HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Big second half carries Dawgs past Jags

Floyd Central delivered the wake up call on Friday night and Lawrence County answered.

The Bulldogs snapped a 21-all, halftime tie early in the second half and went on to beat the Jaguars, 49-28, in the district matchup played at Jaguars Field on Friday night.

Lawrence County had three running back rush for over 100 yards while improving to 8-1 overall. Cody Crum ran for 177 yards and two touchdowns; Dylan Ferguson added 120 yards and three scores; and Ryan Marcum rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown.

Logan Ratliff added a TD reception from quarterback Talan Pollock.

Floyd Central quarterback Max Martin and running backs Sheston Johnson and Blake Adams each had a rushing touchdown as the Jaguars dropped to 0-9. Martin rushed for 83 yards.

Both teams will return to action on Friday night. Lawrence County will host Raceland (8-1) while the Jaguars play at Betsy Layne (5-4). Both games will kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (8-1)….7  14  21  7 – 49

FC (0-9)….14  7    7  0 – 28

Scoring:

First Quarter

FC – Sheston Johnson, 37-yard run (run failed), 7:41

LC – Dylan Ferguson, 5-yard run (Logan Southers kick), 4:09

FC – Max Martin, 46-yard run (Bryce Thacker run), 2:34

Second Quarter

LC – Dylan Ferguson, 8-yard run (Logan Southers kick), 11:54

FC – Blake Adams, 19-yard run (B.J. Petersen kick), 6:38

LC – Cody Crum, 13-yard run (Logan Southers kick), 1:25

Third Quarter

LC – Dylan Ferguson, 10-yard run (Logan Southers kick), 9:39

LC – Ryan Marcum, 10-yard run (Logan Southers kick), 6:43

FC – Colt Shelton, 15-yard run (B.J. Petersen kick), 1:23

LC – Cody Crum, 18-yard run (Logan Southers kick), :17

Fourth Quarter

LC – Logan Ratliff, 26-yard pass from Talan Pollock (Logan Southers kick), 3:15

Next up: Lawrence County (8-1) vs. Raceland (8-1); Floyd Central (0-9) at Betsy Layne (5-4), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 28.