Defending champion Pikeville scored 28 points in a six-minute span of the second quarter and the Panthers went on to beat Harlan, 43-8, in the Class 1A second round game played at Hillard Howard Field on Friday night.
The Panthers, now 9-2, will host Paintsville (6-5) in the regional title matchup this coming Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 pm. Pikeville won the regular season game on the road.
Quarterback Isaac Duty tossed a pair of touchdown passes – one each to Wade Hensley (50 yards) and Blake Birchfield (31 yards). He finished 5-of-8 and 92 yards.
Running back Brenden Anthony had a pair of first half touchdown runs of 11 and three yards. Tayvian Boykins finished with 89 yards rushing on six carries and a 45-yard rushing touchdown. Blake Caudill added an eight-yard scoring run.
The Panthers have won the last five meetings with the Tigers.
At Pikeville
(Class 1A Second Round)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HL (8-4)…0 0 0 8 – 8
PK (9-2)…8 28 7 0 – 43
Scoring
First Quarter
PK – Brenden Anthony, 11-yard run (Tayvian Boykins pass from Isaac Duty), 9:01
Second Quarter
PK – Brenden Anthony, 3-yard run (Jacob Rogers kick), 6:54
PK – Wade Hensley, 50-yard pass from Isaac Duty (Jacob Rogers kick), 6:01
PK – Tayvian Boykins, 45-yard run (Jacob Rogers kick), 1:35
PK – Blake Birchfield, 31-yard pass from Isaac Duty (Jacob Rogers kick), 1:12
Third Quarter
PK – Blake Caudill, 8-yard run (Jacob Rogers kick), 5:01
Fourth Quarter
HL – Sedrick Washington, 3-yard run (Sedrick Washington run), 1:20
Next up: Pikeville (9-2) vs. Paintsville (6-5), regional championship, 7:30 pm, Nov. 18.