What a difference two halves can make to a struggling football program.

The University of Pikeville football Bears treated a homecoming crowd to a 38-14 halftime lead against the University of the Cumberlands at the W.C. Hambley Athletic Complex on Saturday.

What followed in the second half was a Halloween nightmare.

The Bears were held scoreless over the final two quarters as the Patriots came all the way back to stun the Bears, 41-38.

Quarterback Lee Kirkland had a career game with 391 yards passing and five touchdowns. Receiver Alexander Shelton hauled in five catches for 110 yards and two scores. D’Andre Stafford added 130 yards and a score.

UPIKE dropped to 2-6 overall and extended their losing streak to five games.

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SCORE BY QUARTERS:

UC (6-2)….0   14  20  7 – 41

UP (2-6)….14  24   0  0 – 38

Scoring:

First Quarter

UP – Alexander Shelton, 34-yard pass from Lee Kirkland (Jakob Headley kick), 12:53

UP – Randy Ramanan, 12-yard pass from Lee Kirkland (Jakob Headley kick), 11:57

Second Quarter

UP – Alexander Shelton, 7-yard pass from Lee Kirkland (Jakob Headley kick), 14:55

UC – A.P. Parham, 7-yard pass from Jakob Greer (Trip Holloway kick), 13:28

UP – Randy Ramanan, 6-yard pass from Lee Kirkland (Jakob Headley kick), 8:12

UP – Jakob Headley, 23-yard field goal,  4:29

UC – Martize Smith, 9-yard run (Trip Holloway kick), 3:20

UP – D’Andre Stafford, 21-yard pass from Lee Kirkland (Jakob Headley kick), :58

Third Quarter

UC – Alonzo Russell, 30-yard pass from Jakob Greer (Trip Holloway kick), 13:25

UC – Martize Smith, 3-yard run (kick failed), 7:49

UC – Ethan Cox, 11-yard pass from Jakob Greer (Trip Holloway kick), :07

Fourth Quarter

UC – Brandon Stuckey, 13-yard pass from Jakob Greer (Trip Holloway kick), 8:39

Next up: UPIKE (2-6) at Cumberland University (3-5), 2:30 pm, Nov. 6.