
BASSETT, Va. --
Troy Helton rushed for 119 yards on 23 carries for Ferrum College in a 56-21 USA South Athletic Conference football loss to Huntingdon College this afternoon at Bassett High School. The Hawks scored 42 second-half points in the league win.
RecordsHuntingdon (5-0, 2-0 USA South), Ferrum (1-4, 1-1 USA South)
How It HappenedThe Panthers trailed 14-7 midway through the second quarter, but mounted a 12-play, 73-yard drive that took over six minutes, scoring on
Samuel Martin's four-yard plunge to deadlock the game 14-14 at halftime. In the second half, it was all Huntingdon as the Hawks scored three touchdowns each in the third and fourth quarters, and allowed one late fourth-quarter score.
Key StatsHuntindon: Luke Bailey 8-25 passing, 160 yards, 1 TD; 10 carries, 104 yards, 1 TD; John Iwaniec 13 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD; Jay Ware 11 carries, 71 yards, 2 TD; Jake Green 9 tackles
Ferrum: Helton 23 carries, 119 yards, 5-16 pasing 78 yards, 1 TD;
Shy Smith game-high 12 tackles
Next Up for FerrumThe Panthers play Saturday, Oct. 17, at Maryville College. The USA South game is slated to start at 1:30 p.m. in Maryville, Tennessee.