Wildcat rally comes up short in season finale.

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. – The University of Kentucky junior varsity football team lost 40-37 to Campbellsville in its final season game in Campbellsville, Ky., on Monday.

UK jumped out to a 3-0 lead early, but soon saw the Tigers (1-2) take a 7-3 lead on a 77-yard rush by freshman tailback Arrike Britton. The Cats struggled to stop Britton all night as he ended the game with eight rushes for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Overall the Tigers out-rushed the Cats 466 to 88 and scored five rushing touchdowns. The Tigers completed 3-of-11 passes for 40 yards, one pass for a touchdown.

“We made too many mistakes to win tonight,” UK Coach Sonny Dykes said. “We just got too far behind and couldn’t catch up.”

The Tigers took a 40-24 lead late in the third quarter before UK quarterback Mark Perry connected with wide receiver Tom Malloy for a 24-yard TD pass. Perry then hit a diving Malloy in the end zone from 26-yards out in the fourth quarter to make it 40-37.

Perry led the UK aerial attack, throwing 24 of 38 passes for 262 yards and three touchdowns. Malloy, along with teammate Gary Hughes, led all receivers with a combined 16 catches for 271 yards and four touchdowns. Jonathan Chapman led the Cats on the ground, rushing six times for 53 yards.

The Wildcats ended their season with a 4-1 overall record, the best junior varsity record in the Hal Mumme era.

Scoring Summary 

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score Campbellsville Tigers 14 7 7 12 40 Kentucky Wildcats 10 7 7 13 37