Inter-Mountain photograph by Nick Bowers Joey Kittle Elkins makes a lower in getting optimistic yardage towards Robert C. Byrd Friday night time at Tiger Stadium. Bowers rushed for 241 yards and 6 touchdowns within the Tigers' 41-40 loss.
ELKINS — Elkins Excessive Faculty's Nick Bowers and Robert C. Byrd's Junior Smith placed on an offensive showcase Friday on senior night time at Tiger Stadium.
However in the long run, the Flying Eagle protection stopped the Tigers on a two-point conversion try with 1:23 left to play to flee with a 41-40 victory.
Elkins completed the common season with a 5-5 report and ranked ninth within the last Class AAA WVSSAC standings. The Tigers will now need to play the ready recreation so far as the postseason is anxious.
Bowers rushed for 241 yards and scored six touchdowns on the night time, together with a 14-yard rating with 1:23 left to make it 41-40. The lead was saved alive when quarterback Nate Sauerwein hit Quincy Miller 31 yards on a third-and-11 play that moved the ball inside RCB's 20-yard line.
The Tigers selected to take over, however have been stopped simply wanting the top zone.
The Flying Eagles have been then in a position to run out the sport's clock after taking Elkins offsides on a fourth-and-2 on the Tiger 44-yard line with a minute left in regulation.
Smith accounted for six touchdowns on the night time, dashing for 3 and throwing for 3.
He was 11 of 15 by the air for 214 yards and added one other 111 yards on the bottom.
Kobe Duarte had a pair of TD receptions for the Flying Eagles, whereas Camryn Newsaun had the opposite.
Latrell Jones added 65 within the run.
The competition was tied 21-21 at halftime earlier than RCB took the primary possession of the third quarter, going 80 yards in almost eight minutes to go on high 27-21 on a 2-yard run by Smith.
On the primary play of the ultimate quarter, Bowers discovered the top zone from 1 yard out to present the Tigers a 28-27 lead after Lucas D'Angelo's conversion kick.
The Flying Eagles answered rapidly as Smith went in for one more brief TD run lower than 2 minutes to make it 35-28 as Smith additionally added the conversion run.
A 9-yard TD run by Bowers with 7 minutes left pulled Elkins inside 35-34 after the failed two-point try.
Smith's third TD cross of the night time, one other to Duarte, made it 41-40 after the two-point try failed.
Bowers scored within the first half on landing runs of eight, 6 and 5 yards.
Kaden Phillips and Dylan Fortney complimented Bowers' large night time with almost 70 dashing yards every.
RCB, who have been 16th on this week's standings, completed the common season Four-6 to maintain their playoff hopes alive.