Football

Sept. 23, 1999


WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of Kentucky junior varsity football team defeatedGeorgetown, 38-25, at Applebee’s Field in Georgetown.

The Cats (2-0) took an early first quarter lead on a Brandon Sanders’ fieldgoal before turnovers and a blocked field goal for a touchdown saw theTigers jump ahead, 14-10, in the second quarter.

UK quarterback Mark Perry entered the game late in the first quarter tospark the Cats offense, throwing 12 consecutive passes, including an88-yard pass to sophomore Gary Hughes. Perry finished the night completing21-of-24 passes for 270 yards and two touchdowns.

UK running back Artose Pinner also charted big numbers, rushing for 142yards, one touchdown and a two-point conversion. Pinner scored thegame-winning touchdown on a 48-yard run late in the fourth quarter afterGeorgetown tied the game on a 96-yard kickoff return.

“I was pleased with how we came back from our mistakes tonight,” UK CoachSonny Dykes said. “Georgetown is a tough team and it was evident why theirvarsity is ranked No.1 in NAIA.”

The junior varsity team will return home on Thursday, Oct. 7 to faceHargrave Military at 7 p.m. in Commonwealth Stadium.

   Score by Quarters   1    2    3    4   FinalKentucky            3   17    8    7    35Georgetown          14   0   14    0    28


Scoring Summary

Quarter  Time   Team  Play                                                       Score1st      5:03   UK    Brandon Sanders 35 yd FG                                   3-01st      1:47   GC    Nic Winters 63 yd run (Jason Coy kick)                     3-71st       :32   GC    Jason Eaves 14 yd run (Coy kick)                           3-142nd     12:12   UK    Mark Perry 9 yd pass to Edgar Gantt (Juston Hutton kick)   10-142nd     10:15   UK    Perry 88 yd pass to Gary Hughes (Hutton kick)              17-142nd      3:34   UK    Sanders 26 yd FG                                           20-143rd      4:38   GC    Sylvester Miller 74 yd blocked FG return (Coy kick)        20-213rd      3:28   UK    Mike Scipione 28 yd pass to Tom Malloy (Artose Pinner 2pt  28-21                      conversion )3rd      3:03   GC    Winters 96 yd kickoff return (Coy kick)                    28-284th      8:19   UK    Pinner 48 yd run (Hutton kick)                             35-28

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