MAN – Mount View utilized its speed to pull away and beat Man, 28-12, in a game played this past Friday night at George Queen Memorial Field.
Running back Elijah Barner scored on a six-yard run to give him 2,000 career points as a Golden Knights took a 6-0 lead with 5 minutes, 43 seconds left in the first period.
Man answered as quarterback Caleb Milton tossed an eight-yard touchdown pass with 1:10 to go in the first period.
Marqus Ray hauled in an 84-yard touchdown pass play from quarterback Jesse Rose with 10:49 remaining in the half. Terry Headen ran in the conversion to make it 14-6.
The Hillbillies closed to within 14-12 on Quentin Moody’s 31-yard touchdown pass from Milton with 8:38 to go in the third period.
Barner pushed the Knights up 20-12 with a 14-yard on the first play of the final period.
Ty Powell added a 22-yard touchdown run to close out the scoring.
Man, now 0-2, will host Westside (1-1) Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
At Man
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MV (2-0)….6 8 0 12 – 28
MN (0-2)….6 0 6 0 – 12
Scoring:
First Quarter
MV – Eljah Barner, 6-yard run (conversion failed), 5:43
MN – Sam Milton, 8-yard pass from Calbe Milton (conversion failed), 1:10
Second Quarter
MV – Marcus Ray, 84-yard pass from Jesse Rose (Terry Headen run), 10:49
Third Quarter
MN – Quentin Moody, 31-yard pass from Caleb Milton (conversion failed), 8:38
Fourth Quarter
MV – Elijah Barner, 14-yard run (conversion failed), 11:53
MV – Ty Powell, 22-yard run (Michael McGlauglin pass from Jesse Rose), 1:08
Next up: Man (0-2) vs. Westside (1-1), Sept. 7.
(Photo courtesy of STEVE BROWNING)