Louisa, Ky. — After another slow start to begin the game Lawrence Co. (1-1) found its footing and scored 49 unanswered points to win going away 55-14 over Magoffin Co. ( 0-2 ) Friday night in the Dawgs home opener at Luke Varney Jr. Memorial Stadium.
Junior QB Noah West was once again looked fantastic as he tallied 5 touchdowns on the night finishing with four on the ground and one in the air. West scored on runs of 10, 6, 9, and 15 yards plus a 30 yard strike to Jaxon Johnson, who also had a 28 yard Interception return for a touchdown.
Lawrence Co. led 43-14 at Halftime after falling behind 14-6.
Senior Trey Dotson scored from 6 yards out and added a two point conversion run as well, Senior Dalton Ferguson had a 12 yard touchdown run in the 37 point explosion for the Bulldogs in the second quarter that included a Safety from the defense.
Senior Caleb Fletcher booted two extra points in the win.
Junior Hunter Crum added an interception.
The Dawgs had 369 yards on the ground with West leading the way with 135, Dotson 83 yards, Ferguson 69 yards, Ashton Blankenship 51 yards, Trevor Young 22 yards and Fletcher 13 yards.
West was 3-3 passing for 98 yards with completions to Johnson for 30 and a TD, Trey Dotson for 29 yards and Brad Parks for 39 yards.
Magoffin Co. 8 6 0 0 – 14
Lawrence Co. 6 37 12 0 – 55
Lawrence Co. head coach Alan Short
COACH’S COMMENTS
“… Good team win last night. We feel like we showed improvement in all three phases of the game from week one to week two. We are going to enjoy this one for a day, then start thinking about Prestonsburg on Sunday.”
“… As with any early season game, there is always room for improvement. We will watch the film and look to correct mistakes as we go forward in our season. Very pleased with our offense of line play in particular last night.”
“… Prestonsburg is a very physical football team very similar to last year. They bring pressure from every angle on defense. They will be very balanced on offense. Coach Derossett will have his team ready to play.”
