Mingo Central struggled on offense as visiting Point Pleasant rolled to a 56-13 win over the Miners at Buck Harless Stadium on Friday night.
Malaki Sheppard returned a punt 50 yards for a score and quarterback Chris Ross scored on a seven-yard run late in the game.
Mingo Central will host man this coming Friday night. Kickoff is at 7:30. The Hillbillies lead the overall series 3-1.
At Newtown
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PP (2-1)…..21 21 14 0 – 56
MC (1-1)…..0. 6 0 7 – 13
Scoring:
First Quarter
PP – Caden Hill, 40-yard run (Alex Shrader kick), 9:36
PP – Gavin Jeffers, 3-yard run (Alex Shrader kick), 5:06
PP – Gavin Jeffers, 2-yard run (Alex Shrader kick), 1:29
Second Quarter
MC – Malaki Sheppard, 50-yard punt return (kick blocked), 8:36
PP – Brady Bowen, 13-yard run (Alex Shrader kick), 5:38
PP – Evan Rouch, 6-yard run (Alex Shrader kick), 1:58
PP – Evan Rouch, 2-yard run (Alex Shrader kick). :09.4
Third Quarter
PP – Evan Rouch, 11-yard run (Alex Shrader kick), 7:02
PP – Evan Rouch, 60-yard run (Alex Shrader kick), 3:02
Fourth Quarter
MC – Chris Ross, 7-yard run (Chris Ross kick), 2:55
Next up: Mingo Central (1-1) vs. Man (2-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 16.