Pike County Central had no answer for Shelby Valley’s high-octane offense.
Wildcat quarterback Russ Osborne passed for 260 yards and four touchdowns, all in the opening half, as Valley put a running clock on the Hawks and went on to score a 59-7 victory in the finale of the 37th annual Pike County Bowl played at Hillard Howard Field on Saturday night.
Osborne also ran for one score as the Wildcats moved to 1-1. The Wildcats have now scored 107 points in two games.
Running back Jayden Newsome rushed nine times for 93 yards and two scores. Brady Bentley hauled in three passes for 82 yards and two scores.
Ethan Mullins, Jesse Cook and Kaden Kiser added TD receptions. Backup quarterback Brady Johnson ran for a touchdown and passed for another.
Matt Anderson had 74 yards rushing on 13 carries, 53 on a touchdown run for Central’s only score.
Shelby Valley will host Floyd Centra (0-2) in their home opener on Friday night while the Hawks visit Letcher Central (1-1). Both games will kick as 7:30 pm.
At Pikeville
(Pike County Bowl)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
SV (1-1)…….19 25 7 7 – 59
PCC 1-1)…….7 0 0 0 – 7
Scoring:
First Quarter
SV – Brady Bentley, 18-yard pass from Russ Osborne (conversion failed). 8:17
SV – Jayde Newsome, 18-yard run (conversion failed), 5:02
PCC – Matt Anderson, 53-yard run (Rudy Sanchez kick), 3:53
SV – Brady Bentley, 44-yard pass from Russ Osborne (Trey Compton kick), 2:27
Second Quarter
SV – Russ Osborne, 24-yard run (Trey Compton kick). 9:19
SV – Jayden Newsome, 18-yard run (Trey Compton kick), 5:17
SV – Jesse Cook, 8-yard pass from Russ Osborne (kick failed), 1:15
SV – Ethan Mullins, 61-yard pass from Russ Osborne (kick failed), :18
Third Quarter
SV – Kaden Kiser, 51-yard pass from Brady Johnson (Trey Compton kick), 3:40
Fourth Quarter
SV – Brady Johnson, 4-yard run (Trey Compton kick), 5:35
Next up: Shelby Valley (1-1) vs. Floyd Central (0-2), 7:30 pm, Sept. 2; Pike Central (1-1) at Letcher Central (1-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 2.