11-11-2010, 10:58 AM
Bears get first win of the season over Tech
Published: November 6, 2010 6:38 PM
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PIKEVILLE, Ky. â A nine-game losing streak came to a merciful end for the Pikeville College football team, which knocked off WVU Tech 40-36 Saturday afternoon at the W.C. Hambley Athletics Complex.
Pikeville (1-8) picked up its first win since a 20-3 win over WVU Tech last Nov. 7 and now stands 1-4 in the Mid-South Conference East Division.
WVU Tech (2-7, 1-4) will return home next Saturday to end its season with a game against Campbellsville University.
As has been the case for most of the season, it was a record-breaking day for sophomore quarterback Trevor Hoskins. He threw two touchdown passes on the day, giving him a school record 23 on the season. And his 15 completed passes gives him 186, two more than the previous school record in a season.
The downside for Hoskins was four WVU Tech interceptions, giving him 18 on the season, also the most in school history.
The teams made hay on the ground. For Pikeville, junior fullback Ezekiel White was pressed into fulltime service and made the most of it, finishing with 125 yards on 25 carries for his first career 100-yard rushing day. Hoskins added 60 on 15 carries and two scoring touchdowns.
WVU Tech also had a seldom-used player standout carrying the ball. Senior Jamel Shelton, who had 12 carries all season, gained 157 yards and scored twice on 25 carries on Saturday.
His play, combined with junior quarterback Michael Scottâs three touchdown passes, nearly gave the Golden Bears their first win in five tries over Pikeville since joining the league in 2006.
Early on, it appeared Pikeville would run away with it. Hoskins hit freshman Jordan Amis from 30 yards out and freshman Thomas Weeks from 28 yards to make it 14-0 after a pair of Ryan Wilson extra points with 4:48 left in the first period.
For both Amis and Weeks, it was their seventh receiving touchdown of the season. Wilson, a freshman from Crestview Hills, booted a 39-yard field goal before the quarter ended to give the Bears a 17-0 lead after one period.
But Tech wasted no time getting going in the second period. On the first play from scrimmage, Scott hit senior Kashif Walls from 39 yards out for a score. Amis responded by taking the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown, but the Golden Bear combo of Scott-to-Walls answered with a 29-yard scoring pass, and then, with 2:09 to play before recess, Shelton scored on a five-yard run to make it 24-21 at the half.
Pikeville scored first in the third period on the first of two Hoskins scoring runs, this one from a yard out, to make it 30-21. But the extra-point was blocked and picked up by freshman Syguan Hudson at the 13, who returned it 87 yards to give Tech the two-point conversion and draw it within a touchdown at 30-23.
Less than four minutes later, the touchdown came on a 28-yard Shelton run, and Zach Christiansâ kick tied the game for the first time at 30 with 3:08 left in the third.
Pikeville, however, regained the edge for good with 33 seconds left in the frame when Hoskins scooted 24 yards for the score. After booting the PAT, Wilson added a 21-yard field goal with 9:52 remaining to make it a 40-30 game.
Tech closed out scoring with 4:13 to play when Scott again hit Walls, this time from 25 yards out. But the extra-point resulted in a scramble by holder A.J. Schmidt, who was tackled to keep it a four-point game.
Hoskinsâ favorite target on the day was junior Axxel Rivas, who caught six passes for 27 yards. Amis finished with 96 yards on four catches and the score.
In addition to Sheltonâs 100-plus-yard rushing game, Walls had 115 yards and three scores on five catches through the air.
Tech was led defensively by junior Jon Culbertson, who had eight tackles, including seven solos, and blocked a kick. Hudson and sophomore Jerome Blyden had seven tackles each.
Pikeville was led by senior linebacker Anson Cunninghamâs nine solo tackles. The day gives him a career total of 260 total tackles, leaving him 13 shy of the school record heading into his Senior Day game next week against Kentucky Christian.
Senior tackle Travis Norris had seven tackles and moved into third place on the all-time list.
Pikevilleâs game with KCU kicks off at 5 p.m. next Saturday, with Senior Day festivities beginning at 4:40 p.m.
Published: November 6, 2010 6:38 PM
City:
PIKEVILLE, Ky. â A nine-game losing streak came to a merciful end for the Pikeville College football team, which knocked off WVU Tech 40-36 Saturday afternoon at the W.C. Hambley Athletics Complex.
Pikeville (1-8) picked up its first win since a 20-3 win over WVU Tech last Nov. 7 and now stands 1-4 in the Mid-South Conference East Division.
WVU Tech (2-7, 1-4) will return home next Saturday to end its season with a game against Campbellsville University.
As has been the case for most of the season, it was a record-breaking day for sophomore quarterback Trevor Hoskins. He threw two touchdown passes on the day, giving him a school record 23 on the season. And his 15 completed passes gives him 186, two more than the previous school record in a season.
The downside for Hoskins was four WVU Tech interceptions, giving him 18 on the season, also the most in school history.
The teams made hay on the ground. For Pikeville, junior fullback Ezekiel White was pressed into fulltime service and made the most of it, finishing with 125 yards on 25 carries for his first career 100-yard rushing day. Hoskins added 60 on 15 carries and two scoring touchdowns.
WVU Tech also had a seldom-used player standout carrying the ball. Senior Jamel Shelton, who had 12 carries all season, gained 157 yards and scored twice on 25 carries on Saturday.
His play, combined with junior quarterback Michael Scottâs three touchdown passes, nearly gave the Golden Bears their first win in five tries over Pikeville since joining the league in 2006.
Early on, it appeared Pikeville would run away with it. Hoskins hit freshman Jordan Amis from 30 yards out and freshman Thomas Weeks from 28 yards to make it 14-0 after a pair of Ryan Wilson extra points with 4:48 left in the first period.
For both Amis and Weeks, it was their seventh receiving touchdown of the season. Wilson, a freshman from Crestview Hills, booted a 39-yard field goal before the quarter ended to give the Bears a 17-0 lead after one period.
But Tech wasted no time getting going in the second period. On the first play from scrimmage, Scott hit senior Kashif Walls from 39 yards out for a score. Amis responded by taking the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown, but the Golden Bear combo of Scott-to-Walls answered with a 29-yard scoring pass, and then, with 2:09 to play before recess, Shelton scored on a five-yard run to make it 24-21 at the half.
Pikeville scored first in the third period on the first of two Hoskins scoring runs, this one from a yard out, to make it 30-21. But the extra-point was blocked and picked up by freshman Syguan Hudson at the 13, who returned it 87 yards to give Tech the two-point conversion and draw it within a touchdown at 30-23.
Less than four minutes later, the touchdown came on a 28-yard Shelton run, and Zach Christiansâ kick tied the game for the first time at 30 with 3:08 left in the third.
Pikeville, however, regained the edge for good with 33 seconds left in the frame when Hoskins scooted 24 yards for the score. After booting the PAT, Wilson added a 21-yard field goal with 9:52 remaining to make it a 40-30 game.
Tech closed out scoring with 4:13 to play when Scott again hit Walls, this time from 25 yards out. But the extra-point resulted in a scramble by holder A.J. Schmidt, who was tackled to keep it a four-point game.
Hoskinsâ favorite target on the day was junior Axxel Rivas, who caught six passes for 27 yards. Amis finished with 96 yards on four catches and the score.
In addition to Sheltonâs 100-plus-yard rushing game, Walls had 115 yards and three scores on five catches through the air.
Tech was led defensively by junior Jon Culbertson, who had eight tackles, including seven solos, and blocked a kick. Hudson and sophomore Jerome Blyden had seven tackles each.
Pikeville was led by senior linebacker Anson Cunninghamâs nine solo tackles. The day gives him a career total of 260 total tackles, leaving him 13 shy of the school record heading into his Senior Day game next week against Kentucky Christian.
Senior tackle Travis Norris had seven tackles and moved into third place on the all-time list.
Pikevilleâs game with KCU kicks off at 5 p.m. next Saturday, with Senior Day festivities beginning at 4:40 p.m.