Shelby Valley’s defense was rock solid, and the Wildcats overcame a slow start to beat Floyd Central, 36-0, in a game played at Hobart Cay Johnson Field on Friday night.
Running back Jayden Newsome rushed for 149 yards on 12 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns as the Wildcats improved to 2-1.
Quarterback Russ Osborne ran for 95 yards and two scores and tossed a 66-yard scoring pass play to John Fields.
Floyd Central running back Blake Adams had 45 yards on the ground to lead the Jaguars, now 0-3. Quarterback Max Martin passed for 64 yards.
Floyd Central will return home on Friday night to face Leslie County (0-3) and Shelby Valley travels to London to face North Laurel (1-1). Both games will kick at 7:30 pm.
At Robinson Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
FC (0-3)……0 0 0 0 – 0
SV (2-1)……0 14 14 8 – 36
Scoring:
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
SV – Russ Osborne, 2-yard run (Trey Compton kick), 11:53
SV – Jayden Newsome, 1-yard run (Trey Compton kick) 7:37
Third Quarter
SV – Jayden Newsome, 32-yard run (Trey Compton kick), 11:36
SV –Russ Osborne, 14-yard run (Trey Compton kick), 7:17
Fourth Quarter
SV – John Fields, 66-yard pass from Russ Osborne (Trey Compton kick), 9:08
Next up: Floyd Central (0-3) vs. Leslie County (0-3), 7:30 pm, Sept. 9; Shelby Valley (2-1) at North Laurel (1-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 9.