 13:52 left in the half.

It stayed that way until the touchdown with 11 ticks remaining in the game.

Wideman was 26-of-47 for 212, hitting Jones eight times for 130. Jamerson’s touchdown catch was his sixth for 62 yards. Wideman carried 16 times for hit 98 yards.

KCU (0-4) ran the ball 42 times for 162, with Hughes picking up 81 on 21 carries. The quarterback combination of Dailey and Ricky Phillips was 19-of-33 for 227 yards. Sophomore Austin Hunter caught five for 32 yards, with Paintsville product Ron Blume catching three for 42 yards.

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Wonder where Kentucky sport cameraman and Kentucky Insurance Agent  Mark Frantom was during the Bears vs Knights showdown? Mark was being installed as the President of the Pikeville Kiwanis Club. In a surprise moment, Mark was also awarded Pikeville Kiwanian of the Year! We are proud of Mark, who manages our Pikeville Ky office of Charlie Pinson Insurance KY.

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It's been a tough season for Pikeville College Bears Football fans thus far. But Saturday's match up between the Bears and Shorter College's Hawks had a couple of bright spots. Our former file clerk, #85 Justin Lamb, has reached a milestone of over 100 carries which is a school record.

The other bright spot, was at halftime the Pikeville College Bears Women Bowling team received their National championship rings for their stellar performance against a myriad of teams including NCAA, NAIA, and other conferences. You go girls!

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The women were all smiles when they received the token of the team's accomplishments. The Lady Bears rings were quite dainty in comparison to a Men's football championship ring...but no smaller in victory or in the heart these athletes put into the sport. Pikeville College can be proud!

Charlie  and I were honored to be in attendance at a awards dinner after the game for both the Men and Women's Bowling Team. Thanks to Ron Damron for the invitation. We enjoy being with all the students, including our current file clerk Brice Reem. Brice is a Freshman on the Men's Bowling Team.

We wish the all Pikeville College Athletes a successful season; and send a big shout out to the Women's Bowling Team. Go Bears!

Photos courtesy Pikeville College Sports Information

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Pikeville KY Shorter means longer day for Bears, 52-17

Monday, September 23, 2008

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College scored on a seven-yard touchdown with 6:29 left in the first half to tie Shorter College 17-all.

And that was all she wrote for the winless Bears, who watched the Hawks score 35 unanswered points and roll to a 52-17 win at Hillard Howard Field Saturday afternoon.

The touchdown, a pass from Dan Wideman to Nick Jamerson, ended a 10-play, 80-yard drive that took 5:16 off the clock. From there, though, it was all Hawks, who went ahead on a 61-yard pass from Ben Williams to T.C. Jay only 42 seconds after the game was tied.

The Hawks closed it out with four rushing touchdowns. Ramone Nesbitt had runs of two and 14 yards before Chris Chapman broke loose from 52 yards and Adrian Hargett from three.

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A.J. Cooley got the Hawks on the scoreboard with a five-yard run to end a seven-play, 69-yard drive that took 3:46 off the clock. Wideman, however, tied it 1:38 later when he scampered 78 yards for pay dirt. It was the fifth longest scoring play from scrimmage in school history and the third longest run.

Shorter (2-1) wasted no time in regaining the lead, as a five-yard Ben Williams run ended an 80-play drive to put the Hawks on top 14-7 with 3:09 left in the opening period.

The teams traded field goals – a 25-yarder by Pikeville’s Kyle Chilton and a 21-yarder by Lukas Gonzalez for the Hawks – before Jamerson’s touchdown catch briefly tied the score.

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Shorter had 441 rushing yards on a day it averaged 7.7 yards per carry. In the air, the Hawks were 2-of-6 for 63 yards. Chris Chapman and Ben Williams each had 100-yard rushing days; Chapman finished with 138 and Williams 108. Five different Hawks scored the six rushing touchdowns. Jay caught both compete passes.

Wideman, the sophomore quarterback, carried most of the offensive load for the Bears. He had 103 yards on 11 carries and was 24-of-32 for 156 in the air. Montrel Jones finished with 53 yards on eight catches, while Jamerson hauled in six for 44.

Senior wideout Justin Lamb had four catches for 31 yards on a day he became the first Bear to reach 100 catches in a career. He now has 103.

Shorter’s Josh Gibson and Pikeville’s Daryl Wideman each had 11 tackles; Gibson had eight solos while Wideman finished with seven. The Hawks also got a double-digit game from Will Oliver, who had 10 tackles and forced a fumble. Pikeville sophomore Michael Tackett, making his first career start for an injured Sean McKinley at linebacker, finished with eight tackles and a pass breakup.

The Bears have a short week coming up, traveling to Morehead State to play Kentucky Christian on Thursday night. Opening kick is slated for 8 p.m. Shorter will host Faulkner next Saturday.


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It's been a busy week here at our Pikeville KY insurance office.<  Charlie will be filming "The Bear Facts" Pikeville College Coaching Show tomorrow WED, to be aired Wed night on WPRG-TV 5. Thanks to Pikeville College Sports Information director Rick Bentley for the article.

Pikeville College Bears Bowling Team to be honored at Saturday's Football Halftime

PIKEVILLE, Ky. – The final celebration of the Pikeville College women’s bowling national championship from last April will be held on Saturday afternoon when the team receives their championship rings.

The ceremony will be held at halftime of Pikeville College’s football game against Shorter College, which is set for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff.

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Pikeville won the 2008 USBC Collegiate women’s championship last April 19 when it knocked off top-ranked Wichita State University by scores of 184-171 and 183-158 in Wichita. The title marked the second won by the women’s bowling team, following their 2004 championship in Tulsa, Okla. That title also came at the expense of Wichita State.

“We’re very excited about our championship and are pleased to get to share it with our fans at Saturday’s game,” said Coach Ron Damron. “We were honored to represent Pikeville and Pikeville College in the national tournament and hope our fans are as happy for us as we were to represent them.”

In addition to the rings, 94th Dist. State Rep. Leslie Combs will be on hand to present each member of the team with certificates naming them Kentucky Colonels.

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The 2008 championship ended an eventful week for the Lady Bears. Pikeville entered the tournament ranked second in the coaches poll and third in the writers ratings. In its run to the championship, the Lady Bears defeated No. 4 Lindenwood, the other 2/3 in Central Florida and finally top-ranked Wichita State. And, for good measure, it knocked off Maryland Eastern-Shore, which won the 2008 NCAA national title one week earlier in St. Louis.

The win capped an eventful week in Wichita for the Lady Bears, who had both the national player of the year in senior Kayla Bandy — for the second straight year — and rookie of the year in freshman Ashley Galante. Both were named first-team All-Americans, while teammate Jennifer Wright was named to the second team.

Furthermore, with this year’s championship, every young lady who has spent four years as a part of Ron Damron’s program has won a national title.

While eight members of the team participated in the tournament, all 21 of the players will receive rings and be named Kentucky Colonels.

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