Wise (Upper Marlboro, Md.) 30, Franklin (Reisterstown, Md.) 7 In a clash between two 2010 state finalists, Wise running back Uriah Bethea proved too much for Franklin High as the Pumas sprinted to an early lead and never looked back, defeating the Indians, 30-7, Friday night in the early game on the second day of the I-95 Kick Off Classic at Morgan State.
Uriah Bethea (2) rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns for Wise.
Photo by Jim Stout
"The line did a good job of blocking tonight and the backs did the rest," Wise coach DaLawn Parrish said shortly after the game. "As a coach you like a two-headed monster and our backs' contrasting styles helped us a lot tonight."
Wise (2-0) recovered its own onside kick to start the game and just six plays later Bethea scored on a 5-yard run for what would prove to be the winning touchdown.
Bethea, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound running back who has committed to James Madison, carried the ball 19 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns before leaving the game in the fourth quarter cramps in his calves. Running back Chase Powell (eight carries, 91 yards) scored on a 3-yard run Wise's final touchdown.
Franklin (1-1) scored its lone touchdown with less than a minute to play in the game when quarterback Jackson Thornton hit Devin Gibbs-Wagner with a 47-yard touchdown pass. Thornton, a junior transfer, completed 17 of 30 passes for 197 yards.
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