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Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 3:25 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
The 34th annual tournament has been moved to February due to the delay in the start of the high school basketball season.
Updated: May. 4, 2020 at 3:55 PM EDT
|By Willie Hope
The tournament will take place Monday, December 7th-Saturday, December 12th at Perry County Central High School.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2020 at 2:08 PM EST
The students appear in the order they were awarded at the ceremony.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2019 at 12:37 AM EST
Look back at all the top plays, moments, and more from another WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau and sponsored by ARH.
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Updated: Dec. 15, 2019 at 12:33 AM EST
|By Willie Hope
The 2019 WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic, presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau and sponsored by ARH, wrapped up on Saturday night.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 8:52 PM EST
|By Tommy Pool
The Bulldogs beat the defending champions 57-43
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 8:40 PM EST
The Hazard Bulldogs defeated the defending champs, the Clay County Tigers.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 8:16 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Hall hit a championship record eight threes.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 6:13 PM EST
South Laurel handles Hazard 73-48, winning back-to-back girls’ Mountain Classic championships.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 4:24 PM EST
Knott Central 84, Martin County 72.
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Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 2:21 PM EST
Phelps defeated Harlan Ind. 80-55 in the second consolation game of the day.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 12:29 PM EST
Knox Central defeated Pike Central 71-58 in Saturday's first consolation match.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 12:46 AM EST
|By Willie Hope
After two hard-fought wins, No. 6 Hazard and No. 2 Clay County will battle for the Mountain Classic on Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2019 at 12:29 AM EST
|By Willie Hope
No. 4 Hazard and No. 2 South Laurel will square off for the Girls' Mountain Classic championship game.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 9:34 PM EST
The championship game is Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The game for 3rd place is at 3 p.m.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 8:13 PM EST
Clay County is moving on to the Boys' Championship Saturday night.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 6:37 PM EST
The Clay County Lady Tigers soundly defeated the Shelby Valley Lady Cats, 53-36.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 12:30 AM EST
|By Willie Hope
The Lady Cardinals advance to Saturday's championship game against No. 4 Hazard.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2019 at 12:26 AM EST
|By Willie Hope
Hazard advances to Saturday's championship game against defending champion South Laurel.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 11:50 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
The win moves Pike Central to 2-3 on the year.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 9:59 PM EST
Hazard will move on to play South Laurel in the WYMT-Food City Mountain Basketball Classic Girls' Championship this Saturday.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 8:28 PM EST
South Laurel will play in the Girls' Basketball Tournament Championship on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:31 PM EST
Lady Hawks 59, Lady Jaguars 51.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:11 PM EST
|By Hannah Reynolds
Nellie Ellis plans to double major in English and communications with an emphasis in journalism.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 6:03 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Proffitt still holds the scoring record for a game in Girls' Mountain Classic history.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2019 at 12:01 AM EST
|By Camille Gear
No. 9 Martin County withstands Harlan 65-51 in the WYMT-Food City Mountain Basketball Classic, presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau and sponsored by ARH.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2019 at 11:24 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
The Bulldogs move on to the semifinals on Friday.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2019 at 9:27 PM EST
Martin County soundly defeats Harlan Independent, 65-51.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2019 at 7:34 PM EST
Late three point shooting lifted the Bulldogs to 4-0.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2019 at 6:42 PM EST
|By Lacey Roberts
As the WYMT Food City Mountain Classic continues this week, we are profiling the three winners of the Ralph Gabbard Memorial Broadcasting Scholarship. One of them attends Wolfe County High School, senior Erica Mattingly.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2019 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Morris and the Bell County Lady Cats came into the championship game looking for back to back Mountain Classic titles.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 11:04 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Raven Abner scored 24 points in the Tigers' win.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 9:11 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
A battle to the end - Knott Central snags the victory over Knox Central, 68-63
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 7:30 PM EST
Final score: Clay County 94, Pike Central 50.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 6:09 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Cornett's shot took down Harlan County less than two years after Harlan County's Cameron Carmichael shocked Cordia.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 4:30 PM EST
|By MaryAnn Fletcher
Faith Fairchild told WYMT she has big plans for the future.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 11:48 PM EST
|By Emily Bennett
The first night of the WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic Presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau and Sponsored by ARH wrapped up Monday night.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 11:24 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Patterson has led the Panthers since 2015, earning the school's first Mountain Classic title in 2017, the school's first regional title in over 40 years and a runner up in the 2A championship last season.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 11:15 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Mathis scored her 2,000th point in the Mountain Classic last season.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 11:03 PM EST
|By Willie Hope
Alyssa Elswick led all scorers with 25 points.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 9:18 PM EST
Kaylee Mathis becomes Clay County all-time scorer as the Lady Tigers beat the Pike Central Lady Hawks in overtime.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 7:40 PM EST
Shelby Valley wins the opening game of the 2019 WYMT-Food City Mountain Basketball Classic girls' tournament over Floyd Central.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2019 at 12:39 PM EST
|By Buddy Forbes
Students, their families and scholarship sponsors gathered at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg Monday.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2019 at 7:58 PM EDT
Some call it one of the best invitational tournaments in the Bluegrass. Keeping with tradition, the Mountain Classic returns
Updated: Aug. 20, 2019 at 10:45 PM EDT
The teams participating in the 33rd annual WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic presented by Kentucky Farm Bureau and sponsored by ARH were announced Friday on the Appalachian Wireless Sports Overtime.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2019 at 11:01 PM EST
Two years ago fans witnessed arguably one of the most iconic moments in Mountain Classic History.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2019 at 12:44 PM EST
Students from the 13th, 14th and 15th Regions received a total of $106,000 scholarship awards Dec. 3 at the WYMT - Food City Mountain Classic Scholarship Awards Banquet.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2018 at 12:40 AM EST
The Pike Central Lady Hawks finished in third place in the 2018 WYMT Food City Mountain Basketball Classic girls' tournament.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2018 at 12:28 AM EST
The Tigers last won a Mountain Classic in 2011.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2018 at 11:17 PM EST
You can watch Saturday's post-game conferences here.