Raceland built a 20-point, first half lead against Letcher County Central and made it stand up as the Rams beat the Cougars in a matchup played in Whitesburg on Friday night.
Central running back Isaac Matthews had a two-yard touchdown run and then caught a seven-yard TD pass in the final quarter.
Running back Quinton Williams added a 15-yard touchdown run in the second half.
Quarterback Gunner Holbrook passed for 160 yards as the Cougars dropped to 1-1. Receiver Brett Smith hauled in seven passes for 95 yards.
The Cougars will be back in action on Friday night at Bell County (2-0) in the Pride of the Mountains Bowl. Kickoff is 7:30 pm.
At Whitesburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RL (1-1)….7 13 14 6 – 40
LCC (1-1)…0 7 7 6 – 20
Scoring:
First Quarter
RL – Jaxon Heighton, 19-yard run (Talon Stanley kick), 4:47
Second Quarter
RL – Parker Fannin, 63-yard pass from Logan Lundy (Talon Stanley kick), 10:36
RL – Parker Ison, 44-yard pass from Logan Lundy (kick failed), 3:17
LCC – Isaac Matthews, 2-yrd run (Emma Adams kick), 1:43
Third Quarter
LCC – Quinton Williams, 15-yard run (Emma Adams kick), 7:59
RL – Noah Wallace, 5-yard run (Isaac Browning run), 3:20
RL – Parker Ison, 19-yard pass from Logan Lundy (kick failed), 1:23
Fourth Quarter
LCC – Isaac Matthews, 7-yard pass from Gunner Holbrook(run failed), 8:05
RL – Logan Lundy, 4-yard run (kick failed), 6:08
Next up: Letcher Central (1-1) at bell County (2-0), Pride of the Mountains Bowl, 7:30 pm, Set. 1.