Box Score PIKEVILLE, Ky. – No. 5 Georgetown College totaled 518 yards of offense and knocked off the University of Pikeville 45-21 Saturday afternoon at the W.C. Hambley Athletics Complex.
 
Georgetown (6-0, 3-0 Mid-South Conference) had a balanced attack, rushing for 228 yards and throwing for another 290 to easily outgain one of the nation's most potent offenses, as the Bears came in with 338 yards on the afternoon.
 
Freshman quarterback Neal Pawsat was tremendous, finishing 18-of-22 for 278 with two touchdowns and one interception in the win.
 
Junior Adam Schmitz was a force both running and receiving, carrying for 36 yards on only six carries with two touchdowns and catching four balls for 47 yards. The wing back from Union, Ky., scored the first two touchdowns of the game on runs of one and 10 yards to give the Tigers a 14-0 first-period lead.
 
Pikeville answered 15 seconds into the second period when quarterback Trevor Hoskins hit senior Axxel Rivas for the final 13 yards of a 10-play, 99-yard drive, and freshman Grayson Quick's extra-point cut the lead in half at 14-7.
 
Hoskins finished 25-of-45 for 274 with two scores and two interceptions.
 
The Tigers quickly responded, however, as Pawsat hit senior Rob Madon on a seven-yard score. First-half scoring ended on a 21-yard field goal by senior Alex Kreimer to make it 24-7.
 
Georgetown scored first in the second half on a 29-yard Pawsat pass to senior Rashad Mason with 5:24 to play in the third.
 
Pikeville pulled within 17 when Hoskins kept on a one-yard score with 15 seconds left in the period, but gave the momentum right back when Madon recovered an onside kick and returned it 55 yards for the score and a 38-14 lead.
 
The teams traded fourth-quarter scores. Pikeville's came on a nine-yard pass from Hoskins to freshman Shawntez Johnson, while Georgetown closed it out on a one-yard run by sophomore Jesse Morrell.
 
Madon was the favorite target of Pawsat, hauling in four for 84 yards. Logan Osborne led a balanced Tiger rushing attack with 54 yards on eight carries. Zach Sowder followed with 52 yards on seven hauls.
 
Pikeville's leading rusher was freshman Danny Smith, who had 32 yards on six carries. Sophomore Jordan Amis caught six passes for 80 yards while senior Axxel Rivas had five for 70 yards and Hunter Adams five for 64.
 
Sophomore defensive back Brandon Lawson led all tacklers with eight, seven of them being solos. Pikeville was led again by freshman linebacker John Dudley Hilton, who had seven solo tackles in the loss.
 
Georgetown will return home to play WVU Tech next Saturday, while the Bears take to the road to play U.Va.-Wise at 1:30 p.m.
 
 
 
 
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