Louisa, Ky. — Lawrence County ( 5-1 ) stayed unbeaten in District play with a 41-0 victory over Powell County ( 3-4 ) at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium Friday night.
Lawrence County Head Coach Alan Short earned his 72nd career victory last week in a win over Mason County to surpass Billy Goldsmith as the all-time wins leader in school history.
LCHS Head Coach Alan Short receives the game ball from Athletic Director Chandler Thompson as his daughters Ellie and Lucy along with his wife Chelsee look on.
Caven Williams scored two rushing touchdowns and over 100 yards on the ground including a 61-yarder to get the Dawgs on the board.
Freshman Mikey Artrip tossed four touchdown passes including a 38-yard strike to Kaden Johnson and a 40-yard bomb to Gray Derifield.
Mikey Artrip looks downfield against Powell Co. on Friday night.
Kaden Johnson had over 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Gray Derifield had over 70 yards receiving and two touchdowns.
Mikey Artrip had almost 200 yards passing and four touchdowns.
Freshman Levi Hensley was five of six on extra point attempts.
Lawrence County was very balanced in the victory and had over 400 yards of total offense.
The Dawgs ( 4-1 ) will travel to Irvine looking for their second straight District title when they face Estill County ( 6-1 ) next Friday night.
#4 Caven Williams out runs the Powell Co. defender for a touchdown.
Bulldog Head Coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Proud of our team’s victory over an improved Powell County team. We didn’t play as clean as we would have liked, but there is no such thing as an ugly win. We have to clean up silly penalties to accomplish our team goals.”
“… Glad to have Cavin Williams back tonight. He was very explosive. Michael Artrip continues to improve and brings another dynamic to our offense.”
“… Powell County is a solid offensive football team. For our defense to hold them to a shutout is a great accomplishment.”
“… What a special night for football in Lawrence County. Youth Night is always one of our teams favorite nights of the year. We are proud of our past, living in the present, and excited about the future.”
“… The school record for wins is a result of our players and coaches both past and present. I am thankful and grateful for every player and coach who has been a part of our program over the last 11 years. The amount of respect I have for Coach Goldsmith for what he has done for our program makes this surreal.”
