Pikeville dominated from the opening kickoff as the Panthers rolled to a 43-7 district win over rival Hazard in a game played at Daniel Field on Friday night.
The Panthers captured the school’s 37th outright championship and improved to 6-2.
Quarterback Isaac Duty tossed a pair of touchdown passes and ran for another. Receiver Jeb Wilkerson caught both TD.
Running back Blake Caudill had two rushing scores while Isaiah Stanley added a rushing touchdown. Caudill had 58 yards on 10 carries.
Pikeville will close out the regular season at Boyd County (5-4) on Friday. Kickoff is 7:30 pm.
At Hazard
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PK (6-2)…..13 23 7 0 – 43
HZ (1-8)……0 0 0 7 – 7
Scoring:
First Quarter
PK – Blake Caudill, 3-yard run (Keyton Looney kick), 9:57
PK – Jeb Wilkerson, 9-yard pass from Isaac Duty (kick failed), 3:01
Second Quarter
PK – Blake Caudill, 3-yard run (Tayvian Boykins run), 9:38
PK – Jeb Wilkerson, 6-yard pass from Isaac Duty (Keyton Looney kick), 5:49
PK – Isaac Duty, 1-yard run (Tayvian Boykins run), 2:26
Third Quarter
PK – Isaiah Stanley, 33-yard run (Keyton Looney kick), 4:28
Fourth Quarter
HZ – Gavin Johnson, 15-yard pass from Max Pelfrey (Joseph Amburgey kick), 8:18
Next up: Pikeville (6-2) at Boyd County (5-4), 7:30 pm, Oct. 27.