Defense wins championships.
Pikeville shut down Raceland’s high-octane offense and running back Brenden Anthony ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw for another as the Panthers blanked the Rams, 21-0, at rain-drizzled Kroger Field on Friday afternoon.
It was the Panthers third straight title, and second win over the Rams in as many years. It was Pikeville’s eighth championship overall.
Coach Chris McNamee won his 209th game, becoming the all-time winningest in school history.
Anthony finished with 237 yards on 25 carries. He had TD runs of 58 and 61 yards.
At Lexington
(Class 1A state championship)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RL (11-3)…….0 0 0 0 – 0
PK (11-2)…….7 0 7 7 – 21
Scoring:
First Quarter
PK – Brenden Anthony, 58-yard run (Keyton Looney kick), 9:26
Second Quarter
No scoring
Third Quarter
PK – Brenden Anthony, 61-yard run (Keyton Looney), 1:56
Fourth Quarter
PK – Braydn Hall, 26-yard pass from Brenden Anthony (Keyton Looney), 1:45