PIKEVILLE – Pikeville quarterback Connor Roberts rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to power the Panthers to a 48-8 homecoming win over Tolsia at Hillard Howard Field this past Friday night.
Roberts had TD runs of 50 and 40 yards as Pikeville closed out the regular season 7-2. He rushed for 135 yards and passed for 108.
Jackson Hensley hauled in a 58-yard touchdown pass and ran 40 yards for another while Seth Pugh caught a 46-yard scoring pass from Isaac McNamee. Jesse Sparks ran four yards for a score and Connor Wright raced 10 for another.
Tanner Copley capped the scoring with a 56-yard run for the Rebels, now 4-5.
Pikeville will host Pineville (4-6) Friday night in the opening round of the Class 1A playoffs. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
TS (4-5)……………….0 0 0 8 – 8
PK (7-2)…………..…21 20 7 0 – 48
Scoring:
First Quarter
PK – Connor Roberts, 50-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), 10:24
PK – Jackson Hensley, 40-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), 8:03
PK – Jesse Sparks, 4-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), 2:37
Second Quarter
PK – Jackson Hensley, 58-yard pass from Connor Roberts (kick failed), 5:00
PK – Connor Roberts, 40-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), 2:20
PK – Seth Pugh, 46-yard pass from Isaac McNamee (Tanner Hamilton kick), :57
Third Quarter
PK – Connor Wright, 10-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), 1:06
Fourth Quarter
TL – Tanner Copley, 56-yard run (Devin Crum run), 7:50
Next up: Pikeville (7-2) vs. Pineville (4-6), Class 1A playoffs, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 2.