Martin County’s comeback efforts against defending district champion West Carter came up short as the Cardinals dropped a hard-fought 27-19 outcome on the road on Friday night.
The Cardinals, whose season ends at 8-5, trailed 27-7 heading into the final 12 minutes.
Running back Dawson Mills had TD runs of 33 and 43 yards in the first five minutes to pull the Cardinals to within 27-19.
Neither team scored from that point on.
Running back Kolby Sparks tied the game at 7-all on the first play of the second quarter with a one-yard score. Sparks finished with 178 yards on 16 carries and Mills added 94 yards on seven attempts.
At Olive Hill
(District championship)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (8-5)….0 7 0 12 – 19
WC (9-3)….7 14 6 0 – 27
Scoring:
First Quarter
WC – Cole Crampton, 65-yard run (Isaac Bond kick), 9:35
Second Quarter
Kolby Sparks, 1-yard run (Bobby Hale kick), 11:56
WC – Cole Crampton, 5-yard run Isaac Bond kick), 2:40
WC – Jackson Bond, 36-yard pass from Eli Estepp (Isaac Bond kick), :00
Third Quarter
WC – Sam Jones, 28-yard pass from Eli Estepp (run failed), 3:16
Fourth Quarter
MC – Dawson Mills, 33-yard run (kick blocked), 11:51
MC – Dawson Mills, 43-yard run (kick failed), 7:23
Next up: Martin County ends season.