BUCKLEYS CREEK – Pike Central’s Little Hawks captured the Pike County third and fourth grade championship this past Saturday with a 16-0 win over Valley in a game played at PCCHS Field.
Jayden Justice scored in the second quarter and Jonah Hicks added the kick to give Central an 8-0 halftime lead
It remained a one-touchdown game until Hicks scored on a 41-yard run with 1 minute, 37 seconds left on an option read around left end to ice the game and cap off an undefeated season.
Hick led the county in scoring this season. He rushed for 20 touchdowns, passed for two others and kicked a pair of conversion. He finished with over 1,000 yards rushing, much of which came in less than two quarters of each game.