HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Hornets sting Jaguars

Magoffin County ran out to a 28-point, halftime lead and never looked back in rolling to a 44-24 win over host Floyd Central in a game played on Friday night.

Quarterback Lucas Litteral passed 223 yards and three touchdowns to help the Hornets improve to 3-2.

Running back Aiden Barnett ran for one touchdown and hauled in a pair of touchdown passes. Litteral ran for a touchdown and tossed a TD pass to Grayson Whitaker. Barnett caught five passes for 130 yards.

Jacob Allen had a 43-yad interception return. The Hornets picked off two passes and recovered three fumbles.

Floyd Central’s Brant Potter ran for one score and hauled in a 52-yard pass for another as the Jaguars dropped to 2-3. Quarterback Caleb Hager had two long TD passes in the loss.

Both teams will be back in action on Oct. 16 as the Hornets visit Pike County Central (2-3) while the Jaguars host Breathitt County (3-0). Kickoff for both games is set for 7:30 p.m.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (3-2)……6  22  16   0 – 44

FC (2-3)…….0    0    8  16 – 24

Scoring:

First Quarter

MC – Lucas Litteral, 14-yard run (conversion failed), 8:08

Second Quarter

MC – Aiden Barnett, 8-yard run (Aiden Barnett pass from Lucas Litteral), 4:40

MC – Jacob Allen, 43-yard INT (Donivan Patrick run), 3:44

MC – Grayson Whitaker, 68-yard pass from Lucas Litteral (conversion failed), 2:13

Third Quarter

FC – Brant Potter, 52-yard pass from Caleb Hager (Brant Potter pass from Caleb Hager), 10:06

MC – Aiden Barnett, 52-yard run (Donivan Patrick run), 9:05

MC – Aiden Barnett, 8-yard pass from Lucas Litteral (Aiden Barnett run), 2:24

Fourth Quarter

FC – Brant Potter, 1-yard run (Trenton Hatfield run), 9:42

FC – Blake Adams, 50-yard pass from Caleb Hager (Jordan Akers run), 2:12

Next up: Magoffin County (3-2) at Pike Central (2-3); Floyd Central (2-3) vs. Breathitt County (3-0), 7:30 pm, Oct. 16.