We have reached the top five most-watched Max’s Moments from the 2024-25 sports season. These are the ones you liked, shared, and eventually clicked on and watched the most.
No. 5 – After Trigg County tied its game with Caldwell County at 3-3 in the ninth, Ari Wells ended the game with an opposite-field home run on a 1-1 pitch in the bottom of the 7th inning that gave the Tigers a 4-3 win and Ari this Max’s Moment.
No. 6 – Holding on to a late three-point lead, Trigg County’s Landon Swann drove baseline and slammed one home. The flush gave the Wildcats a 68-63 lead, earning the Trigg sophomore this Max’s Moment.
No. 7 – Madisonville’s Kanyon Johnson made a pair of nifty plays in the Maroons’ September football game with Fort Campbell.
No. 8 – Caldwell County’s Nyla Sykes suffered a knee injury in a scrimmage that sidelined her all season. However, she was able to gear up and take the floor for her Senior Night game against Webster County.
No. 9, Madisonville-North Hopkins’ quarterback Kanyon Johnson hit Ryder Sandidge with an 80-yard bomb just before halftime of the Maroons’ Sept. 1 game at Caldwell County.
No. 10, leading just 1-0, the Lyon County Lyons broke open the regional baseball championship game with a three-run rocket off the bat of Peyton Williams.
No. 11, Heritage Christian Academy senior Jason Leek built quite the archive of buzzer beaters through the years, and on February 21, he added another one. With a half-second left, Leek hit a shot just inside the half-court line to give the Warriors a 40-38 win at Community Christian and earn Leek this Max’s Moment.
WATCH A RUNDOWN OF JASON LEEK’S HISTORY OF BUZZER-BEATING SHOTS HERE
No. 12, Madisonville-North Hopkins’ Hannah McKinsey sent the home crowd home happy and the Lady Maroons home with a region championship trophy when she sealed the win in the penalty kick round and earned this Max’s Moment.
At No. 13, it was a long time coming, but the Trigg County Lady Wildcats finally have a fast-pitch softball district title on the program’s resume. Watch the final out and celebration in this Max’s Moment.
No. 14 comes from the Boys 7th District Basketball Tournament, where a mad scramble led to a Kanyon Johnson dunk for Madisonville and the district championship.
At No. 15, make a layup, a free throw, and a 3-pointer before your opponent. That was the challenge for the Ezell brothers — Jacob, the Hopkinsville High School athletic director, and Chris, the Trigg County High football coach.
At No. 16, Heritage Christian Academy made history with the school’s first region championship in a team sport. Watch the Lady Warriors claim the volleyball title over Union County in this Max’s Moment from October.
At No. 17, trailing 2-1 late in the girls’ region soccer championship, Madisonville-North Hopkins sophomore Macy Wright found herself in the right place at the right time when she redirected a kick for the tying goal.
At No. 18, Joshuan Bridges came off the bench to score 11 points for Trigg County in their district win at Crittenden County in January. He ended the third quarter with a long and high-arcing 3-pointer that earned him this Max’s Moment.
At No. 19, Lance Breckel’s 3-pointer from the top of the key gave Trigg County a walk-off 52-51 win over Todd County Central in the first week of the basketball season. Two angles of the game-winner form this Max’s Moment.
At No. 20, four strong legs and a late surge from Harlow Hampton saw University Heights Academy win the 4×400 relay at the KHSAA State Indoor Track and Field Meet on March 5 in Louisville.
