Georgetown College overcame a slim first-quarter deficit to defeat UPIKE, 40-20, in a homecoming game played at W.C. Hambley Athletic Complex on Saturday.
Georgetown amassed 403 yards of total offense, while holding the Bears to 234 yards on 71 plays. UPIKE had its lowest passing game with 117 yards, playing without injured quarterback Lee Kirkland.
The loss drops the Bears to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in Mid-South Conference games. UPIKE will travel to Campbellsville University (2-4) this coming Saturday.
Kickoff is 3 pm.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
GC (5-1)…2 24 7 7 – 40
UP (2-3)….6 0 14 0 – 20
Scoring:
First Quarter
UP – Eli Sammons, 5-yard run (kick blocked), 9:45
GC – Isaiah Cobb, blocked kick return, 9:45
Second Quarter
GC – JC Shegog, 61-yard pass from Dillon Warren (John Carter kick), 12:01
GC – Darius Neal, 4-yard run (Chris Cline kick), 9:05
GC – Rob Sheffield, 20-yard blocked punt return (Chris Cline kick), 1:46
GC – Chris Cline, 36-yard field, :43
Third Quarter
UP – Bralin Barton, 31-yard pass from Eli Sammons (Austan Shuffler kick), 7:45
UP – Obie Wilson, 53-yard INT (Austan Shuffler kick), 5:10
GC – Darius Neal, 16-yard run (Chris Cline kick), :26
Fourth Quarter
GC – T.J. Whetstine, 20-yard pass from Gehrig Slunaker (Chris Cline kick), 11:30
Next up: UPIKE (2-3) at Campbellsville University (2-4), 3 pm, Oct. 15.