RACELAND – Paintsville quarterback Jake Hyden tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Karsten Poe will less than five minutes left in the opening half and the Tigers held on to knock off Raceland, 6-0, Friday night to win its fourth straight district championship.
Hyden passed for 154 yards, but none bigger than the scoring pass that helped push the Tigers to a regular-season ending 8-2 mark.
Paintsville defense had to turn the Rams, now 7-2, away three times, including a key fourth-and-one stop at the six-yard line.
James Allen caught six passes for 84 yards and Hyden rushed nine times for 56 yards to lead the Tigers.
At Raceland
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (8-2)……………..0 6 0 0 – 6
RC (7-2)……………..0 0 0 0 – 0
Scoring:
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
PV – Karsten Poe, 10-yard pass from Jake Hyden (kick failed), 4:37
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Next up: Paintsville (8-2) vs. TBA.
(Photo courtesy of Angie Potter)