’Cats run wild

The Bearcats’ running game was at its best on Friday in a 61-21 win over Baptist Prep, like historic best.

Booneville had four backs over 100 yards, which is an extremely rare feat.

Quarterback Randon Ray ran 17 times for 109 yards and touchdowns of 1, 3 and 4 yards.

Fullback Rylen Ray had 17 carries for 126 yards and touchdowns of 2, 5 and 5 yards.

Halfback Dax Goff ran 14 times for 106 yards and a 4-yard touchdown run.

Halfback Rocky Ross had just five carries but for 116 yards and a 32-yard scoring jaunt.

“It was something,” Booneville coach Doc Crowley said. “They’ve done a good job for us. The offensive line played real well, the best game they’ve played all year. That’s obviously the reason why. It was something to watch.”

Booneville’s defense was stellar as well, allowing negative 11 yards rushing and zero third-down conversions in 14 attempts.

Baptist Prep, though, jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on Friday. The Eagles took the opening kickoff and scored, recovered an onside kick and scored again for a 14-0 lead. Three plays later, Booneville lost a fumble. In the first quarter, the Bearcats had just eight offensive plays.

“They had the ball with a chance to go up 21-0,” Crowley said. “Then we settled in some. Nobody panicked. It was some place our team hadn’t been this year. It was good to see how we’d respond.”

After the opening quarter Booneville scored on nine straight possessions; three in each quarter.

Booneville plays at Atkins and quarterback Zach Berkemeyer, who’s thrown for 1,672 yards and 18 touchdowns. Paris held him to just 171 yards and a touchdown on Friday, but two weeks against Danville he threw for 376 yards and six touchdowns.