Paintsville was not playing for a second overtime against Somerset.
Head coach Trevor Hoskins rolled the dice as quarterback AJ James’ two-point conversion pass was batted away as the Briar Jumpers left Memorial Field with a hard-fought 35-34 win on Friday night.
James passed for 174 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers fell to 1-3. He tossed a pair to Jonah Porter while running back Harris Phelps and receiver Austin Allen hauled in one each.
Phelps rushed 25 times for 163 yards and a score.
Paintsville will host Knox Central (3-1) on Friday night. Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SM (3-1)….14 0 0 14 (7) – 35
PV (1-3)…….7 7 7 7 (6) – 34
Scoring:
First Quarter
SM – Tony Palmer, 14-yard pass from Josh Bruner (Anderson Ruble kick), 4:00
PV – Austin Allen, 15-yard pass from AJ James (Carson Holbrook kick), 2:29
SM – Guy Bailey, 70-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick), 2:14
Second Quarter
PV – Harris Phelps, 14-yard pass from AJ James (Carson Holbrook kick), 3:36
Third Quarter
PV – Harris Phelps, 60-yard run (Carson Holbrook kick), :21
Fourth Quarter
SM – Sam Hughes, 18-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick), 10:29
SM – Sam Hughes, 30-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick), 7:38
PV – Jonah Porter, 25-yard pass from AJ James (Carson Holbrook kick), 4:17
Overtime
Guy Bailey, 3-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick)
PV – Jonah Porter, 10-yard pass from AJ James (pass failed)
Next up: Paintsville (1-3) vs. Knox Central (3-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 16.