BUCKLEYS CREEK – Pike Central quarterback Tyler Hunt tossed three touchdown passes and the Hawks’ defense shut down Hurley in a 45-6 win on homecoming night this past Friday.
Hunt tossed a 32-yard scoring strike to Noah Iricks, followed by a 22-yard catch and run for a score by Jacob Young, and then hit Austin Morrow in the flats for a 37-yard touchdown pass to cap the scoring.
Josh Ferguson returned a punt 69 yards for the game’s first score. Isaiah Hess scored on a two-yard run and Issac Thacker ran 20 yards for another.
Pike Central will travel to Letcher Central Friday night.
At Buckleys Creek
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
HR (1-2)………………..0 6 0 0 – 6
PCC (1-2)………………7 24 14 0 – 45
Scoring:
First Quarter
PCC – Josh Ferguson, 69-yard punt return (Cameron McCombs kick), 9:12
Second Quarter
HR – Matt Blankenship, 3-yard run (kick failed), 8:37
PCC – Isaiah Hess, 2-yard run (Isaiah Hess run), 3:53
PCC – Noah Iricks, 32-yard pass from Tyler Hunt (Peyton Edmonds pass from Austin Morrow), 2:00
PCC – Jacob Young, 22-yard pass from Tyler Hunt (Isaiah Hess run) :22
Third Quarter
PCC – Issac Thacker, 20-yard run (Cameron McCombs kick), 8:53
PCC – Austin Morrow, 37-yard pass from Tyler Hunt (Cameron McCombs kick), 6:56
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Next up: Pike Central (1-2) at Letcher Central (0-4), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 14.