The University of Pikeville got multiple scores from all three phases of the game in a 36-10 win over Point (Ga.) University on Saturday afternoon.
The win moved the Bears to 5-2 on the season and 2-0 in the league. The Skyhawks remained winless at 0-6 overall, 0-3 in the conference.
The Skyhawks were the first team to score, getting a 23-yard field goal from Luke Westlin with 6:47 left in the first period. The kick ended an 11-play drive that only moved 32 yards downfield.
UPike answered with 5:26 to play with a safety, giving the game a baseball-like score of 3-2.
The first half's only touchdown followed, as junior
Ty Perkins hauled in a 26-yard pass from junior
Alex Hatton to wrap up a five-play, 50-yard drive. Sophomore
Isaac Smith's PAT put the Bears in front 9-3 with 3:09 left in the half.
The final play of the frame saw Smith back in action, nailing a 28-yard field goal to send the Bears to the break on top 12-3.
UPike stretched the lead in the third quarter, as both sides of the ball contributed scores again. Junior
Amon Williams ended a lengthy 13-play, 66-yard drive that took 5:15 off the clock with a four-yard touchdown run. Smith's kick made it 19-3 with 9:39 left in the quarter.
Junior linebacker
Levi Evans added to the UPike lead, recovering a fumble in the end zone with 6:59 left in the period. Smith came on to move the score to 26-3.
Before the frame ended, Smith had stretched the lead again, booting a 49-yard field goal to make it 29-3 with 1:23 on the clock.
The field goal was the longest of Smith's career and tied for the fourth longest in school history. It also surpassed his own record for the longest kick of the season by an AAC player, a 46-yarder last week at Rio Grande.
The Bears added another score late in the game, as Hatton and Perkins hooked up again for a 12-yard score. Smith's PAT, which pushed the score to 36-3, with 3:43 on the clock.
The Skyhawks scored the final points of the day when Payton Allen hit Aundray Vann for a nine-yard score. Westlin's kick came with 12 seconds left.
Two Bears quarterbacks combined to go 17 for 30 for 206 yards, with Hatton going 16 of 28 for 203 yards and both scores. Perkins finished the day with four catches for 68 yards and two touchdowns, while
Miguel Hernandez hauled in five for 46 yards.
Williams, who scored the rushing touchdown, led the Bears with 53 yards on 16 carries.
The UPike defense was its typical balanced attack, with five players recording between four and six tackles.
Nick Butler and
Jujuan Doty each had six tackles, five of them solos.
Butler had an interception and a tackle for loss. It was his third straight game with an interception and his fourth of the season. Doty had two tackles for loss.
Dige Savage, who had four tackles, also had an interception for the third straight week.
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