East Ridge quarterback Dylan Burdine rushed for six touchdowns and the Warriors snapped a three-game Pike County Bowl losing streak to Phelps with a 40-26 win at Haywood Stadium on Friday night.
He rushed for 149 yards on 22 carries and passed for 201 yards as the Warriors improved to 2-0 for the first time in school history.
Running back Nathan Martin added 68 yards on 19 rushes. Isaiah Adkins hauled in five passes for 73 yards and Zach Mason had five catches for 57 yards. Brad Howell finished with 68 yards on three receptions.
Phelps running back Bryson Locklear ran for 150 yards and a pair of scores as the Hornets dropped to 0-2. Cainan Land caught four passes for 72 yards and one touchdown. Quarterback Steven Layne passed for 106 yards. Corey Turnmire added a TD reception.
At Goody
(Pike County Bowl)
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
ER (2-0)….8 12 6 14 – 40
PH (0-2)…14 0 6 6 – 26
Scoring:
First Quarter
PH – Bryson Locklear, 41-yard run (run failed), 9:34
ER – Dylan Burdine, 2-yard run (Isaiah Adkins pass from Dylan Burdine), 6:52
PH – Cainan Land, 23-yard pass from Steven Layne (Bryson Layne run), 4:37
Second Quarter
ER – Dylan Burdine, 1-yard run (pass failed), 8:36
ER – Dylan Burdine, 1[yard run (run failed), :25.9
Third Quarter
ER – Dylan Burdine, 1-yard run (run failed), 7:49
PH – Bryson Locklear, 28-yard run (run failed), 3:50
Fourth Quarter
ER – Dylan Burdine, 1-yard run (Landon Robinson pass from Dylan Burdine), 8:00
ER – Dylan Burdine, 18-yard run (run failed), 6:30
PH – Corey Turnmire, 1-yard pass from Steven Layne (run failed), 4:30
Next up: East Ridge (2-0) vs. Betsy Layne (2-0), 7:30 pm, Sept. 3; Phelps (0-2) vs. Prestonsburg (0-1), 7:30 pm, Sept. 3.