Whitley rallies to edge Black Bears with TD in final minute
Published 5:09 pm Saturday, September 7, 2024
- Photo by John Crisologo Harlan County freshman quarterback Brayden Morris handed the ball off in Friday's game. Morris scored two touchdowns in the Bears' 28-22 loss.
|
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
|
Photo by John Crisologo
Harlan County’s Jacob Bailey looked for an opening in the Whitley County defense in Friday’s game.
By Bill Templeton
Sports Wrier
The Harlan County Black Bears watched victory slip away in the final minute on Friday in a 28-22 setback at the hands of host Whitley County.
Trailing 22-21 with less than two minutes remaining in the game, the Colonels appeared to score the go-ahead touchdown with under a minute to play on a pass from Chris Cureton to Dee Parker. The play was nullified due to a Whitley County penalty. Following two incomplete passes, and facing a 4th-and-15 situation, Cureton ran around the right side en route to a 19-yard gain. Parker sprinted straight up the middle on the ensuing play and the 16-yard scoring run with 22.5 seconds remaining effectively sealed the Black Bears’ fate.
Harlan County freshman quarterback Brayden Morris ran for two touchdowns, passed for another, and his two-point conversion run staked the Black Bears to their short-lived lead with 1:37 left on the scoreboard clock.
Please see Harlan County Sports.com for the complete story
Whitley rallies to defeat Bears with touchdown in final minute
