PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WMDJ) – It was one of those times when you’ll want to be able to say, “I was there when it happened.”

 

The Prestonsburg Blackcats recorded their 600th win in program history Friday night, becoming only the 20th program in KHSAA history to achieve the distinction as the Blackcats put away county rival Floyd Central 42-6 at Blackcat Stadium/Josh Francis Field.

 

The victory keeps the 6th-ranked Blackcats undefeated (8-0), one of only two teams in Class 2A football with an unblemished record, the other being Owensboro Catholic.

 

Blackcats sophomore quarterback Bryce Holbrook led Prestonsburg on two first quarter scoring drives, while tossing three touchdowns passes before halftime.

 

Holbrook hooked up with Alex Harris on a pair of touchdown passes from 29 and 18-yards each giving the Blackcats an early 12-0 advantage.

 

Floyd Central used their patented style of ball control to keep the Blackcat offense of the field for much of the second quarter. The Jaguars marched to the Blackcats’ 15-yard line before coming up empty handed turning the ball over on downs.

 

Floyd Central would stop Prestonsburg’s next drive, thank to an interesting penalty on 4th-and-16 at the Jaguars’ 22-yard line. The Jaguars sacked Holbrook at the 24-yard line, yet a flag came in late as sophomore Ethan Curry pushed Holbrook to the ground as the play was being ruled dead. A dead ball foul was assessed to Floyd Central, but the official interrupted the foul happened after the whistle, giving the ball back to the Jaguars.

 

Next drive, on 2nd-and-15 from their own 27, Floyd Central senior quarterback Colt Shelton threw an interception to Prestonsburg sophomore Noah Price, returning the ball to the Jaguars 6-yard line.

 

Holbrook would deliver his third touchdown pass of the half on the very next play, a 6-yard completion to senior running back Dalton Elliott with 2:18 to go, followed by Elliott’s 2-point conversion making the score 20-0 at the half.

 

Elliott would run in a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter out of the wildcat formation – a 1-yard keeper at the 9:37 mark, followed by a 3-yard keeper with 3:31 to play in the period, followed by a 2-point conversion by freshman Karston Johnson.

 

Floyd Central would convert their first and only touchdown drive of the game with 9:19 remaining in the fourth quarter as senior Colt Shelton took a 1-yard keeper run into the endzone for six points.

 

On the very next possession, Prestonsburg wasted no time as Elliott scored for the fourth time in the contest on a 59-yard sweep with Johnson converting his second 2-point conversion to run the clock for the remainder of the game, giving the Blackcats to decisive 42-6 win.

 

Floyd Central (0-8) run 56 plays for 236 yards of total offense in 28 minutes of possession time. The Jaguars hung tough early, but ultimately three turnovers would be their undoing.

 

Shelton ran 13 times for 39-yards and one touchdown. He was also 7-of-13 passing for 83-yards and a pair of interceptions.

 

Shelton did set a Floyd Central school record in the loss. He scored his 21st rushing touchdown for his career, surpassing Josh Whitaker’s mark of 20. Shelton needs 32 more rushing yards to eclipse Whitaker's career rushing yardage mark of 1,691 as Shelton stands at 1,659 rushing yards.

 

Curry led the Jaguars in rushing with 78-yards on 20 attempts.

 

Prestonsburg ran 42 plays for 319 total yards in just over 19-minutes of possession time.

 

Elliott rushed nine times for 133-yards and three touchdowns. Senior Alex Harris carried the ball six times for 41-yards while sophomore’s Colin and Drake Hatfield each carried the ball four and five times respectfully for 30 and 14-yards each.

 

Holbrook was 5-of-11 for 99-yards passing and three touchdowns. Harris caught two of those touchdowns for a total of 47-yards with Elliott also catching a pair of Holbrook passes for 28-yards and another score. Kain Patton had one catch for 24-yards.