Hornets overcome slow start, sting Athens in first round playoff game

Hornets overcome slow start, sting Athens in first round playoff game

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MT. STERLING — The start was not what Brown County was looking for in its Class 1A first round matchup against Athens on Saturday afternoon.

Athens threw the first punch with a 70-yard touchdown pass from Luke Tapscott to James Jones 15 seconds into the game and then recovered an onside kick in the ensuing kickoff.

“They have a really good kicker and got the onside kick,” said Hornets head coach Tom Little. “Credit to them for what they did in their scouting for us and gave themselves an opportunity to try to score again. But our defense did a tremendous job of bouncing back after that initial first big play and playing solid football the rest of the game.”

That one-two combo was not nearly enough to deliver a knockout blow to Brown County, who punched back to earn a 48-14 win over Athens.

Brown County had a bye week prior to the game and Coach Little thought they may have came out too amped up on in its Halloween afternoon playoff game.

“They came out and hit us with a double pass play for a touchdown,” said Coach Little. “Then they got an onside kick and they just got us on our heels for a litt...