Kyron Drones threw a touchdown pass, ran for a score, and caught a touchdown pass to help Virginia Tech secure a 21-6 win over Georgia Tech on Saturday.
Drones contributed 132 yards from scrimmage for the Hokies (5-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who had a season-low total of 233 yards but still managed to win their third consecutive 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 on offense without their injured starting quarterback, Haynes King, who missed his second game in a row. The Yellow Jackets ended up with 356 total yards, suffering their second straight loss.
Zach Pyron started at quarterback for Georgia Tech but had a tough time against Virginia Tech’s defense, completing only 10 of 22 passes for 76 yards and throwing an interception.
Coach Brent Key replaced Pyron in the third quarter with freshman Aaron Philo, who threw for 184 yards and another 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 fell behind 3-0 early in the game, but Drones got the Hokies on the scoreboard with a 20-yard touchdown pass to Benji Gosnell in the second quarter, giving Virginia Tech the lead for good. Drones also 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 passes for 128 yards and rushed for 6 yards.
“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.”
