From Wire Reports
Bluefield 44, Point Pleasant 20
POINT PLEASANT — Amir Hairston rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns, while Ryker Brown added a pair of rushing scores and threw for two more while guiding 14th-seeded Bluefield past third-seeded Point Pleasant 44-20 on Saturday afternoon in a Class AA opening round contest at OVB Field.
The host Big Blacks (9-2) scored on their opening drive and took a 7-3 lead into the second quarter, but Brown scored back-to-back 1-yard rushing touchdowns in the second quarter for a 17-7 edge. Hairston added an 82-yard scamper with 47 seconds left in the half, giving Bluefield (6-3) a 24-7 cushion at the break.
Brown found Jaeon Flack on the opening play of the second half with a 54-yard scoring pass, giving BHS its largest lead of the game at 30-7 just 16 seconds into the third.
PPHS answered with back-to-back touchdown runs of eight and four yards by Evan Roach to cut the deficit down to 30-20 with 2:55 remaining in the third, but the hosts were never closer.
Jacorian Green hauled in a 53-yard TD pass from Brown 31 seconds into the fourth and Hairston tacked on a 12-yard TD run with 4:04 remaining to wrap up the 24-point outcome.
Brown threw for 175 yards and ran for another 61 yards as Bluefield outgained Point Pleasant by a 388-271 overall margin.
Roach had 160 rushing yards and two scores on 29 attempts. Gavin Jeffers also had 69 yards and a score on 13 tries for the Big Blacks.
14 Bluefield (5-3) 3 21 6 14 — 44
3 Point Pleasant (9-1) 7 0 13 0 — 20
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
PP: Gavin Jeffers 22 run (Elicia Wood kick) 8:50 B: Jackson Wills 27 field goal 4:09
Second Quarter
B: Ryker Brown 1 run (Wills kick) 4:58
B: Brown 1 run (Wills kick) 3:13
B: Amir Hairston 82 run (Wills kick) 0:47.2
Third Quarter
B: Jaeon Flack 54 pass from Brown (kick failed) 11:44 PP: Evan Roach 8 run (Wood kick) 7:17
PP: Roach 4 run (pass failed) 2:55
Fourth Quarter
B: Jacorian Green 53 pass from Brown (Wills kick) 11:29 B: Hairston 12 run (Wills kick) 4:04
RUSHING
B: Amir Hairston 15-140, Ryker Brown 10-61, Gaige Sisk 1-9, Jacorian Green 2-3.
PP: Evan Roach 29-160, Gavin Jeffers 13-69, Brooks Pearson 3-15, Tyler Hinzman 2-13, Zander Watson 2-4, Nathan Bentz 2-2, Trey Peck 2-(-1).
PASSING
B: Ryker Brown 10-15-0 175
PP: Evan Roach 2-7-1 9.
RECEIVING
B: Jaeon Flack 4-79, Jacorian Green 2-65, Gaige Sisk 2-8, Jamel Floyd 1-13, Amir Hairston 1-10. PP: Brooks Pearson 2-9.
