BLUEFIELD – On a night when Bluefield College honored 14 senior members of its football squad, the Point Skyhawks came to town and escaped Mitchell Stadium with a 14-9 Mid-South Conference Appalachian Division win over the homestanding Rams.
The Skyhawks scored the game's first touchdown in the first period and held a 7-0 lead until the Rams' Tanner Griffith booted a 41-yard field goal with 7:15 to play in the third quarter. The visitors then extended their lead to 14-3 early in the fourth quarter.
Bluefield's first TD of the game came with 4:02 remaining in the contest when  Cason Whitt  connected with Lowell Patron Jr. on a 27 yard scoring play. The extra point was blocked.
The Rams were not finished as they drove the field in the game's final minutes and with less than two minutes to play were in the Point red zone, but facing a fourth down, a pass fell incomplete in the end zone, turning the ball over to the Skyhawks who several kneel-downs to run the clock out and seal the victory.
Whitt, finished with 15-of-34 completions with three interceptions and a touchdown for 188 yards. Antonio Strickland was his favorite target with eight catches for 139 yards.
Defensively, DaMarcus Wimbush had 12 tackles for Bluefield including two tackles for loss. Devon Jackson and Michael Everett each had seven tackles.
The Ram seniors recognized in pregame festivities were Charles Black, Ben Brown, Corbin Cash, Adam Casto, Antonio Dawkins, Isaiah Fenner, Devon Jackson, Alex Martin, Steven Pack, Drake Presley, Will Seltz, Phil Tyler, Cason Whitt and Zack Wright.
Bluefield finishes the 2018 season with a 4-7 record.