Trojans are victorious over Pirates 20-17

The Pike Pirates lost to the Trojans in Lamar County in the annual Battle of Potato Creek. 10:22 1st quarter. Pike 7, Lamar 0. Tommy Smith 15-yard TD run. Andrew Chau PAT.Key play: Lamar fumble on own 16.5:38 1st quarter. Pike 14, Lamar 0. Nate Ferrell 3-yard TD pass to Raymond Tice. Chau PAT. Key play: Lamar fumble on own 20.3:12 1st quarter. Pike 14, Lamar 7. Rodnique Brown 41-yard fumble return for TD. Tyler Scandrett PAT.Pirates quarterback Nate Ferrell injured. Carried off field by teammates. Kody Adams now at quartback for Pike.No. 7 Jonathan Norton now playing as Pirates quarterback.0:29 2nd quarter. Pike 17, Lamar 7. Chau 16-yard field goal.7:40 3rd quarter. Pike 17, Lamar 13. Robert Blount 18-yard halfback pass to Quay Searcy for TD. PAT blocked.3:43 3rd quarter. Lamar 20, Pike 17. Rodnique Brown 18-yard return of blocked punt. Scandrett PAT. Punt blocked by Antoine Wallace.Final: Lamar 20, Pike 17. Trojans Quad Smith got the game saving interception with 35 seconds left.Realtime scoring from the game was provided by Walter Geiger. For more photos from the game, including bands, click http://waltergeiger.smugmug.com/Other/Pike-Co-vs-Lamar-Co-with-bands/14021627_nXrxw#1031764393_KARcVNOTES: Pike’s Kody Adams, perhaps the best athlete on the field, is reportedly shutting down his football season after tonight’s game for wrist surgery to salvage his baseball career. He has multiple college scholarship offers in baseball. Adams dinged the wrist again tonight.Greene County defeated Putnam County 29-21 tonight, creating a four-way tie atop the region standings involving Lamar, Pike, Greene and Putnam.