By James Brown
Glasgow News 1
The Barren County Trojans rolled over Warren Central, 56-14, on Homecoming night to improve to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in district action.
Barren County scored on its first possession of the game, and appeared to be well on its way to an early running clock. Quarterback Briggs Harris hit Corbin Wells on a 17-yard touchdown pass with 8:35 left in the first quarter. Jacob Dooley nailed the extra-point kick.
The Trojans added their second touchdown three minutes later on a Jaxon Pierce 6-yard run, and Dooley’s kick made it 14-0.
Barren’s next score came when they sacked the Dragons’ quarterback in the end zone for a safety with 3:33 left in the first quarter.
The Trojans scored again before the end of the first period on a 22-yard pass from Briggs Harris to Pierce. Dooley’s kick made it 23-0.
Barren County pushed its lead to 29-0 with 10:11 left in the second period.
Warren Central scored on a 69-yard pass play to cut the Trojans’ lead to 29-7.
Late in the second period, Briggs Harris hit Jackson Stephano on a 3-yard pass. A two-point attempt failed and the Trojans led 35-7 at halftime.
The Dragons returned the second half kick off for a touchdown, and the PAT cut Barren’s lead to 35-14.
From there, Barren County rolled with three second-half touchdowns.
The first was a 24-yard touchdown run by Pierce, and Dooley added the PAT.
The second was a 1-yard touchdown run by Briggs Harris, and the third was a 1-yard run by Andrew Neville. Dooley added extra-point kicks after both touchdowns to set the final score.
Cameron Gutierrez led the way on the ground with 77 yards on eight carries. Jordan Harris added 71 yards on five runs, Pierce rushed five times for 66 yards and two touchdowns, and Corbin Wells finished with 42 yards on four runs.
Briggs Harris completed 9-of-14 passes for 133 yards.
Jordan Harris led with 60 yards on two catches, while Stephano caught four passes for 22 yards, and Pierce caught one for 22 yards.
Barren County hosts Allen County-Scottsville on Friday, Oct. 30, in the final regular season game. Kick off is set for 7 p.m.
