Roundup: Week 6 delivers some twists, marquee wins

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Class AAA No. 7 Hurricane collected a signature win on Friday night in Week 6 of the season, beating No. 5 Spring Valley 41-21.

Senior Hurricane receiver Dakota Williams had a huge night, totaling four catches for 197 yards and three touchdowns for the Redskins (4-1).

Williams entered Friday’s game averaging 21 yards per catch. All three of his touchdown catches against Spring Valley came on big plays — 79 yards out, 37 yards out and from 58 yards out.

Highlights: Hurricane 41, Spring Valley 21

“I thought we had a pretty good game plan going in and the kids had a great week of practice,” said Hurricane coach Jeremy Taylor. “They did a heck of a job.”

Hurricane quarterback Nathan Roy finished 5 of 11 passing for 223 yards and three touchdowns in the win.

“Kudos to our offensive line, they practice harder than anyone else on the offense – and that’s not a bad thing, the other guys practice hard too,” Taylor said. “They’re the ones who did it for us tonight. They gave us the time and then Nathan (Roy) put the ball where it needed to be.”

Spring Valley (3-2) was led by Owen Porter who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries in the loss.

 

Parkersburg scores 29-straight points to beat Wheeling Park

Class AAA No. 14 Parkersburg needed a big road win on Friday night and got just that, coming from behind to beat No. 12 Wheeling Park 43-36.

The Big Reds (3-2) outscored Wheeling Park (3-3) 22-0 in the second half after trailing 36-21 at the break. It was an overall 29-0 run that pushed Parkersburg to the win.

“I’m proud of the kids, they did what they’ve been doing all year, continuing to play each play one at a time and continuing to fight,” said first year Parkersburg coach Mike Byus. “We got down early, like we did against Huntington and Capital, and our kids just kept battling. When we didn’t shoot ourselves in the foot, we kept moving the ball all night long.”

Tyler Moler had a big night on the ground for Parkersburg, rushing for 206 yards.

“It’s good to go on the road and get a win, and to do it against a quality football team,” Byus said. “We beat a very well coached football team that has a lot of weapons. I’m proud of our kids – they flew around and hung in there.”

 

Morgantown rejuvenates playoff aspirations with road win at No. 3 Musselman

Morgantown entered its road contest at unbeaten Musselman in near must-win territory after falling to 2-3 with a loss to defending state champion Martinsburg last week.

The Mohigans (3-3) Friday secured a plethora of playoff bonus points, jumping out early and holding on late to beat No. 3 Musselman 39-29.

“That was a really exciting football game, back-and-forth and coming down to the wire in the last couple of minutes,” said Morgantown coach Matt Lacy. “We got it done in all three phases and made plays when we needed to.”

Ty Konchesky rushed for 101 yards and scored three touchdowns for the Mohigans, while senior defensive lineman Sabri Juma returned a fumble 75 yards for a score in the win as well.

“We can’t have any type of emotional let-down,” Lacy said. “We have to stay focused, but I think this is a really good momentum builder for our kids not that we’re back in the playoff hunt with this win.”

Jacob Northcraft rushed for 140 yards and scored four touchdowns in the loss for Musselman (4-1).

 

University survives wild game at St. Albans

Coming off of back-to-back dramatic wins over Wheeling Park and Fairmont Senior, University won a thriller Friday night over upset-minded No. 11 St. Albans, 44-37 in overtime.

The Hawks entered Week 6 tied with Huntington for the No. 1 in Class AAA.

“All of the accolades need to go to St. Albans, they did a tremendous job,” said University coach John Kelley. “They were in control until the second half. That’s a young football team, their quarterback is terrific and they have a good running back. Hats off to (St. Albans coach) Scott Tinsley and his staff, they played a terrific game.”

University (6-0) trailed 24-14 at the half before mounting a comeback in the second half. Robert Sanders finished with 92 rushing yards and two touchdowns for the Hawks, while Trevor Barnhart scored four times, totaling 85 yards on 14 carries.

The two teams went to overtime tied at 37-37 after St. Albans tied the game with just three seconds to go in regulation. Barnhart scored for the Hawks in the opening possession of overtime, while University’s defense kept the Red Dragons out of the end zone on their possession.

“I was worried about this being a trap game and that we were going to be flat. But I don’t think we were flat, I don’t think we played bad,” Kelley said. “I think St. Albans was just ready to get after it and they’re so much better than they were early in the year. They had a great game plan and executed it.”

J.T. Alexander led St. Albans (3-3) with 253 passing yards and two touchdowns in the loss.

 

James Monroe hands Nicholas County first loss

Class AA No. 6 James Monroe rallied to beat No. 5 Nicholas County 28-26, erasing an early 20-8 deficit.

Two-yard and one-yard second half touchdown runs from Grant Mohler put the Mavericks up 28-20 in the fourth quarter.

An 11-yard touchdown pass from Nicholas County quarterback Jared Sagraves to Zach Payne with under a minute to go cut the Grizzlies’ deficit to 28-26.

Gallery: James Monroe 28, Nicholas County 26

The ensuing two-point conversion attempt came up short as James Monroe (5-1) held on for the road win.

“This was a big win, especially on the road,” said James Monroe coach John Mustain. “The kids did a heck of a job. Early on we were having some trouble defensively, but got a big stop late in the first half and were able to carry it into the second half.”

Mohler led James Monroe on the ground with 113 yards on 21 carries, while quarterback Connor Moore threw for 125 yards as well for the Mavericks.

Jacob O’Dell led Nicholas County with 117 rushing yards on 18 carries.

 

East Hardy rolls, while St. Marys and Summers County add key Class A wins

Class A No. 15 Summers County handed No. 5 Webster County its first loss of the season, 28-22.

The Bobcats led 16-0 at the half.

“We played well and were able to hold on in the end,” said Summers County coach Chris Vicars. “We knew it would be a tough atmosphere to go up there. They were on a roll, but our kids stepped up and it was a big win.”

Summers County improved to 3-2, while Webster County dropped to 4-1.

No. 1 St. Marys, meanwhile, pulled away from rival Williamstown 34-17. Dylan Gray and Jaiden Smith both scored two touchdown runs apiece for the Blue Devils who improved to 4-0. Williamstown is now 2-4 on the year.

No. 2 East Hardy, meanwhile, pushed its record out to 6-0 with a 42-6 win over Pendleton County. Senior receiver Brett Tharp continued his impressive season, collecting five catches for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Clay Skovron completed 14 of 24 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns.

Tharp also blocked a field goal, which was returned 88 yards for a touchdown by the Cougars’ Quinton Cook.





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