London, Ky In a game that began on September 18th the Lawrence County Bulldogs traveled back to Laurel County and went on a 22-7 second-half burst to take care of Class 5A North Laurel 35-14 on Tuesday evening.
Bryson Carter had a QB sack against the Jaguars on Tuesday evening.
After the game resumed with the second half kickoff North Laurel had to punt and the Bulldogs drove 79 yards capped off by a Kaden Johnson 18 yard touchdown run and Carlo Chicko bullied his way in for the two-point conversion to make it 21-7 with 4:55 left in the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter Caven Williams took it in from 7 yards out and Isaac Febish booted the PAT to make it 28-7 Lawrence County.
Williams added another touchdown for the Dawgs this time from 32 yards out and Febish added the PAT and it was 35-7 Lawrence County with 4:44 left in the ballgame.
North Laurel made it 35-14 on a Bentley Moore 4-yard touchdown and a Cam Anderson extra point with 2:16 left in the ballgame.
Bulldogs rushed for 308 yards against North Laurel and were led by Johnson with 157 yards on 14 carries and Williams, who didn’t play the first half in September, with 128 yards on 11 attempts.
Johnson had a fumble recovery that stopped a Jaguar drive, Andrew Ratcliffe picked off a pass for the second straight week to kill a North Laurel possession.
Brennan Blankenship has been consistent on the defensive line for the Dawgs.
The Bulldogs ( 8-1 ) will close out the regular season on Senior Night Friday against Boyd County ( 6-3 ) at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium.
Bulldog Head Coach
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… This is a special group of kids. We are proud of them going back down to London on a short week. Honestly, we aren’t surprised by their level of focus and attention to detail. That is who they are. They just keep going about their business. Very proud of them. We will enjoy this on the ride home then tomorrow, flip the script to a strong Boyd County team.”
