Johnson Central jumped out to a big lead early on and the Golden Eagles went on to defeat Clay County, 52-7, in a district game played at Jim Matney Memorial Field on Friday night.
Running back Zack McCoart ran for 211 yards and three touchdowns on 13 rushing attempts as Johnson Central improved to 5-2.
Mason Lawson added 86 yards and two scores on just eight carries. Receiver Caiden Yates hauled in a TD pass and Logan Castle returned an INT 85 yards for another.
The Golden Eagles will travel to Baxter to face Harlan County at Coal Miner’s Memorial Field on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
CC (5-2)…..0 0 7 0 – 7
JC (5-2)….21 17 0 14 – 52
Scoring:
First Quarter
JC – Mason Lawson, 16-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 7:52
JC – Caiden Yates, 13-yard pass from Jacob Grimm (Sawyer Crum kick), 4:49
JC – Mack McCoart, 74-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 1:13
Second Quarter
JC – Sawyer Crum, 31-yard field goal, 10:31
JC – Zack McCoart, 53-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 6:27
JC – Logan Castle, 85-yard INT (Sawyer Crum kick), 2:16
Third Quarter
PCC – Noah Kilburn, 32-yard pass from Kizer Slone (Bo Bacon kick), 4:48
Fourth Quarter
JC – Zack McCoart, 51-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 11:31
JC – Mason Lawson, 45-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 1:34
Next up: Johnson Central (5-2) at Harlan County (3-3), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 14.