Stanton, Ky. — Lawrence County ( 6-1 ) moved one step closer to a District title after a 43-7 victory over Powell County ( 3-4 ) on Friday night.
The Dawgs moved to 2-0 in Class 3A District 8 play and the Pirates fell to 1-1.
Braxton Davis had two interceptions and a touchdown for the Dawgs Friday.
On the first possession Braxton Davis intercepted a Pirate pass and returned it back to the 17 yard line and on the next play Luke Fetherolf tossed a 17 yard touchdown to Gray Derifield and it was 6-0 Bulldogs.
Fetherolf to Carlo Chicko for a 25 yard touchdown and Kaden Johnson tacked on the two point conversion to make it 14-0 with under a minute left in the first period.
Bulldog defensive back Andrew Ratcliff intercepted a pass a returned it inside the five yard line and in the next play Mitchell Frazier scooted in for the touchdown and Brayden Queen tacked in the extra point for a 21-0 lead.
On the next Powell Co. possession Braxton Davis picked off his second pass and went 52 yard for the pick Six and Queen made it 28-0 Dawgs.
Kaden Johnson went in from 4 yards out and Queen made it 35-0 with 4:28 left in the first half and the running clock was in effect the rest of the game.
Cameron Vanhoose, Carlo Chicko, Maddox Dancer, Kaden Johnson
In the third quarter Fetherolf connected with Eddie Chicko for a 31 yard touchdown and Jordan Baker tacked on the two point conversion to make it 43-0 Bulldogs.
Powell County avoided the shutout with a 74 yard touchdown by Connor Morguson from Layne Rogers and Braxton Snowden added the PAT to set the final score of 43-7.
The Bulldogs will return home next Friday night against Estill County who is 1-1 in District play and 4-3 overall.
2025 Bulldog Cheerleaders
Front Bailey Blankenship
2nd row Lexi Frazier & Ellie Smith
3rd row Anna Salyers, Claire Ratcliffe, and Chloe Adkins
4th row Hayden Boggs, Kelsey Fyffe, Ady Bartley, and Lyndsey Ward
5th row Sophie Wellman, Laila Dolen, Bella Prince, Blair Cantrell, and Jenna Vanhoose
Back row Anna Mitchell, Kara Adkins, McKinley Burton, and Piper Ward
Bulldog Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Proud of our team for a hard fought district victory. We challenged our team to be dominant this week and our staff feels like we accomplished that tonight.”
“… We have had a great three weeks of practice and I believe that showed tonight. We will enjoy this one for 24 hours then turn our focus to a good Estill County team on Sunday.”
