Ken-Jah Bosley caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Stocker in the second overtime Friday night to give the Madison Central (2-0) a 19-13 win over visiting Mercer County (1-1) in Richmond.
James Johnson had a 10-yard touchdn run to open the scoring for the Titans, and Russell Sims caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Austin Sparrow in the fourth quarter.
“Our kids played hard, and we were really aggessive. it was just a tough loss,”¿Mercer coach Chris Pardue said. “We had chances to win and we just didn’t capitalize on them.”
It was 7-all going to the fourth quarter. Bosley had an 80-yard touchdown catch from Stocker, but the kick failed to make it 13-7.
Sims then hauled in Sparrow’s pass for a 65-yard score and a chance to win the game. But Stetson Cooley’s kick was blocked and the teams went to overtime.
Mercer had its chances in the first overtime, stopping Madison Central, but missed a field goal for the win. After Mercer was stopped in the second overtime, the Indians got the win on Bosley’s TD reception on third down.
Madison Central 19, Mercer County 13 (2OT)
Mercer County 7 0 0 6 0 0 — 13
Madison Cent. 0 7 0 6 0 6 — 19
First Quarter
Mercer —¿James Johnson 10 run (Stetson Cooley kick).
Second Quarter
Madison — Dominique Hawkins 6 run (Ben Durham kick).
Fourth Quarter
Madison — Ken-Jah Bosley 80 pass from Hunter Stocker (kick failed).
Mercer — Russell Sims 65 pass from Austin Sparrow (kick blocked).
Second Overtime
Madison — Bosley 10 pass from Stocker.
James Johnson had a 10-yard touchdn run to open the scoring for the Titans, and Russell Sims caught a 65-yard touchdown pass from Austin Sparrow in the fourth quarter.
“Our kids played hard, and we were really aggessive. it was just a tough loss,”¿Mercer coach Chris Pardue said. “We had chances to win and we just didn’t capitalize on them.”
It was 7-all going to the fourth quarter. Bosley had an 80-yard touchdown catch from Stocker, but the kick failed to make it 13-7.
Sims then hauled in Sparrow’s pass for a 65-yard score and a chance to win the game. But Stetson Cooley’s kick was blocked and the teams went to overtime.
Mercer had its chances in the first overtime, stopping Madison Central, but missed a field goal for the win. After Mercer was stopped in the second overtime, the Indians got the win on Bosley’s TD reception on third down.
Madison Central 19, Mercer County 13 (2OT)
Mercer County 7 0 0 6 0 0 — 13
Madison Cent. 0 7 0 6 0 6 — 19
First Quarter
Mercer —¿James Johnson 10 run (Stetson Cooley kick).
Second Quarter
Madison — Dominique Hawkins 6 run (Ben Durham kick).
Fourth Quarter
Madison — Ken-Jah Bosley 80 pass from Hunter Stocker (kick failed).
Mercer — Russell Sims 65 pass from Austin Sparrow (kick blocked).
Second Overtime
Madison — Bosley 10 pass from Stocker.
