PIKEVILLE, Ky. – Pikeville College scored on a seven-yard touchdown with 6:29 left in the first half to tie Shorter College 17-all.
And that was all she wrote for the winless Bears, who watched the Hawks score 35 unanswered points and roll to a 52-17 win at Hillard Howard Field Saturday afternoon.
The touchdown, a pass from Dan Wideman to Nick Jamerson, ended a 10-play, 80-yard drive that took 5:16 off the clock. From there, though, it was all Hawks, who went ahead on a 61-yard pass from Ben Williams to T.C. Jay only 42 seconds after the game was tied.
The Hawks closed it out with four rushing touchdowns. Ramone Nesbitt had runs of two and 14 yards before Chris Chapman broke loose from 52 yards and Adrian Hargett from three.
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A.J. Cooley got the Hawks on the scoreboard with a five-yard run to end a seven-play, 69-yard drive that took 3:46 off the clock. Wideman, however, tied it 1:38 later when he scampered 78 yards for pay dirt. It was the fifth longest scoring play from scrimmage in school history and the third longest run.
Shorter (2-1) wasted no time in regaining the lead, as a five-yard Ben Williams run ended an 80-play drive to put the Hawks on top 14-7 with 3:09 left in the opening period.
The teams traded field goals – a 25-yarder by Pikeville’s Kyle Chilton and a 21-yarder by Lukas Gonzalez for the Hawks – before Jamerson’s touchdown catch briefly tied the score.
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Shorter had 441 rushing yards on a day it averaged 7.7 yards per carry. In the air, the Hawks were 2-of-6 for 63 yards. Chris Chapman and Ben Williams each had 100-yard rushing days; Chapman finished with 138 and Williams 108. Five different Hawks scored the six rushing touchdowns. Jay caught both compete passes.
Wideman, the sophomore quarterback, carried most of the offensive load for the Bears. He had 103 yards on 11 carries and was 24-of-32 for 156 in the air. Montrel Jones finished with 53 yards on eight catches, while Jamerson hauled in six for 44.
Senior wideout Justin Lamb had four catches for 31 yards on a day he became the first Bear to reach 100 catches in a career. He now has 103.
Shorter’s Josh Gibson and Pikeville’s Daryl Wideman each had 11 tackles; Gibson had eight solos while Wideman finished with seven. The Hawks also got a double-digit game from Will Oliver, who had 10 tackles and forced a fumble. Pikeville sophomore Michael Tackett, making his first career start for an injured Sean McKinley at linebacker, finished with eight tackles and a pass breakup.
The Bears have a short week coming up, traveling to Morehead State to play Kentucky Christian on Thursday night. Opening kick is slated for 8 p.m. Shorter will host Faulkner next Saturday.
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It's been a busy week here at our Pikeville KY insurance office.< Charlie will be filming "The Bear Facts" Pikeville College Coaching Show tomorrow WED, to be aired Wed night on WPRG-TV 5. Thanks to Pikeville College Sports Information director Rick Bentley for the article.
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