Bland County reaches milestone
Staff reports
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BASTIAN, Va.  The Bears achieved a milestone Friday. For the first time in school history, Bland County is 6-1, having stopped Narrows 26-6 in a Mountain Empire District tilt.
Bland County (6-0, 2-1) remains in a tie for the top of the MED, and will travel next Friday to Galax.
Tyler Pennington led the Bears with 162 yards rushing and another 44 through the air. Thomas Willis caught a pair of 17-yard scoring passes to give the Bears a 12-0 lead over Narrows.
Brandon Bailey added a fumble recovery for a touchdown and Korey Kennedy  one of three triplets on the Bland County team  had an eight-yard scoring run.
Narrows (2-5, 0-2) was led by Brett Buracker with 142 yards passing, including a 43 fourth quarter scoring pass to Casey Thorne.