In a game dominated by defense, the host Pike Central Hawks broke up a scoreless tie with two second-half touchdowns to down the visiting Harlan Green Dragons 14-2.
Harlan allowed only 114 yards on offense, limiting the Hawks to 98 yards on the ground and 16 through the air but picked up only 79 yards rushing themselves on 40 carries.
Shannon Scott Williams put the Hawks ahead to stay when he returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown.
Senior quarterback Donovan Montanaro completed five of 12 passes for 67 yards with one interception. Nate Montanaro had three catches for 39 yards. Tayquan Vick and Hunter Clem added one reception each for 15 and 13 yards, respectively.
The Dragons were led on the ground by Darius Akal with 62 yards on 26 carries. Nate Montanaro added 20 yards on two carries.
Brayden Dona led the Harlan defense with nine tackles. Clem added eight. Nate Montanaro and Noah Kirby added seven and six tackles, respectively.
The 1-2 Green Dragons return to action Friday at home against Leslie County. The 3-0 Hawks travel to Powell County on Friday.