BLACKLOG – Sheldon Clark took control early on against Betsy Layne and cruised to a 38-8 win in the season opener played at The Rock on Friday night.
Running back Branson Smith rushed for a pair of touchdowns and running back Kolby Sparks ran 37 yards for a score and then returned a fumble back 36 yards for another.
Quarterback Brandon Arledge tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Drake Muncy (54 yards) and Dawson Jude (15 yards).
Betsy Layne’s lone score came on senior running back Quintin Adkins’ eight-yard run early in the second half.
Both teams are back in action Friday night as the Bobcats host Floyd Central and Sheldon Clark welcomes Knott County Central.
At Blacklog
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
BL (0-1)….0 0 8 0 – 8
SC (1-0)…12 26 0 0 – 38
Scoring:
First Quarter
SC – Drake Muncy, 54-yard pass from Brandon Arledge (run failed), 4:33
SC – Kolby Sparks, 37-yard run (run failed), 1:45
Second Quarter
SC – Branson Smith, 4-yard run (run failed), 10:18
SC – Branson Smith, 3-yard run (Brandon Arledge run, 5:25
SC – Kolby Sparks, 36-yard fumble return (kick failed), 5:05
SC – Dawson Jude, 15-yard pass from Brandon Arledge (kick failed), :51
Third Quarter
BL – Quintin Adkins, 8-yard run (Jacob Williams pass from Austin Tackett), 10:34
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Next up: Betsy Layne (0-1) vs. Floyd Central (1-0); Sheldon Clark (1-0) vs. Knott County Central (0-1), 7:30 p.m., Aug. 24.