WILLIAMSBURG – Letcher Central running back Hunter Campbell scored on a three-yard run with 17 seconds remaining and placekicker Zach Dollarhyde split the uprights to give the Cougars an improbable come-from-behind 21-20 over Whitley County in a game this past Friday night.
The Cougars, now 4-5, trailed 20-0 after just one quarter but shut out the Colonels over the final three periods.
Jonathan Sergent 5-yard run with 11 minutes, 28 seconds left in the opening half made it 20-7.
Campbell scored on a 7-yard run with 1:49 to play in the third period to pull the Cougars to within 20-14.
Letcher Central will close out the regular season Friday night at Floyd Central (5-4). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
At Williamsburg
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
LC (4-5)……………..0 7 7 7 – 21
WC (3-6)…………20 0 0 0 – 20
Scoring:
First Quarter
WC – Zach Saylor, 7-yard run (Noah Langford kick), 4:59
WC – Caleb Rose, 40-yard run (kick failed), 4:49
WC – Zach Saylor, 7-yard run (Noah Langford kick), :22
Second Quarter
LC – Jonathan Sergent, 5-yard run (Zack Dollarhyde kick), 11:28
Third Quarter
LC – Hunter Campbell, 7-yard run (Zack Dollarhyde kick), 1:49
Fourth Quarter
LC – Hunter Campbell, 3-yard run (Zack Dollarhyde kick), :17
Next up: Letcher Central (4-5) vs. Floyd Central (5-4), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 26.