Paintsville stormed back from a 10-point, first period deficit to roll past Lawrence County, 48-17, in a game played at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Field on Friday night.
All-purpose back John Walker Phelps had seven carries for 120 yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns and returned an interception 30 yards for another.
Quarterback Jake Hyden passed for 162 yards and one touchdown and rushed for 67 yards and two scores as the Tigers scored 48 unanswered points.
Zach Thompson added a rushing score for the Tigers and Nick Keeton hauled in a 34-yard TD pass in the closing seconds of the first half.
Both teams are back in action next Friday as Paintsville travels to Georgetown College to face Beachwood (0-0) while the Bulldogs journey to Prestonsburg (0-1).
At Louisa
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
PV (1-0)…..0 21 20 7 – 48
LC (0-1)…10 0 0 7 – 17
Scoring:
First Quarter
LC – Baden Gillispie, 26-yard run (S.J. Lycans kick), 8:18
LC – S.J. Lycans, 26-yard field goal, 4:37
Second Quarter
PV – John Walker Phelps, 44-yard run (Seth Trador kick), 6:29
PV – Jake Hyden, 7-yard run (Seth Trador kick), 3:06
PV – Nick Keeton, 34-yard pass from Jake Hyden (Seth Trador kick), :04
Third Quarter
PV – Jake Hyden, 38-yard run (kick failed), 11:46
PV – John Walker Phelps, 1-yard run (Seth Trador kick), 3:50
PV – John Walker Phelps, 30-yard INT (Seth Trador kick), 3:12
Fourth Quarter
PV – Zach Thompson, 13-yard run (Seth Trador kick), 8:18
LC – Baden Gillispie, 6-yard run (S.J. Lycans kick), 2:17
Next up: Paintsville (1-0) vs. Beechwood (0-0), at Georgetown College, Aug. 30. Lawrence County (0-1) at Prestonsburg (0-1), Aug. 30.