SOUTH POINT — Lucasville Valley came into the game averaging nearly 44 points per game, and the Indians used a balanced offensive attack to stay around that average in a 48-14 win over the South Point Pointers Friday.

“I thought we played well early on, but Lucasville Valley is a good team and has a lot of athletes, and they were able to exploit that at times,” South Point head coach Doug Shilot said.

After trading punts, Valley got its first score of the night when Alex Holcomb scored from 38 yards out. The extra-point was no good, and the score at the end of the first quarter was 6-0 in favor of the Indians.

After the slow start in the first quarter, Valley erupted for 29 points in the second quarter.

After forcing a Pointers’ punt to open the second, Valley quarterback Blake Yates connected with Rob Dwyer for a 27-yard score. Holcomb ran in the two-point conversion, and the score was 14-0 with 10:18 to go in the first half.

The Indians (5-0) would score on their next three offensive possessions. Holcomb capped a three-play, 40-yard drive with a three-yard run. Holcomb added the extra-point, and the score was 21-0 with 6:42 remaining in the second.

After a South Point punt, Valley found the end zone again when Yates found Alex Hartley from 3 yards out. Holcomb added the extra point and the score was 28-0 with 1:28 to go in the half.

On the first play of their next possession, South Point fumbled and Valley took over at the Pointers 16-yard line. Two plays later, Yates threw his third touchdown pass of the quarter when he found Dwyer from 7 yards out and it was 35-0 at the half.

South Point (1-4) took the opening possession of the second half down to the Valley 34-yard line before turning it over on downs. Three plays later, Yates found Hartley for the second time, this one from 10 yards out.

The score was set up by two big runs by Holcomb and Tyler Rowe of 41 and 15 yards, respectively. Holcomb added the extra point, and the score was 42-0 with 8:32 to go in the third. Yates finished the game 9 of 13 passing for 134 yards and four touchdowns.

After another Pointers turnover on downs, the Indians would add their final score of the game. The six-play, 56-yard drive was capped off by a 5-yard score from Matt Rawlins. The Indians took a knee on the two-point try and the score was 48-0 with 30 seconds to go in the third.

South Point would get on the scoreboard early in the fourth when Austin Majher found the end zone from 3 yards out and the score was 48-6 with 10:20 to go in the game. The score was set up by a 28-yard run by Zach Alberts.

The Pointers defense would force a Valley turnover on downs, and two plays later Tevin Johnson scored from 1-yard out. Larry Brandon ran in the two-point conversion to set the final score at 48-14.

Alberts’ 22-yard run set up the final touchdown for the Pointers. Alberts finished the game with 56-yards on four carries.

Kyle Dickess added 46 yards on eight carries and Trey Campbell added 31 yards on seven carries.

Holcomb led the rushing attack for the Indians with 101 yards on six carries with two touchdowns. He also had 58 yards receiving on three catches.

Lucasville Valley 6 29 13 0 = 48

South Point 0 0 0 14 = 14

First Quarter

LV- Alex Holcomb 38 run (kick failed) 2:30

Second Quarter

LV- Rob Dwyer 27 pass from Blake Yates (Holcomb run) 10:18

LV-Alex Holcomb 3 run (Holcomb kick) 6:42

LV-Alex Hartley 3 pass from Blake Yates (Holcomb kick) 1:28

LV-Rob Dwyer 7 pass from Blake Yates (Holcomb kick ) :33

Third Quarter

LV – Alex Hartley 10 pass from Blake Yates (Holcomb kick) 8:32

LV-Matt Rawlins 5 run (run failed) :30

Fourth Quarter

SP-Austin Majher 3 run (pass failed) 10:20

SP-Tevin Johnson 1 run (Larry Brandon run) 6:22

LV SP

First downs 15 9

Rushes-yards 33-264 40-160

Passing yards 151 5

Total yards 415 165

Cmp-Att-Int 11-15-0 1-9-0

Penalties-yards 4-35 4-20

Punts/Avg. 1-33.0 4-23.5

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Individual Leaders

RUSHING –Lucasville Valley: Alex Holcomb 6-101, Brandon Jordan 5-46, Will Howard 3-31, Matt Rawlins 7-27, Tyler Rowe 3-24, Blake Yates 5-17, Tony Ward 1-9, Nate Arnett 1-5, David Shultz 1-3, Cole Delotell 1-1; South Point: Zach Alberts 4-56, Kyle Dickess 8-46, Trey Campbell 7-31, Tevin Mitchell 9-28, Tevin Johnson 2-1, Austin Majher 4-0, Curtis Jackson 4- minus 1, Larry Brandon 2-minus 1.

PASSING –Lucasville Valley: Blake Yates 9-13-134, Will Howard 2-2-17; South Point: Tevin Mitchell 1-7-5, Austin Majher 0-1-0, Kyle Dickess 0-1-0.

RECEIVING –Lucasville Valley: Alex Holcomb 3-58, Rob Dwyer 2-34, Justin Linne 2-29, Matt Rawlins 1-19, Alex Hartley 2-13, Nate Arnett 1- minus 2; South Point: Josh Hamm 1-5.