Paintsville quarterback Jake Hyden tossed an 86-yard touchdown pass to Karsten Poe in the third period to rally the Tigers to a come-from-behind 19-14 in over perennial power Beechwood at Toyota Stadium on the Georgetown College campus Friday night.
It was the second TD reception for Poe who pulled Paintsville to within 14-7 just before halftime on a 27-yard catch. Poe finished with 167 yards receiving.
Running back John Walker Phelps’ three-yard TD run make it 14-13.
Hyden sealed the win when he picked off a Beechwood pass with just under two minutes left to play.
The Tigers return to Memorial Field on Friday night to host Pikeville (2-0) in a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
At Georgetown
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (2-0)…0 7 12 0 – 19
BW (0-1)..0 14 0 0 – 14
Scoring:
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
BW – Cameron Hergott, 30-yard run (Colin Graman kick)
BW – Cameron Hergott, 14-yard run (Colin Graman kick)
PV – Karsten Poe, 27-yard pass from Jake Hyden (Seth Trador kick)
Third Quarter
PV – John Walker Phelps, 3-yard run (kick failed)
PV – Karsten Poe, 86-yard pass from Jake Hyden (conversion failed)
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Next up: Paintsville (2-0) vs. Pikeville (2-0), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 6.