University of Pikeville quarterback scored on a 22-yard run in the fourth quarter to complete the Bears’ 28-24 come-from-behind win over Thomas More on the road Saturday.
Malone passed for 242 yards and one touchdown, a 14-yard pass to Rashad Brown late in the third quarter for UPIKE’s first points of the game.
Brown hauled in a pair of TD receptions, the second was a 31-yard pass from Dasani Tate.
UPIKE, now 5-3 and winners of three straight games, will host Lindsey Wilson (7-1) on Nov. 5. Kickoff from the Hambley Athletic Complex is set for 1:30 pm.
At Crestview Hills
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
UP (5-3)….0 0 7 21 – 28
TM (4-5)….7 3 7 7 – 24
Scoring:
First Quarter
TM – Robert Borneman, 69-yard pass from Blaine Espinosa (Luke Iden kick), 14:36
Second Quarter
TM – Luke Iden, 41-yard field goal, :42
Third Quarter
TM – Maleek Jarrett, 23-yard pass from Blaine Espinosa (Luke Iden kick), 8:04
UP – Rashad Brown, 14-yard pass from Xavier Malone (Jakob Headley kick), 1:50
Fourth Quarter
TM – Blaine Espinosa, 1-yard run (Luke Iden kick), 14:20
UP – Xavier Malone, 2-yard run (kick failed), 12:26
UP – Rashad Brown, 31-yard pass from Dasani Tate (Keshawn Croskey pass from Xavier Malone), 11:17
UP – Xavier Brown, 22-yard run (Joseph Sandorf kick), 5:25
Next up: UPIKE (5-3) vs. Lindsey Wilson (7-1), 1:30 pm, Nov. 5.