Salyersville, Ky., — Lawrence County improved to 7-1 on the season and closed out District play with a 41-16 victory over Magoffin County Friday night.
Andrew Ratcliffe had a rushing touchdown a defensive touchdown and ran in a two-point conversion against Magoffin County.
Kaden Johnson put the Dawgs on the board with a 16-yard touchdown run and Isaac Febish booted the extra point with 7:48 left in the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter Johnson found the end zone once again this time from 36 yards out and Febish nailed the extra point for a 14-0 Bulldog lead.
On the next Hornet possession Bulldog defensive back Andrew Ratcliffe picked of a pass and raced to the end zone for a touchdown to make it 20-0 with 9:01 left in the first half.
With 4:48 left in the first half Caven Williams scored from 8 yards out and Ratcliffe added the two-point conversion to make it 28-0 Lawrence County.
In the third quarter Carlo Chicko had a 1-yard touchdown and Febish drilled the PAT for a 35-0 Lawrence County lead.
Kolten McDowell had another good game defensively for the Bulldogs.
Magoffin County finally found the end zone with a touchdown from Aden Montgomery and a two-point conversion by James Fultz with the clock running.
With 9:50 left in the ballgame Ratcliffe scored from 17 yards out to make it 41-8 Bulldogs.
With 43.8 seconds left in the game Magoffin County got a rushing TD from Mason Peck and John Fultz added the two-point conversion to set the final score of 41-16.
Lawrence County ended up with 326 yards of total offense including 277 on the ground.
277 yards rushing on 24 carries and 5 touchdowns on the ground.
The Dawgs will head back to London on Tuesday at 5:00 to play the second half against North Laurel with a 13-7 lead. The game was postponed at halftime on Friday September 18th because of weather.
The Hornets’ season ended Friday with a 2-8 regular season record and 0-4 in Class 3A District 8.
Bulldog Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Proud of our guys for handling their business last night on the road. We had multiple guys step up and gain valuable experience in the victory.
“… Not much time to enjoy this one. We will have a very busy week this week ahead.”
