HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Blackcats bounce back, beat Comets

Prestonsburg overcame a slow start against West Carter to pull away and beat the Comets, 38-14, in a district game played in Olive Hill on Friday night.

The Blackcats bounced back from their first loss to improve to 7-1. They honored the West Carter program by wearing a decal on their helmets following an automobile accident which claimed to Comet seniors.

Running back Ethan Jarvis ran for 129 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 22 carries. Dalton Elliott added a rushing score.

Quarterback Reece Hamilton tossed a pair of TD pass, both to Elliott, covering 37 and 20 yards.

Prestonsburg will return to Josh Francis Memorial Field to host Bath County (1-6) on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

At Olive Hill

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PB (7-1)….14  10  7  7 – 38

WC (1-6)….0    0  6  8 – 14

Scoring:

First Quarter

PB – Ethan Jarvis, 6-yard run (Max Willoughby kick), 2:24

PB – Dalton Elliott, 37-yard pass from Reece Hamilton (Max Willoughby kick), :05

Second Quarter

PB – Dalton Elliott, 20-yard pass from Reece Hamilton (Max Willoughby kick), 6:44

PB – Max Willoughby, 24-yard field goal, 1:33

Third Quarter

PB – Ethan Jarvis, 6-yard run (Max Willoughby kick), 8:50

WC – Timothy Fields, 29-yard pass from Kale Back (pass failed), 4:32

Fourth Quarter

PB – Dalton Elliott, 1-yard run (Max Willoughby kick), 8:50

WC – Cole Crampton, 2-yard run (Tabor Tackett, pass from Kale Back), 8:24

Next up:  Prestonsburg (7-1) vs. Bath County (1-6), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 14.