East Ridge delivered the alarm call and West Carter answered.
The Warriors took a 12-0 lead n the Comets before the district’s defending champions responded with 52 unanswered points in a 52-12 win over the Warriors on the Reservation on Friday night.
East Ridge suffered their seventh straight loss and dropped to 2-7 while the Comets improved to 7-2.
Running back Gabe Mullins ran for 122 yards and one touchdown on 19 rushes in the loss.
Quarterback Dylan Burdine passed for 135 yards and one TD pass to Isaiah Adkins. Burdine added 61 yards on the ground.
Receiver Zack Mason had eight catches for 62 yards.
At Lick Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
WC (7-2)…..7 18 6 21 – 52
ER (2-7)……12 0 0 0 – 12
Scoring
First Quarter
ER – Gabe Mullins, 3-yard run (pass failed), 5:43
ER – Isaiah Adkins, 7-yard pass from Dylan Burdine (pass failed), 3:13
WC – Eli Estepp, 1-yard run (Isaac Bond kick), :35
Second Quarter
WC – Jackson Bond, 30-yard pass from Eli Estepp (run failed), 7:58
WC – Cole Crampton, 27-ard run (kick failed), 5:03
WC – Jackson Bond, 24-yard pass from Eli Estepp (run failed), :21
Third Quarter
WC – Jackson Bond, 36-yard pass from Eli Estepp (Cole Crampton pass from Eli Estepp), 5:14
Fourth Quarter
WC – Jackson Bond, 8-yard run (Isaac Bond kick), 11:25
Cole Crampton, 21-yard run (Isaac Bond kick), 7:25
WC – Cole Crampton, 33-yard run (Isaac Bond kick), 1:38
Next up: East Ridge (2-7) at Knott Central (1-7), 7:30 pm, Oct. 29.