Highlights above are by Jack Withrow, with radio calls from Greg White on 580-WCHS
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Capital won its fourth straight game, beating No. 1 Huntington 35-18. The Cougars (4-1) erased a 10-0 first quarter deficit to take a 21-10 lead into the break.
After Huntington (4-1) cut that deficit to 21-18 with 9:34 to go, Capital closed the game out with 14-straight points.
“It was a good win and we have overcome some adversity,” said Cougars’ standout Silas Nazario. “We came in as the underdog and that made us work even harder. I love the underdog role.”
Underdogs or not, the Cougars were the lower ranked team Friday, coming in at No. 6 in the SSAC ratings. But the win over the Highlanders will give Capital a plethora of valuable bonus points moving forward.
“We knew we couldn’t get down (after trailing 10-0), we just had to feed off of it,” Nazario said. “We knew what we had to do. We had just a couple of minor mistakes that we had to fix and we just fed off of that.”
Nazario had three catches in the win for 28 yards and a touchdown. Cougars’ quarterback Kerry Martin finished with 134 passing yards and two scores, to go along with 106 rushing yards and one more touchdown on the ground.
Huntington quarterback Luke Zban returned from an injury, throwing for over 170 yards in the loss.