HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Paintsville edged by Somerset in OT

Paintsville was not playing for a second overtime against Somerset. 

Head coach Trevor Hoskins rolled the dice as quarterback AJ James’ two-point conversion pass was batted away as the Briar Jumpers left Memorial Field with a hard-fought 35-34 win on Friday night. 

James passed for 174 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers fell to 1-3. He tossed a pair to Jonah Porter while running back Harris Phelps and receiver Austin Allen hauled in one each. 

Phelps rushed 25 times for 163 yards and a score. 

Paintsville will host Knox Central (3-1) on Friday night. Kickoff is at 7:30 pm. 

At Paintsville 

SCORE BY QUARTERS: 

SM (3-1)….14 0 0 14 (7) – 35 

PV (1-3)…….7 7 7 7 (6) – 34 

Scoring:  

First Quarter 

SM – Tony Palmer, 14-yard pass from Josh Bruner (Anderson Ruble kick), 4:00 

PV – Austin Allen, 15-yard pass from AJ James (Carson Holbrook kick), 2:29 

SM – Guy Bailey, 70-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick), 2:14 

Second Quarter 

PV – Harris Phelps, 14-yard pass from AJ James (Carson Holbrook kick), 3:36 

Third Quarter 

PV – Harris Phelps, 60-yard run (Carson Holbrook kick), :21 

Fourth Quarter 

SM – Sam Hughes, 18-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick), 10:29 

SM – Sam Hughes, 30-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick), 7:38 

PV – Jonah Porter, 25-yard pass from AJ James (Carson Holbrook kick), 4:17 

Overtime 

Guy Bailey, 3-yard run (Anderson Ruble kick) 

PV – Jonah Porter, 10-yard pass from AJ James (pass failed) 

Next up: Paintsville (1-3) vs. Knox Central (3-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 16.