This was a pretty good game until Bowling Green took advantage of some Red Devil turnovers late. The Purples led 16-14 at the half and 23-20 at the end of the third or thereabouts.

Big win for BG. Congrats to the Purples!

As bad as this one got, it could have been worse. QB Scooter Hollis had two TD runs called back on penalties. Kinda sad to see after the last three games being all time classics in the series.

 

Trinity comes to The Big El next week. Sic 'em, Purple!

 

BGHS finally drew first blood with 4:24 left in the first qtr, when JR QB Scooter Hollis uncorked a 29 yd scoring strike to JR Brandon Green. JR K Peter May booted the PAT, and the Purples took a 7-0 lead. Only 1:24 later, Owensboro's Tinsley ran 70 yds to paydirt. Gilliam hit the PAT, and the qtr ended a 7-all tie.

 

The Red Devils jumped into the lead with 9:40 left before the half when Tinsley ran it in for three yds and the score. Gilliam booted the PAT, and the Devils went up 14-7. Only 15 seconds later, Green set sail on a 93 yd kickoff return for the score. May hit the PAT, and the score was tied once again. 23 seconds after that, O-boro's Kal Prince was flagged for intentional grounding in his end zone. That put the Purples up 16-14, and that's the score going into halftime.

 

Almost midway through the third qtr (6:15), Green caught a 36 yd scoring strike from Hollis. May's PAT made the score 23-14. OHS's Ealum intercepted a Hollis pass and returned it 61 yds to paydirt with 2:51 left in the third qtr. The PAT misfired, and the Purples were up 23-20. With 36 tics left on the clock, Hollis hit SR Tevin Anderson with a 7 yd toss for a score. May's PAT was true again, and the Purples went to the fourth qtr leading 30-20.

 

The Purples put this one to rest on two runs for scores, one by Anderson on a 2 yd dive with 9:39 left, and the other by Hollis from 12 yds out at 1:47 left. May hit both PATs, and that was the final.

 

Green scored three TDs for the second consecutive game!