Johnson Central kept Belfry’s offense bottled up as the Golden Eagles scored a 35-0 win over the Pirates in the regular season finale played at Jim Matney Field on Friday night.
Eagle running back Zack McCoart had a big game, rushing for 181 yards and four touchdowns, three in the second half as Johnson Central moved to 8-2.
Chase Price finished with 96 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Belfry’s Dre Young led the Pirates, now 5-5, with 46 yards on 13 carries.
Both teams will return to action this Friday as the Pirates host Russell (2-8) in the Class 3A playoffs at Haywood Stadium. Johnson Central will host Lincoln County (2-8). Both games will kick off at 7:30 pm.
At Paintsville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BF (5-5)…0 0 0 0 – 0
JC (8-2)…0 14 7 14 – 35
Scoring:
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
JC – Chase Price, 22-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 9:05
JC – Zack McCoart, 12-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 2:06
Third Quarter
JC – Zack McCoart, 18-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 1:48
Fourth Quarter
JC – Zack McCoart, 12-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 7:32
JC – Zack McCoart, 44-yard run (Sawyer Crum kick), 4:44
Next up: Belfry (5-5) vs, Russell (2-8), Class 3A playoffs, 7:30 pm; Johnson Central (8-2) vs. Lincoln County (2-8), Class 4A playoffs, 7:30 pm, Nov. 4.