George Rogers Clark scored the game’s final 37 points to come from behind and beat Belfry, 53-27, in the Pike County Bowl matchup played at Haywood Field on Friday night.
Running back Caden Woolum finished with 107 yards and two touchdowns, including a 47-yard run in the opening minute of the first quarter to give the Pirates a 7-0 lead. He added a 16-yard score in the second period.
Dre Young had 55 yards on eight carries and scored on an 18-yard run. Ace Caudill totaled 89 yards on 10 rushes.
Quarterback Chase Varney passed for 74 yards. Woolum hauled in five catches for 52 yards.
Belfry will be back in action on Friday night, hosting Johnson Central in the ARH Bowl. Kickoff is 7:30 pm.
At Goody
(Pike County Bowl)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
GRC (1-1)….8 14 8 23 – 53
BF (1-1)……7 20 0 0 – 27
Scoring:
First Quarter
BF – Caden Woolum, 47-yard run (Nick Savage kick), 11:21
GRC – Jones Howard, fumble recovery in endzone (Sam Clements run), 4:46
Second Quarter
BF – Dre Young, 18-yard run (Nick Savage kick), 9:36
BF – Caden Woolum, 16-yard run (Nick Savage kick), 6:30
GRC – Sam Clements, 17-yard run (Yeremiah Israel run), 3:10
BF – Jeremiah Austin, 4-yard run (run failed), :29
GRC – Yeremiah Israel, 49-yard run (run failed), :11
Third Quarter
GRC – Yeremiah Israel, 5-yard run (Yeremiah Israel run), 9:49
Fourth Quarter
GRC – Hayden Heath, 25-yard pass from Sam Clements (Jones Howard run), 11:55
GRC – Yeremiah Israel, 3-yard run (Yeremiah Israel run), 5:17
GRC – Landon belcher, 6-yard run (Paxton Hammonds kick), 3:19
Next up: Belfry (1-1) vs. Johnson Central (1-1), ARH Bowl, 7:30 pm, Sept. 1.