By JIM WALKER

jim.walker@irontontribune.com

SOUTH POINT — Brayden Hanshaw spent the last 3 years catching passes. This year, he’s been throwing passes.

Either way, he always seems to be able to catch on.

The two-time all-district wide receiver moved to quarterback this season and on Friday he was 16-of-25 passing for 205 yards and 4 touchdowns as the South Point Pointers downed the Symmes Valley Vikings 44-8 in a non-league game.

Running back Landon Vance also had a big game for the Pointers (1-3) as he ran 10 times for 84 yards and a touchdown and caught 5 passes for 98 yards and a score.

A total of 6 different players caught passes and Hanshaw even lined up at wide receiver twice as Ethan Hunt was 1-of-2 passing for 12 yards with a touchdown.

Symmes Valley lost to a third Ohio Valley Conference team this season and fell to 1-3. The Vikings managed just 119 total yards with 79 coming on the ground led by Will Jones who ran 8 times for 53 yards and a touchdown. He also caught 4 passes for 27 yards.

After a Vikings punt to start the game, the Pointers went 62 yards in 8 plays with Hanshaw scrambling to his right and hitting Vance on a pitch-and-run play for 24 yards and the touchdown and it was 6-0 at the 3:05 mark.

Kam Miller got one of his 2 interceptions on the next series but the Pointers were forced to punt. The teams again traded punts only a bad snap led to a blocked punt and the Vikings recovered the ball at the South Point 9-yard line.

Dylan Urban threw 3 yards to Gradee Holland and then Jones ran the final 6 yards to tie the game with 7:25 on the second quarter clock.

The Pointers answered with  an 83-yard drive lasting 8 plays that ended on a 10-yard scoring strike from Hanshaw to Davon Lewis with 3:55 left in the half.

South Point then recovered an onside kickoff at the Vikings’ 42 and scored 7 plays later on a 33-yard pass from Hanshaw to Levi Thornsbury. Corey Otzenberger caught the conversion pass and it was 20-6.

South P point fumble on its first play after the kickoff and the Pointers had the ball at the 12-yard line. Hunt hit Miller with a scoring strike on second down and it was 26-6 with 1:13 left on the clock.

Any hopes the Vikings had of a second half comeback were erased as Miller returned the kickoff 77 yards for a touchdown and it was 32-6.

The Vikings used a 54-yard punt to back the Pointers up to their own 21, but Hanshaw hit Vance in stride for a 60-yard pass play to the Vikings 19 and 2 plays later he found Otzenberger alone in the end zone for a 22-yard scoring play and a 38-6 lead with 7:49 left in the third quarter.

The Pointers got their final score when Vance broke free down the sidelines on a 64-yard run with 8:45 to play and it was 44-6.

The Vikings capped the scoring with a safety as they tackled the Pointers’ quarterback in the end zone with 1:11 left to play.

This Friday, South Point visits Rock Hill and Symmes Valley entertains West Union.

Sym. Valley    0 6 0 2 = 8

South Point 6 20 12 6 = 44

First Quarter

SP — Landon Vance 24 pass from Brayden Hanshaw (kick failed) 3:05

Second Quarter

SV — Will Jones 6 run (kick failed) 7:25

SP — Davon Lewis 10 pass from Braden Hanshaw (Corey Otznberger pass from Brayden Hanshaw) 3:55

SP — Levi Thornsbury 33 pass from Brayden Hanshaw (kick failed) 1:41

SP — Kam Miller 12 pass from Ethan Hunt (run failed) 1:13

Third Quarter

SP — Kam Miller 77 kickoff return (pass failed) 11:43

SP — Corey Otzenberger 22 pass from Brayden Hanshaw (run failed)7:49

Fourth Quarter

SP — Landon Vance 64 run (kick failed) 8:45

SV — Safety (quarterback tackled in end zone) 1:11

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SVSP

First downs 5 10

Rushes-yards 17-79 19-83

Passing yards 40 217

Total yards 119 300

Cmp-Att-Int 11-14-3 17-27-0

Fumbles-lost 2-1 1-0

Penalties-yards 4-42 6-44

Punts-average 3-42.7 2-20.3

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Individual Leaders

RUSHING–Symmes Valley: Will Jones 8-53 TD, Asher Maynard 4-15, Randy Adkins 2-23, Dylan Urban 2-minus 6, Team 1-minus 6; South Point: Landon Vance 10-84 TD, Steeler Waulk 2-1, Brayden Hanshaw 3-9, Isaiah Traylor 2-3, Ethan Hunt 1-minus 6, Team 1-minus 8..

PASSING–Symmes Valley: Dylan Urban 11-14-3 40; South Point: Brayden Hanshaw 16-25-0 205 4-TD, Ethan Hunt 1-2-0 12 TD.

RECEIVING–Symmes Valley: Will Jones 4-27, Andy Strow 5-13, Gradee Holland 2-minus 1; South Point: Landon Vance 5-98 TD, Kam Miller 2-16 TD, Davon Lewis 4-45 TD, Ethan Hunt 1-13, Levi Thornsburgy 1-33 TD, Corey Otzenberger 1-22 TD, Steeler Waulk 1-minus 1, Isaiah Traylor 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.