Pikeville and Lexington Christian were tied at 14-all late in the opening half before a 32-yard field goal off the foot of placekicker Andrew Dobbs put the Knights ahead for good.
LCA scored 17 unanswered points to pull away for a 31-14 win on the home turf Friday night.
The loss was the first suffered by the Panthers, now 5-1.
Running back Blake Birchfield finished with 255 yards on 25 carries and two touchdowns, including an 80-yard run on the very first play from scrimmage. He added a 75-yard scoring run.
At Lexington
SCORE BY QURTERS:
PK (5-1)……7 7 0 0 – 14
LCA (6-0)..14 3 7 7 – 31
Scoring:
First Quarter
PK – Blake Birchfield, 80-yard run (Aaron Chang), 11:47
LCA – Xavier Brown, 1-yard run (Andrew Dobbs kick), 9:57
LCA – Mason Moore, 14-yard pass from Drew Nieves (Andrew Dobbs kick), 4:21
Second Quarter
PK – Blake Birchfield, 75-yard run (Aaron Chang kick), 10:48
LCA – Andrew Dobbs, 32-yard field goal, 3:33
Third Quarter
LCA – Xavier Brown, 3-yard run (Andrew Dobbs kick), 3:41
Fourth Quarter
LCA – Xavier Brown, 67-yard run (Andrew Dobbs kick), 5:01
Next up: Pikeville (5-1) at Madison Central (4-1), 7:30 pm, Oct. 1