BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kyron Drones threw a touchdown pass, rushed for a score, and caught a touchdown pass to lead Virginia Tech to a 21-6 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
Drones accounted for 132 yards from scrimmage for the Hokies (5-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who amassed a season-low 233 total yards, but won their third straight game.
“However it needs to happen, I think today was an example of that,” Virginia Tech coach Brent Pry said. “We talk about complementary ball for our team. We found a way to score some points, we punted the ball well and flipped the field, and we made plays defensively when we needed to stop drives.”
Georgia Tech (5-4, 3-3) struggled offensively without injured starting quarterback Haynes King, who missed his second straight game. The Yellow Jackets finished with 356 total yards in losing their second straight game.
Georgia Tech started Zach Pyron at quarterback, but Pyron was ineffective against Virginia Tech’s defense, completing just 10 of 22 for 76 yards and an interception. Coach Brent Key pulled Pyron in the third quarter and went with freshman Aaron Philo the rest of the way. Philo threw for 184 yards and an interception.
“Not everything is on Zach,” Key said. “In the first half, there were some plays out there. We’ve got to step up and make those plays around him.”
Virginia Tech trailed 3-0 early in the game, but Drones got the Hokies on the board with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Benji Gosnell in the second quarter that gave Virginia Tech the lead and it never trailed again. Drones caught a 6-yard touchdown pass from Jaylin Lane later in the quarter and added a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Drones completed 16 of 27 for 128 yards and added 6 yards rushing.
“I’m willing to do any and everything for this team,” Drones said. “We played a helluva game. The defense played a helluva game. The offense, we’ve got things to work on, but a win is a win.”
