MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The annual North-South all-star football game is yet another mountain state sports event canceled due to the pandemic. The official announcement from game organizers came on Wednesday.
A fixture on the June sports calendar in West Virginia, the game has traditionally attracted many of the top high school football graduates from all corners of the state.
The game was originally scheduled for June 13 at South Charleston High School but was postponed to July 10 in the hopes that an extra four weeks would allow health-related conditions to improve and allow the game to be played.
The North Bears were scheduled to feature J.R. House Award winner (state’s top quarterback) Brandon Penn (Parkersburg South), MetroNews Player of the Year from Martinsburg Jarod Bowie, 2018 Curt Warner Award winner (state’s top running back) Hunter America (Doddridge County) and 2018 Randy Moss Award winner (state’s top receiver) Malakai Brown.
The South Cardinals were expected to be led by 2019 Randy Moss Award winner Drew Hatfield (Mingo Central) and fellow Glenville State commits Liam Fultineer (Mount View) and Logan Spurlock (Capital).
North Marion’s Daran Hays and Greenbrier East’s Ray Lee were named head coaches for the game.