Oct 7, 2017 By For The Greene County Messenger 2 min read

Ben Jackson gained a career-high 237 yards rushing and scored a pair of touchdowns to lead West Greene to a 47-14 non-conference victory over visiting Leechburg.

Jackson carried the ball 19 times, including touchdown runs of 49 and 6 yards. He also had a two-point conversion run.

Zach Pettit had a pair of 1-yard touchdown dives and a 5-yard scoring run for the Pioneers (5-2). Isaac Courtwright also found the end zone for West Greene on a 22-yard run.

Non-conference

Leechburg       0-0-0-14 — 14

West Greene 14-14-13-6 — 47

First Quarter

WG: Zach Pettit 5 run (kick failed), 6:00

WG: Isaac Courtwright 22 run (Ben Jackson run), 4:51

Second Quarter

WG: Zach Pettit 1 run (run failed), 11:11

WG: Zach Pettit 1 run (Zach Pettit pass from Gavin Scott), 2:35

Third Quarter

WG: Ben Jackson 49 run (Christian Fox kick), 10:50

WG: Connor Main 8 pass from Zach Pettit (kick failed), 4:56

Fourth Quarter

L: Sean Mason 6 run (Tanner Dudek kick), 9:34

WG: Ben Jackson 6 run (run failed), 7:39

L: Dylan Cook 1 run (Tanner Dudek kick), 2:03

Records: Leechburg (0-7, 0-5), West Greene (5-2, 3-2).