By David Morrison
The Patrick County Cougars fell to the Martinsville Bulldogs on Friday night at John D. Hooker Field by a score of 44-8.
Defensively the Cougars were led by Wheeler Helms and Jayden Corns with 9 tackles each followed by Josiah Shelor with 6 tackles, and Jackson Handy, Andrew Miller, and Jacob Spencer with 5 tackles each.
Brayden Hylton, Ernesto Ponce, Perry Hicks, Logan Brown, Briar Branch, Wesley Kruse, and Ethan Gibson all recorded tackles for the Cougars with Hylton recording his first interception of the season.
Offensively the Cougars were led by Jayden Corns on the ground with 8 carries for 51 yards, Noah Cain had 4 carries for 16 yards, and Brayden Hylton added 8 yards on one carry.
Corns went one for 6 passing for 24 yards and 1 INT. Jackson Handy led the Cougars in passing throwing for 93 yards on 5 of 9 passing with 1 touchdown and a 2-point conversion.
Leading receivers for the Cougars were Brent Errichetti with 3 catches for 79 yards and a 2-point conversion, Brayden Hylton had 1 reception for 24 yards, Jayden Corns added 1 catch for 15 yards, and Josiah Shelor had one reception for 5 yards and a touchdown.
The Cougars will be back in action on Friday night across the line in Surry County, North Carolina as they travel to take on the North Surry Greyhounds.
