WAXHAW The Asheboro High School Blue Comets knew they were facing a team Friday night that loved to throw the ball.

In the second round of the state 3-AA playoffs at Cuthbertson High School, the Cavaliers showed the Blue Comets first-hand why the ball is in the air so much.

Cuthbertson quarterback Austin Kendall threw for 312 yards and six touchdowns as the Blue Comets saw their season come to an end with a 49-14 setback.

AHS (9-4) led 14-13 midway through the second quarter before the Cavaliers scored the final 36 points of the game.

Kendall, a junior who has already committed to Tennessee, connected on 21 of 34 passes and now has 43 scoring passes on the season.

Hes a very polished high school quarterback, AHS coach Owen George said. They are very, very good. Very explosive. If you are going to beat a quality team in the playoffs, you have to be near-perfect and we were far from that tonight. We can play better and that is whats disappointing.

The Blue Comets commited four turnovers in the contest, including one on the very first play from scrimmage.

The Cavaliers took advantage, driving 35 yards for a score, a touchdown pass to JT Cauthen at the 9:40 mark.

In the first quarter, the Blue Comets were able to respond for the most part as they tied the game on a short scoring run from Terry Richmond. Richmond finished with 147 yards rushing as he eclipsed the 1,000-yard plateau for the season.

Cuthbertson answered with a 69-yard scoring drive with Kendall finding Brian Muckelvene for a 40-yard scoring strike for a 13-7 lead.

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AHS falls to high-powered Cuthbertson