Photo credit: DUSTY LAYNE
Hillard Howard Field was the site for the Class 1A showdown between No. 1 Pikeville and No. 4 Sayre.
This one was all Pikeville as the Panthers cruised to a 43-7 running clock win on Friday night.
Running back Blake Birchfield ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns as Pikeville improved to 6-2. He had TD runs of 55, 3 and 73 yards.
Quarterback Isaac McNamee passed for 173 yards and two scores. Wade Hensley had a 23-yard touchdown reception and Grant Scott hauled in a 20-yard pass play for another score.
Running back Hootie Thomas added a short touchdown run.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SY (6-1)…..0 0 0 7 – 7
PK (6-2)…15 21 7 0 – 43
Scoring:
First Quarter
PK – Blake Birchfield, 55-yard run (Blake Birchfield run), 10:59
PK – Hootie Thomas, 1-yard run (Alex Rogers kick), 4:50
Second Quarter
PK – Grant Scott, 20-yard pass from Isaac McNamee (Alex Rogers kick), 11:52
PK – Wade Hensley, 23-yard pass from Isaac McNamee (Alex Rogers kick), 5:32
PK – Blake Birchfield, 3-yard run (Alex Rogers kick), :35
Third Quarter
PK – Blake Birchfield, 73-yard run (Alex Rogers kick), 7:15
Fourth Quarter
SY – Caleb Kern, 10-yard run ( Brady Atkins kick), 2:45
Next up: Pikeville (6-2) vs. Phelps (2-6), 7:30 pm, Oct. 15.