HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Tigers roll past Hawks in finale

Photo credit: Ray Justice Photography

Paintsville pulled away from Pike Central in the second quarter and went on to score a 49-12 victory at the Hawks Nest on Friday night.

Quarterback Frederick James passed for 177 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers improved to 5-5.

Receivers Austin Allen and Grayson Peters caught a pair of touchdown passes each.

Running back Zach Taylor had 73 yards and two touchdowns and Harris Phelps added a rushing touchdown and finished with 87 yards on six carries.

Central’s Matt Anderson rushed for 85 yards and one score on 18 attempts. Luke Thornsberry returned a kickoff for the only other points.

At Buckleys Creek

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PV (5-5)……..7  14  21  7 – 49

PC (3-8)……..0    0  12  0 – 12

Scoring:

First Quarter

PV – Austin Allen, 23-yard pass from Frederick James (Carson Holbrook kick), 9:44

Second Quarter

PV – Harris Phelps, 49-yard run (Carson Holbrook kick), 4:41

PV – Austin Allen, 40-yard pass from Frederick James (Carson Holbrook kick), 1:05

Third Quarter

PV – Grayson Peters, 49-yard pass from Frederick James (kick failed), 7:47

PV – Grayson Peters, 14-yard pass from Frederick James (Carson Holbrook kick), 2:24

PC – Luke Thornsberry, 67-yard kickoff return (poor snap), 2:14

PV – Zach Taylor, 64-yard run (Frederick James run), 2:00

PC – Matt Anderson, 51-yard run (run failed), :52

Fourth Quarter

PV – Zach Taylor, 19-yard run (Carson Holbrook kick), 6:30

Next up: Paintsville (5-5) vs. Betsy Layne (8-2), Class 1A playoffs, 7:30 pm, Nov. 5; Pike Central (3-8) at Belfry (4-6), Class 3A playoffs, 7 pm, Nov. 5.