HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Greenup County spoils LC homecoming

Lawrence County was three feet away from coming from behind at home to beat Greenup County in a battle of unbeatens.

A fourth down fumble at the one denied the Bulldogs as the Musketeers escaped with a 17-14 win.

Running back Dylan Ferguson rushed for 67 yards and a first-quarter touchdown and quarterback Talan Pollock added a one-yard TD run to give the Bulldogs a 14-10 halftime lead.

Running back Ryan Marcum finished with 44 yards on the ground.

Lawrence County will play at Russell (0-3) on Friday night. Kickoff is at 7:30 pm.

At Louisa

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

GC (3-0)….7  3  0  7 – 17

LC (2-1)…..6  8  0  0 – 14

Scoring:

First Quarter

GC – Tyson Sammons, 1-yard run (Carson Wireman kick), 9:42

LC – Dylan Ferguson, 1-yard run (kick failed), 1:10

Second Quarter

GC – Carson Wireman, 23-yard field goal, 6:23

LC – Talan Pollock, 1-yard run (Dylan Ferguson run), 1:03

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

GC – Brady Howell, 23-yard pass from Tyson Sammons (Carson Wireman kick), 7:18

Next up: Lawrence County (1-1) at Russell (0-3), 7:30 pm, Sept. 9.