Pikeville senior Jackson Hensley returned a second-quarter kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown to put the Panthers ahead for good in a 67-28 win over Ridgeview (Va.) to cap off an undefeated regular season at Hillard Howard Field on Friday night.
Pikeville, now 10-0, will have the opening week of the Class 1A playoffs off this coming Friday before hosting the Hazard/Phelps winner on Nov. 15.
Hensley finished with four catches for 60 yards and one receiving touchdown. He also ran for a third.
Quarterback Isaac McNamee completed 12 of 18 passes for 281 yards and four touchdowns. Receiver Clay Tinsley hauled in three passes for 148 yards and TD receptions of 69 and 68 yards.
Running backs Cody Raines, Jon Collum and Carson Wright each ran for a score. Receiver Zack Lockhart caught a seven-yard TD pass.
Wolfpack running back Trenton Adkins, one of the most highly sought after backs in Virginia, rushed 26 times for 134 yards and a touchdown. He returned the game’s opening kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.
At Pikeville
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
RV (7-2)…..14 7 0 7 – 28
PK (10-0)…13 27 7 20 – 67
Scoring:
First Quarter
RV – Trenton Adkins, 90-yard kickoff return (Landon Knepp kick), 11:46
PK – Jackson Hensley, 8-yard pass from Isaac McNamee (Tanner Hamilton kick), 9:12
RV – Colt Fletcher, recovered poor snap over past punter in end zone (Landon Knepp kick), 3:45
PK – Clay Tinsley, 69-yard pass from Isaac McNamee (kick failed), 2:51
Second Quarter
PK – Clay Tinsley, 68-yard pass from Isaac McNamee (conversion failed), 10:28
RV – Trenton Adkins, 25-yard run (Landon Knepp kick), 7:39
PK – Jackson Hensley, 97-yard kickoff return (Jon Collum run), 7:24
PK – Jackson Hensley, 15-yard run (conversion failed), 3:53
PK – Jon Collum, 16-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), :41
Third Quarter
PK – Isaac McNamee, 3-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), 8:20
Fourth Quarter
PK – Zac Lockhart, 7-yard pass from Isaac McNamee (Tanner Hamilton kick), 11:53
PK – Cody Raines, 1-yard run (Tanner Hamilton kick), 10:14
RV – Cannon Hill, 27-yard pass from Timmy Hess (Landon Knepp kick), 5:49
PK – Carson Wright, 53-yard run (kick failed), 1:37
Next up: Pikeville (10-0) vs. Hazard (6-4), Phelps (4-6) winner, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 15.