HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Wildcats roll past Blackcats

The Shelby Valley Wildcats built a 27-point halftime lead and went on to beat Prestonsburg, 48-13, in a game played at Josh Francis Memorial Field on Thursday night.

Keian Worrix put Valley, now 3-1, up 6-0 with a six-yard touchdown run in the opening period. Jordan Little added a two-yard to push the lead to 14-0 after one quarter.

Worrix scored his second touchdown on a 42-yard run to make it 20-0 and Anthony Pallotta hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass to extend the lead to 27-0.

Little scored on an eight-yard run in the third period to push the Wildcats up 34-0.

Prestonsburg’s lone points came on a 65-yard run by quarterback Brayden Slone to make it 34-7.

Osborne tossed a 29-yard touchdown pass and Pallotta ran 50 yards to cap the scoring.

The Wildcats will host Martin County (2-1) on Oct. 9 while the Blackcats visit West Carter (4-0).

At Prestonsburg

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

SV (3-1)….13   14  14   7 – 48

PB (1-3)……0     0    7   6 – 13

Scoring:

First Quarter

SV – Keian Worrix, 6-yard run (kick failed), 4:31

SV – Jordan Little, 2-yard run (Jordan Little run), 2:00

Second Quarter

SV – Keian Worrix, 42-yard run (conversion failed), 5:33

SV – Anthony Pallotta, 25-yard pass from Russ Osborne (Jordan Little kick), 2:04

Third Quarter

SV – Jordan Little, 8-yard run (Jordan Little kick), 10:01

PB – Brayden Slone, 65-yard run (Jackson Shannon kick), 4:27

SV – Jayden Newsome, 29-yard pass from Russ Osborne (Jordan Little kick), 2:40

Fourth Quarter

PB – Carter Akers, 5-yard run (kick blocked), 11:00

SV – Anthony Pallotta, 55-yard run (Jordan Little kick), 6:16

Next up: Shelby Valley (3-1) vs. Martin County (2-1), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9; Prestonsburg (1-3) at West Carter (4-0), 7:30 p.m., Oct. 9.