Pikeville and Russellville, the two teams who clashed for the Class 1A state football championship one year ago, met in a rematch at Somerset on Saturday afternoon.
This one was decided quickly as Pikeville’s Logan Reed took the opening kickoff back 73 yards for a score and the defending champions cruised to a 42-7 victory.
Running back Blake Birchfield had 112 yards and three touchdowns on just four, first half carries as Pikeville moved to 6-2.
Quarterback Isaac Duty passed for 145 yards and tossed TD passes to Tayvion Boykins and Jeb Wilkerson.
Pikeville will host Hazard in a big district showdown on Friday. Kickoff from Hillard Howard Field is 7:30 p.m.
At Somerset
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RV (1-7)…..0 0 0 7 – 7
PK (6-2)….28 14 0 0 – 42
Scoring:
First Quarter
PK – Logan Reed, 73-yard kickoff return (Jacob Rogers kick), 11:49
PK – Blake Birchfield, 25-yard run (Jacob Rogers kick), 8:54
PK – Blake Birchfield, 79-yard run (Jacob Rogers kick), 4:42
PK – Blake Birchfield, 2-yard run (Jacob Rogers kick), :30
Second Quarter
PK – Tayvian Boykins, 55-yard pass from Isaac Duty (Jacob Rogers kick), 11:30
PK – Jeb Wilkerson, 24-yard pass from Isaac Duty (Jacob Rogers kick), 11:15
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
RV – Caleb Harper, 3-yard run (Madden Bloodworth kick), 7:24
Next up: Pikeville (6-2) vs. Hazard (6-2), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 21.