Bell County is playing for the KY 4A State Title

[TheBeast]

Breathitt is going as well, they beat #1 undefeated Belfrey Friday 14-10.

Also in a big upset Hazard beat Lexington Christian to advance to the finals.

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Yeah. Corbin came up short against Newport Catholic. They ended the season 13-1.

[cvcgrad]

This could be the year for Bell County.

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The Bell/Boyle game was basically the state championship

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blew me away when I saw the LCA score

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I've heard that Boyle County has always had a very good football team.

[imported_bballgal42]

On a Sad Note at Bell County High

Tragedy strikes Bell High again

By Sarah Miracle/Staff Writer

PINEVILLE "? The Middlesboro Christmas Parade marched on as scheduled Saturday afternoon, with the Bell County High School Air Force JROTC as one of the participants.

Bell's JROTC Instructor Lt. Col. Barry Tanner recalls that, however, prior to the parade, he had a strange feeling.

"I was missing three of my students,"? remarked Lt. Col. Tanner. "It wasn't like those kids not to be there."?

Lt. Col. Tanner tried to put his worries aside and BCHS's JROTC performed without three of their star cadets. Little did he and his cadets know, those three teens would never perform again.

While in route to the Christmas parade along U.S. Highway 25-E in Pineville, former JROTC cadet and BCHS graduate 18-year-old Jonathan Lee Miracle; current cadets and BCHS students 16-year-old twins Jessica Nicole "Niki"? Ingram and Wesley Allen Ingram of Pineville; and 15-year-old Daniel Earl Campbell Smith of Blackmont lost their lives in a fatal car accident.

At 12:51 p.m., Kentucky State Police and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement responded to a call about a two vehicle accident along U.S. 25-E, near the Off Track Betting facility. The 2007 Toyota Yaris driven by Miracle was travelling south on U.S. 25-E, while a Peterbilt coal truck driven by 34-year-old Dwight Robinson of Tyner, Ky., was traveling northbound.

Police report that due to the road and weather conditions, Miracle lost control of his vehicle and veered into the northbound lane of traffic, where he collided with the coal truck. All four occupants of the Toyota Yaris sustained fatal injuries.

Miracle was transported to the Pineville Community Hospital after the accident, where Bell County Deputy Coroner Bill Bisceglia later pronounced him dead. The Ingram twins and Campbell were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

"This is the second accident involving Bell County High School students that I have responded to this year,"? stated Deputy Coroner Bisceglia."My heart just goes out to the families and kids at Bell High."?

Facing the aftermath of this tragic incident, BCHS Principal Jeff Saylor has arranged for grief counselors to be available at the school throughout this week.

"I guess what makes this so hard is rejoicing over our football team's victory Friday night, and now within 24 hours, we're facing the loss of four young people who meant a lot to the students, this school and the community,"? said Principal Saylor. "There's no rhyme or reason to something like this."?

Bell County School System's Superintendent George Thompson agreed. "What can I say? This is the second time we've suffered a fatal accident involving our students. It doesn't get any easier. It's just a tragic and terrible shock and a loss,"? stated Thompson. "These children will be sorely missed."?

Thompson and Bisceglia referred to the untimely passing of four former students, all killed in a vehicle accident on Hwy. 92 on January 6. Bell County High School students Shawna McCreary, Stephanie Wilder, Eric Ogan and Wesley Cole perished in that incident.

According to Lt. Col. Tanner, the school will be opening a memorial fund for the students' funeral costs and the family's incurred expenses. Details are not yet confirmed, although the accounts will be established at Home Federal Bank.

"They're going to be missed. We're talking about kids who were loved for who they were,"? commented Lt. Col. Tanner. "These children didn't have enemies, only friends."?

Tanner also mentioned that the Ingram family wishes to hold a memorial for both Nikki and Wesley at Bell High. However, arrangements are not yet complete or official.