"Bear-ly getting by" Pikeville College slips by KY Christian in OT

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Leaving the office at 3 o'clock is not an easy thing to do; but travel to Morehead we did with the Pikeville College Bears yesterday. Rick Bentley, Shane Murray and myself headed to Morehead KY for the match up between the Bears and KY Christian's Knights.

In this week's "Bear Facts" show on WPRG-TV 5, Coach Mac and I were cautiously optimistic with predictions for the showdown in Morehead. And the game, well it was a close one...with the Bears pulling out their first win of the season in Overtime.

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We didn't get home until about 3 AM this morning; and my wife says I am a "Grumpy Bear" but let me tell you when Pikeville College Football wins I am happier than a Bear with a tree full of honey! GO Bears!

Here's the wrap-up of the game courtesy Rick Bentley, Pikeville College SID

MOREHEAD, Ky. – Pikeville College snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, and needed nearly everything it had to keep Kentucky Christian from picking up its first varsity win.

Pikeville (1-3) knocked off Kentucky Christian 20-14 in overtime Thursday night, but the story of the final isn’t nearly as interesting as the road to the final.

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Trailing 14-7, the Bears got the football back with 1:47 left in regulation inside their own one yard line. They faced fourth-and-10 at their own one when sophomore quarterback Dan Wideman hit freshman receiver Montrel Jones for a 20-yard gain. After carrying for 10 yards and throwing an incomplete pass, Wideman was chased out of the pocket and scrambled 48 yards before being chased out of bounds at the Knight 21 yard line – and then was hit running out of bounds, moving the ball to the 13.

On the next play he threw over the middle where junior Nick Jamerson made a diving catch in the middle of the end zone with only 11 seconds left. Junior Kyle Chilton’s PAT sent the game to overtime tied at 14.

The Knights had the ball to start the extra period and had it first-and-goal at the two before tailback Jake Hughes lost a fumble which Pikeville sophomore Jamar Porter recovered to turn the ball back over to the Bear offense.

On the first play, Wideman scooted around the left end and sailed 25 yards into the end zone for the win.

Of Pikeville’s 436 yards of offense on the night, Wideman was responsible for 410 – 312 passing and 98 on the ground.

Pikeville fumbled a punt after stopping the Knights on their first offensive series and KCU took over at the 24-yard ling. The drive ended on the sixth play when freshman quarterback Beau Dailey hit sophomore tailback Ronnie Smith from 11 yards out. Matt Prewitt’s PAT made it 7-0 with 11:46 left in the opening period.

The Bears moved the ball down field before Wideman was hit on a sack and dropped the football. Freshman linebacker Kevin Mix picked it up and ran 67 yards for the score to make it 14-0 with five minutes left in the opening period.

It turned out to be the final points of the night for the Knights, and for the longest time, looked as if it would be enough for a team in search of its first win in school history.

Pikeville recovered a fumbled punt to get the ball on the KCU 14-yard line late in the first period, and on fourth-and-three sophomore De’Rail Sims carried for a seven-yard touchdown, with Chilton’s PAT making it 14-7 with 13:52 left in the half.

It stayed that way until the touchdown with 11 ticks remaining in the game.

Wideman was 26-of-47 for 212, hitting Jones eight times for 130. Jamerson’s touchdown catch was his sixth for 62 yards. Wideman carried 16 times for hit 98 yards.

KCU (0-4) ran the ball 42 times for 162, with Hughes picking up 81 on 21 carries. The quarterback combination of Dailey and Ricky Phillips was 19-of-33 for 227 yards. Sophomore Austin Hunter caught five for 32 yards, with Paintsville product Ron Blume catching three for 42 yards.

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Wonder where Kentucky sport cameraman and Kentucky Insurance Agent  Mark Frantom was during the Bears vs Knights showdown? Mark was being installed as the President of the Pikeville Kiwanis Club. In a surprise moment, Mark was also awarded Pikeville Kiwanian of the Year! We are proud of Mark, who manages our Pikeville Ky office of Charlie Pinson Insurance KY.