GENTRY -- Shiloh Christian used a blocked field goal and a three-touchdown second quarter to rout Gentry 38-6 on Friday night.
Saints' running back Jaret Russ finished the night with 112 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns, and quarterback Landon Brown threw for two more scores and ran for another to lead Shiloh Christian (5-2, 3-1) over the Pioneers (4-3, 2-2), but it was the Saints' defense that proved to be the difference-maker in the win.
On the opening drive, Gentry ran it down to Shiloh's 5-yard line on the legs of quarterback Jon Faulkenberry and running back Myles McFerron. What looked to be a promising drive quickly took a different turn for the Pioneers, who struggled to even make it back to the line of scrimmage on the next two plays.
Shiloh Christian's goal-line stand ended with Saints defenders tipping Gentry kicker Garrett Matthews' field-goal attempt. On the ensuing possession for Shiloh, Brown hit wide-open receiver Blake Thomson for a 66-yard score.
Gentry's only score came late in the final quarter of Friday night's game on a 15-yard pass play from Faulkenberry to Peyton Wright. The two-point conversion attempt failed.
Gentry travels to Prairie Grove to take on the Tigers on Friday. Game time is 7 p.m.
Shiloh Christian 38, Gentry 6
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First Quarter
Shiloh -- Thomson 66 pass from Brown (Carter kick), 5:59
Second Quarter
Shiloh -- Russ 15 run (Carter kick), 9:04
Shiloh -- Nelson 7 pass from Brown (Carter kick), 6:01
Shiloh -- Russ 5 run (Carter kick), 3:35
Third Quarter
Shiloh -- Brown 4 run (Carter kick), 4:31
Fourth Quarter
Shiloh -- FG Carter 18, 8:00
Gentry -- Wright 15 pass from Faulkenberry (Run fail), 0:34
Sports on 10/18/2017