FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WMDJ) – The Betsy Layne Bobcats proved to be too much for the visiting Knott County Central Patriots on Friday night as Betsy Layne won going away 48-12.
The night belonged to senior running back Andrew McCutcheon, who rushed for 355 yards on 32 carries and scored 4 touchdowns. He also caught a 58-yard pass for a fifth touchdown in the victory.
McCutcheon ran for his first three scores before Knott County Central (3-1) was able to answer with a 70-yard kickoff return by junior Brody Short with 10:05 left in the second quarter. Betsy Layne led 20-6.
The Bobcats struck back quickly through the air with a pair of touchdown passes from junior quarterback Carter Parsons. The first, a 6-yard pass to junior wide receiver Isaiah Allen followed by the 58-yard strike to McCutcheon, giving Betsy Layne a commanding 34-6 lead at the half.
Both teams stumbled around early in the third quarter dealing with penalties before the Patriots put together their final scoring drive of the game on a 5-yard touchdown pass to Michael Gibson from senior quarterback Gage Short, cutting the Bobcat advantage to 34-12 after a failed 2-point conversion.
Betsy Layne would tack on a pair of touchdowns before the end with McCutcheon’s final scoring run for eight yards plus the two-point conversion just before the end of the third quarter, making the score 42-12.
Betsy Layne’s EJ Hoggard ran a score in from three yards with 1:30 remaining to make the final score 48-12.
Betsy Layne dominated every aspect of the stat sheet, piling up 462 yards of total offense on 55 plays in 27:30 minutes of possession as opposed to Knott Central’s 40 plays for 171 total yards in 20:27. Betsy Layne held a 2+ advantage in the turnover margin.
Parsons finished 6-for-9 passing for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Allen caught five passes for 21 yards and one score.
The game was plagued by penalties with Betsy Layne suffering 16 flags for 155 penalty yards while Knott County Central committed 12 penalties for 113 yards.
Betsy Layne (4-0) will travel to Floyd Central (0-4) this Friday for the renewing of the “680 Series” against the Jaguars. You can catch the game on WMDJ.
