LOUISA – Class 1A power Raceland came to the Dawg House Friday night and pulled away in the second half to beat Lawrence County, 31-12.
Ram running back Hunter Lacks finished with 195 yards and three, second-half touchdowns on 16 carries to turn a slim one-point lead into a 25-6 margin early in the final quarter.
Lawrence County quarterback Noah West rushed for a pair of three-yard touchdowns in the loss. He carried 24 times for 127 yards.
Running back Ashton Blankenship added 60 yards on 18 rushing attempts.
The Bulldogs play Friday night at Magoffin County.
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RC (1-0)…7 0 12 12 – 31
LC (0-1)…6 0 0 6 – 12
Scoring:
First Quarter
RC – Gunner Lewis, 14-yard pass from Jake Heighton (Caleb Rowsey kick), 7:57
LC – Noah West, 3-yard run (kick failed), 3:22
Second Quarter
No scoring
Third Quarter
RC – Hunter Lacks, 49-yard run (kick failed), 8:46
RC – Hunter Lacks, 19-yard run (run failed), 7:04
Fourth Quarter
RC – Hunter Lacks, 59-yard run (run failed), 10:28
LC – Noah West, 3-yard run (run failed), 10:08
RC – Jacob Wallace, 45-yard pass from Jake Heighton (run failed), 5:25
Next up: Lawrence County (0-1) at Magoffin County (0-1), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 24.