Martin County scored the game’s first touchdown but host Harlan County stormed back to beat the Cardinals, 46-21, in a game played at Coal Miners Memorial Field on Friday night.
Quarterback Drake Muncy fired a 50-yard touchdown pass to Dawson Jude. It would be all the points Martin County would score until after the Black Bears ran off 46 unanswered.
Running back Kolby Sparks scored on a two-yard run in the third period and Muncy ran eight yards in the fourth to cap the scoring.
Logan Proctor had 24 yards on seven carries to lead the Cardinals, now 2-1.
Martin County returns to The Rock to host Phelps (2-0) on Sept. 13. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
At Baxter
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MC (2-1)…..6 0 8 7 – 21
HC (3-0)…15 31 0 0 – 46
Scoring:
First Quarter
MC – Dawson Jude, 50-yard pass from Drake Muncy (run failed)
HC – Justin Brown, 54-yard pass from Cody Clayborn (Jordan Steele kick)
HC – Justin Brown, 66-yard pass from Jacob Wilson (Tyler Casolari run)
Second Quarter
HC – Ben Landis, 2-yard run (Matt Brown run)
HC – Demarco Hopkins, 55-yard run (Justin Brown pass from Jacob Wilson)
HC – Matt Brown, 16-yard run (Jacob Wilson run)
HC – Jacob Wilson, 12-yard run (Jordan Steele kick)
Third Quarter
MC – Kolby Sparks, 2-yard run (Branson Smith run)
Fourth Quarter
MC – Drake Muncy, 8-yard run (Hunter McCoy run)
Next up: Martin County (2-1) vs. Phelps (2-0), 7:30 p.m., Sept. 13.