Wildcats stay undefeated with win over Shelbyville

Mt. Enterprise 47, Hawkins 34

By HUGHES ELLIS
Henderson Daily News
SHELBYVILLE - Kevin Pope scored five touchdowns and ran for a school record 301 yards and Mount Enterprise beat Shelbyville 47-31 in a non-district game Friday.

Pope, who already held the school record of 279 yards set last season, finished with 301 yards on 25 carries.

He had touchdown runs of 73, 54, 42, nine and five yards.

Lary Solomon added a touchdown pass and scoring run for the Wildcats, who are now 3-0 on the season.

They host Big Sandy Friday.

Pope scampered 73 yards for a score on Mount Enterprise's first offensive play of the game, his second straight week to score on the game's opening play.

He had touchdown runs of 54 and 42 yards in the second quarter and Solomon connected with Shannon Davis on a 36-yard touchdown pass.

It was Solomon's only completion of the night.

Pope scored from nine yards out in the third quarter, then had a 5-yard scoring run in the fourth.

Solomon capped the scoring with a 10-yard run in the fourth.

He rushed for 42 yards on four carries. D.T. Bryant added 64 yards on 11 totes.

Chance Young recovered a fumble for the Wildcats' defense.

Click on any of the highlights below to view them. The clips are in Windows Media Player (wmv) format. Be patient...some of the files are rather large!

*Kevin scores on the first Wildcat play for the second straight week

*Pope bulldozes a Shelbyville defender en route to the Wildcats' second score

*Pope scores a third TD followed by a Merritt PAT

*Grounds and Johnson drop the Dragon QB for a loss

*Solomon connects with Davis for a TD strike

*Whitlow runs down the Shelbyville QB for a sack

*The Wildcat D smothers the Shelbyville QB on 4th down to stop a drive

*DT rips off a nice gain to set up the Wildcats with first and goal

*Larry picks up good yardage to set the Wildcats up for another score

*The right side of the O-Line blasts open a gaping hole, and Pope strolls into the endzone

*Larry scores the last Wildcat TD of the evening

 

 

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