HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Pikeville rolls past Boyd County in regular-season finale

Pikeville used a big third quarter to pull away and beat Boyd County, 39-15, in the regular-season finale played on the road on Friday night.

The Panthers improved to 7-2, and now the two-time defending Class 1A champions are set to host Harlan ( 2-8) at Hillard Howard Field this Friday.

Running back Brenden Anthony rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries and Deonte Stevens added a rushing score.

Quarterback Isaac Duty completed 11-of-14 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, both to Bradyn Hall.

At Cannonsburg

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (7-2)….8  7   21  3 – 39

BC (5-5)….0  8    0  7 – 15

Scoring:

First Quarter

PK – Bradyn Hall, 66-yard pass from Isaac Duty (Brenden Anthony run), 1:50

Second Quarter

BC – Cole Hicks, 19-yard pass from Rhett Holbrook (Brody Castle pass from Rhett Holbrook), 8:14

PK – Brenden Anthony, 36-yard run (Keyton Looney kick), 4:52

Third Quarter

PK – Brenden Anthony, 29-yard run (Keyton Looney kick), 8:16

PK – Deonte Stevens, 20-yard run (Keyton Looney kick), 3:59

PK – Bradyn Hall, 29-yard pass from Isaac Duty (Keyton looney kick), 3:52

Fourth Quarter

PK – Keyton Looney, 27-yard field goal, 9:50

BC – Mason Moore, 22-yard run (Maverick Boyd kick), 2:15

Next up: Pikeville (7-2) vs. Harlan (2-8), Class 1A playoffs, 7:30 pm, Nov. 3.