Area Roundup: Late Interceptions Help Green Wave Pull Away From Wildcats

Daily Journal reports Louisville narrowed the gap in this longtime rivalry, but West Point won again. Two fourth-quarter interceptions helped the Green Wave (1-0) pull away in a close game to win 33-13 at home in area high school football action Friday night. West Point won last year’s meeting 55-7. The Wildcats (1-1) had pulled to within a point at 14-13 when West Point’s Marcus Murphy broke free for a 48-yard touchdown run with 7 minutes, 7 seconds left. When the Wildcats took over they threw it into the arms of Jason Brownlee, who returned it 50 yards for the score to give West Point a two-touchdown lead with under 6 minutes to play. The Green Wave’s final score was set up when Xavier Fair returned an interception to the Louisville 10. Clayton Knight passed 18 yards to Chris Calvert to break a 7-7 tie and put the Green Wave ahead early in the third quarter. Calvert’s 14-yard run tied the game at 7 with 4:26 left in the first half. Amory 24, Saltillo 16: The visiting Panthers (1-1) held off a late Tigers rally to earn their first win. Amory was up 24-9 in the middle of the fourth quarter when it fumbled near mid-field.