[EKUAlum05]

A few very key notes:

- Both teams lost their star HB's early in the 1st. Baker suffered a lower leg injury and was on crutches for Ashland. Justin Johnson suffered an apparent concussion. Lets hope both return to the field as soon as possible.

- Pirates completely shut down the Tomcat running game............... UNTIL... the Tomcats broke a long run with Massey for a critical TD with around 3:00 left in the game. Massey also had a long TD catch and several catches to convert 3rd Downs in the 1st Half. He really stood out.

- Ashlands holds Belfry to 181 rushing yards, Pirates added 143 in the air.

Ashland 101 rushing (66 on the Massey carry, 194 passing.

- Perhaps the key play of the game was completely unintentional. Pirates were in the Tomcat redzone and Ashland was visibly fatigued and all the momentum was with Belfry. The Tomcats were suffering minor cramps and one player cramped up pretty bad taking about a 3-4 minute injury timeout. Tomcats then came up with a key stand to turn Belfry back with the breather. Definitely not intentional, but fortuitous and possibly game changing.