Bowling Green pitches road shutout

Published 9:16 pm Friday, October 27, 2017

Bowling Green finished its regular season Friday with a 28-0 shutout victory at Bullitt Central.

The Purples (8-2) tallied their third shutout of the season, having also held Barren County and Warren Central scoreless.

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Ziyon Kenner ran for a long touchdown, while Jayvan Collins rushed for three touchdowns on plays that started inside the Cougars’ 10-yard line. Dalton Major converted all four extra point attempts for BGHS.

The Purples open the Class 5A playoffs at home Friday night against Owensboro.

BGHS 0 14 14 0 – 28

BCHS 0 0 0 0 – 0

Hopkinsville 31, Greenwood 6

Triston Wilson (110 rushing yards) and Jackson Adams (90) combined for 200 rushing yards Friday but it wasn’t enough as Greenwood fell 31-6 at Hopkinsville.

Wilson returned a first-quarter kickoff for a touchdown, but that proved to be the only score of the night for the Gators (3-7).

The Tigers outgained Greenwood 405-242, with Mitchell Degenhardt running for two touchdowns and hauling in another.

Greenwood will travel to Apollo on Friday for the first round of the Class 5A playoffs.

GHS 6 0 0 0 – 6

HHS 14 3 7 7 – 31

First quarter

HHS – Marschand 76 pass from Bland (Harton PAT)

GHS – Wilson 84 kick return (Patterson PAT blocked)

HHS – Degenhardt 24 pass from Bland (Harton PAT)

HHS – Harton 23 field goal

Third quarter

HHS – Degenhardt 13 run (Harton PAT)

Fourth quarter

HHS – Degenhardt 16 run (Harton PAT)

Ohio County 39, Butler County 0

Butler County (0-10) ended its 2017 season Friday with a 39-0 loss at Ohio County.

The Bears were outgained 466-34 by the Eagles in their season finale.

BCHS 0 0 0 0 – 0

OCHS 25 7 7 0 – 39

First quarter

OC – Morris 47 pass from Simmons (Addington PAT failed), 9:49

OC – Morris 12 pass from Simmons (Addington PAT failed), 7:17

OC – Wood 13 pass from Simmons (Addington PAT failed), 1:43

OC – McHenry 63 run (Addington PAT), 0:01

Second quarter

OC – McHenry 23 run (Addington PAT), 2:57

Third quarter

OC – Wood 49 run (Addington PAT), 11:29

Elizabethtown 20, Glasgow 12

Visiting Elizabethtown used a pair of special-teams touchdowns to rally past Glasgow on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

The Scotties led 12-7 at halftime, but Derek Smith’s 70-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 32-yard punt return by Jay Becherer for another third-quarter score put the Panthers ahead for good.

Glasgow (7-3) scored twice in the second quarter, first on Sielverio Rescontellio’s 2-yard touchdown run and later on a 39-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Abernathy to Jaden Franklin.

Franklin led the Scotties with three catches for 67 yards. Abernathy finished with a team-high 45 rushing yards.

Glasgow hosts Holy Cross (Covington) on Friday in the first round of the Class 2A state playoffs.

Elizabethtown 7 0 13 0 – 20

Glasgow 0 12 0 0 – 12

First Quarter

E – Donovan Huskey 2 run (Casey Roberts kick)

Second Quarter

G – Sielverio Rescontellio 2 run (kick blocked)

G – Jaden Franklin 39 pass from Tanner Abernathy (run failed)

Third Quarter

E – Derek Smith 70 kickoff return (Roberts kick)

E – Jay Becherer 32 punt return (kick blocked)

Meade County 44, Warren Central 6

Xavier Patrick-Brown’s fumble return on a blocked field goal snapped a five-game scoreless streak for host Warren Central, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Meade County from rolling to a 44-6 victory Friday night.

Brown’s touchdown, an 85-yard run on the fumble recovery, came on the last play of the first half for Warren Central (0-10).

The Dragons visit Logan County on Friday for the first round of the Class 4A playoffs.