HS FOOTBALL: Bulldogs roll past Blackcats

Lawrence County quarterback Baden Gillispie rushed just four times for 227 yards and four touchdowns to fuel the Bulldogs’ 42-12 win over Prestonsburg on Friday night at Josh Francis Memorial Field.

Gillispie had TD runs of 57, 95, 46 and 29 as Lawrence County evened its record at 1-1. Brayden Hensley returned a fumble 35 yards for a score and Brody Cantrell rushed seven yards for another.

Prestonsburg quarterback Brayden Slone had TD runs of eight and five yards as the Blackcats dropped to 0-2.

Lawrence County travels to Boyd County (0-2) while Prestonsburg will host Hazard (0-1) on Sept. 6. Both kickoffs are set for 7:30 p.m.

At Prestonsburg

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (1-1)….21  21  0   0 – 42

PB (0-2)……0    6  0   6 – 12

Scoring:

First Quarter

LC – Baden Gillispie, 57-yard run (S.J. Lycans kick), 10:56

LC – Brayden Hensley, 35-yard fumble return (S.J. Lycans kick), 9:01

LC – Baden Gillispie, 95-yard run (S.J. Lycans kick), 3:53

Second Quarter

LC – Baden Gillispie, 46-yard run (S.J. Lycans kick), 11:46

LC – Baden Gillispie, 29-yard run (Blue Fletcher run), 11:20

PB – Brayden Slone, 8-yard run (kick failed), 6:26

LC – Brody Cantrell, 7-yard run (run failed), :12

Third Quarter

No scoring

Fourth Quarter

PB – Brayden Slone, 5-yard run (run failed), 7:15

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