NewCath doesn't go far.

NewCath punts.

Paintsville drives down to the 8 and gets 3 before halftime.

22-0 Paintsville

NewCath TD pass

22-7 Paintsville

4:17 3Q

End of the 3Q

22-7

NewCath drive stalls out on 4th and 12 from Paintsville 35

22-7

6:46 4Q

Paintsville punts down to inside the NewCath 10

22-7

NewCath punts back to the other 40

22-7

3:00 4Q

Paintsville runs out the clock

22-7 Paintsville Tigers beat the Newport Central Catholic Thoroughbreds

Final from Memorial Field

How did Paintsville score?

Looks as if New Cath locked down defensively the 2nd half and held Paintsville scoreless.

I missed the 1st quarter but found this from Adam Mahan, sportswriter for the Paintsville Herald:

"The Paintsville Tigers' defense opened the game with three takeaways in the first quarter.

The defense played stellar all night to help lead Paintsville to a 22-7 home win over Newport Central Catholic.

The three takeaways by the Tigers were two fumble recoveries and the highlight of the game, an interception returned 51 yards for a TD by Anderson Lauffer. The pick six gave the Tigers a 13-0 lead with 3:48 to play in the first quarter.

Brody Hwoell led the Tigers' offense with two rushing TDs on the night.

With the win, Paintsville moved to 2-0 overall on the season. Next for Paintsville will be Friday, September 4 on the road at Eminence set to begin at 7:00 p.m.”

Tigers had a VERY rough receiving day....thankfully. That score could have been worse. NewCath's passing game looked like it was starting to wake up in the second half.

Cramps hurt both teams.

Refs didn't cost anyone the game, but it was nice to see mountain home cooking is still a thing. I'd love to see the penalty stat line. Two personal fouls were extremely weak. They missed a potential targeting, there was a timeout, Paintsville's coach skips the teams huddle to talk to the side judge for the entirety. VERY next play... that Side Judge calls a very, very, very questionable late hit. It was comical.