Ashley Ridge scores 27 unanswered points to bury Bluffton, 53-28

It looked like Bluffton might hand Ashley Ridge its first defeat of the season Friday, but the Swamp Foxes (8-0, 2-0 8-AAAA) scored 27 unanswered points to erase a two-point Bobcats lead at the start of the fourth quarter and roll to a 53-28 win.

Hunter Eldridge's 2-yard touchdown run in the third quarter gave Bluffton (5-3, 0-1) a 28-19 lead, but Malik Middleton later returned an interception of Eldridge to the Bluffton 3. Cyrus Clark ran it in from a yard out to make the score 28-26 at the half.

After Steven Duncan's 8-yard scoring pass to Darius Williams gave Ashley Ridge the lead back, Russel Montgomery iced the game for the Swamp Foxes.

Montgomery scored on a 60-yard punt return, then a 98-yard interception return to put the game out of reach.

The Bobcats picked Duncan off three times, one each by Cotey McKie, Lorenz Taylor and Terrance Heyward.

This story was originally published October 17, 2015 at 12:44 AM with the headline "Ashley Ridge scores 27 unanswered points to bury Bluffton, 53-28."