Prestonsburg continued its dominance of East Ridge as the Blackcats cruised to a 26-6 win over the Warriors in the Pike County Bowl matchup played at Hillard Howard Field in Pikeville on Saturday night.
Running back Dalton Elliott had a big game with rushing touchdowns of 47 and two yards. He also had a 48-yard TD reception. Elliott rushed eight times for 94 yards. He caught three passes for 89 yards,
Jacob Rose led the ground attack with 127 yards on 21 carries. Alex Harris added a fourth-quarter touchdown run.
East Ridge running back Isaiah Adkins ran 10 times for 63 yards and scored on a 29-yard run in the third quarter.
Both teams will be back in action this weekend as the Blackcats (2-0) travel to Paintsville (1-1), Kickoff is 7:30 pm, Sept. 1, and the Warriors (1-1) visit River View, WV (1-0). 7 pm, Sept. 1.
At Pikeville
(Pike County Bowl)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PB (2-0)….8 0 12 6 – 26
ER (1-1)….0 0 6 0 – 6
Scoring:
First Quarter
PB – Dalton Elliott, 45-yard pass from Bryce Holbrook (Baron Craft pass from Bryce Holbrook), 10:31
Second Quarter
No scoring
Third Quarter
PB – Dalton Elliott, 48-yard run (kick failed), 6:20
PB – Dalton Elliott, 2-yard run (run failed), 3:54
ER – Isaiah Adkins, 29-yard run (run failed), :26
Fourth Quarter
PB – Alex Harris, 1-yard run (kick failed), 7:20
Next up: Prestonsburg (2-0) at Paintsville (1-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 1; East Ridge (1-1) at River View, WV (1-0), 7 pm, Sept. 1.