Hazard, Ky. — Lawrence Co. ( 2-1 ) went on the road and suffered a 35-21 loss against Perry Co. Central ( 2-1 ) on Friday night.
Kaden Johnson put the Dawgs on the scoreboard with a 2 yard touchdown and Brayden Queen tacked on the PAT with 8:17 left in the first quarter.
Perry Co. Central knotted the score at 7 apiece on a 2 yard touchdown run from Kaiden Gibson and the PAT by Beau Bakun.
Gibson gave the Commodores the lead on a nifty 59 yard touchdown run and Bakun added the extra for a 14-7 lead with 9:11 left in the first half.
Colin Combs scored from 10 yards out and Bakun tacked on the PAT for a 21-7 lead with 6:04 left in the first half.
Kaden Johnson scored his second touchdown of the night on a 23 yard run and Queen booted the PAT to cut the lead to 21-15 with 5:00 left in the first half.
Combs plowed his way in from a yard out and Bakun made it 28-14 with 4:08 left in the third quarter.
Luke Fetherolf connected with Gray Derifield on a 75 yard catch and run touchdown pass and Queen added the PAT and Perry Co. Central led 28-21 with 7:43 left in the game.
Gibson put the game away with a 51 yard scamper and Bakun added the PAT for a 35-21 lead with 7:31 left in the game.
The Dawgs will be off next week before hosting Harlan Co. ( 1-1 ) on Friday September 20th.
Perry Co. Central will travel to Bell Co. ( 2-1 ) next week.
2024-25 LCHS Cheerleaders
Front L to R Addi Burgess, Molly Compton, Hannah Scott, Annie Frazier, Laney Marcum, Kara Pannell, and Maddy Wellman
Back L to R Bella Prince, Kara Carpenter, Lyndsey Ward, Blair Cantrell, Hayden Boggs, Kristen Damron, Merissa Jones, Bailey Blankenship, Anna Salyers, Ellie Smith, Shelby Compton, Lexi Frazier, and Kelsey Fyffe
Lawrence Co. Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Obviously not pleased with the outcome, but pleased by our guys efforts. I felt like we never stopped battling. In our program we are well past moral victories, but pleased with how hard we played.”
“… They are a physically strong football team who is well coached. It may not show up in the win column, but we will be better down the road after playing a team like this.”
“… The bye week comes at a good time of the year for us. We are battling some injuries and the week without a game will let us focus on ourselves and correct any issues we have had.”
