STANVILLE, Ky. (WMDJ) – When you attend a Betsy Layne Bobcats football game, you expect to see an offensive explosion, yet this past Friday, fans were treated to a heaping helping of defense as Betsy Layne shutdown visiting East Ridge 39-8.
The Bobcat defense held East Ridge to 0-for-6 on fourth down and made seven consecutive stops before the junior varsity defense took over with the game in hand and a running clock in the second half.
Senior running back Andrew McCutcheon continued his torrid play against opponents as he rushed for 129 yards on 13 attempts and three touchdowns, while junior Carter Parsons rushed for a pair of touchdowns and completed 9-of-19 passing for a touchdown as Betsy Layne racked up their first district win.
Betsy Layne wasted no time scoring three times in the first quarter. McCutheon got the scoring started early on a three-yard touchdown run on the Bobcats first possession, followed by Parsons’ two touchdown runs to give Betsy Layne a 20-0 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Bobcats broke two more scores in the second quarter with McCutcheon running for 14-yards at the 11:29 mark. Parsons would make a forward toss to junior Isaiah Allen for a 1-yard touchdown pass with 9:10 left, capped with an extra point kick by McCutcheon giving Betsy Layne a 33-0 lead at the half.
Betsy Layne would roll the clock eclipsing the 35-point lead threshold with 8:18 left in the third quarter on McCutcheon’s third touchdown run of the game from five yards out, giving the Bobcats a commanding 39-0 lead.
East Ridge finally placed eight points on the board with 4:15 remaining in the fourth quarter thanks to a 10-yard run by Talon Hopkins and a two-point conversion by Morgan Slone making the final score 39-8.
McCutcheon is enjoying a fantastic senior campaign as he is statistically among the top leaders in the state in scoring and rushing. McCutcheon is now tied with Johnson Central’s Zack McCoart for second-place in the state in touchdowns scored with 21 on the season. He is third in the state in rushing yards with 1,406 yards in seven games while leading the state in scoring with 169 points – an average of 24.1 points per game.
The Bobcats are now (6-1) on the season and (1-0) in district play. They’ll entertain district foe Shelby Valley (1-6/1-0) this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The Wildcats edged out Pike County Central 14-12 to earn their first victory of the season.
