By: Michael Minnich
Exponent Telegram
AAA RV Hedgesville (4-3) at AAA No. 1 Martinsburg (7-0), Friday, 7 p.m.
The Bulldogs, the only perfect team in Class AAA and still No. 1 in the WVSSAC playoff ratings, kept rolling last week, defeating Liberty Christian (Va.) by a 45-13 final.
Martinsburg did it with a balanced attack, getting 296 yards in the air and 256 on the ground.
Tyson Bagent, Mikey Jackson and Dewayne Grantham each rushed for two scores.
Hedgesville, tied for 12th in the SSAC rating this week, fell to Musselman, 49-13, last week, despite 83 yards and a score from Gavin Smoot on the ground.
Martinsburg posted a 36-0 shutout win last year.
A No. 2 East Hardy (6-0) at A RV Moorefield (4-2), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
East Hardy kept rolling last week, crushing Tucker County, 50-7, to remain atop the SSAC rankings.
Moorefield lost their second straight game last week to an undefeated team, dropping a 46-0 decision at Half-Mile High Stadium to Northern Garrett (Md.), to fall into a tie for 13th.
East Hardy posted a 21-9 victory last year.
AA No. 2 Fairmont Senior (6-0) at AAA RV Jefferson (3-3), Friday, 7 p.m.
Isaac Myers was fantastic in the Cougars’ pivotal 28-24 win over Spring Mills last week, throwing for 432 yards and four scores to boost Jefferson’s playoff hopes.
James King caught three of those TD passes as Jefferson rallied from a 17-0 deficit.
Fairmont Senior picked up a 20-3 win in the rain over Weir last week.
FS held Weir to 104 yards of offense and Bryson Gilbert rushed for two TDs.
Fairmont Senior is No. 1 in Class AA, with Jefferson in the next-to-last AAA playoff spot at 15th.
Jefferson won a 20-19 thriller last year.
Hampshire (0-6) at AAA No. 4 Musselman (5-1), Friday, 7 p.m.
Jacob Northcraft rushed for 234 yards and Latrell Warr 200 as the Appleman ran over Hedgesville, 49-13, last week to remain perfect in in-state games and push up to fourth in the SSAC rankings.
Warr scored the first three touchdowns, Northcraft the next two, then Tre Beard tossed the final pair to Nate Tate.
Hampshire fell, 42-6, to University.
Musselman pulled out a 26-18 win in last year’s meeting.
AA No. 7 Keyser (4-2) at Robert C. Byrd (3-4), Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Keyser had a bye after a 41-7 win over Hampshire on September 30 and are tied for 12th in the SSAC rankings.
RCB, still out of the playoff picture in 24th, blanked East Fairmont, 7-0, in rainy conditions last week, with Tre Junkins scoring the lone touchdown and rushing for 126 yards.
The Flying Eagles’ defense has posted two straight shutouts and held the Bees to 53 yards of offense.
Keyser posted a 35-21 win last year.
Frankfort (3-4) at Petersburg (4-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
The Falcons cruised to a 35-14 win at Washington last week, building a 28-0 lead on two touchdowns from Nate Strietbeck and scores from Noah Abe and Carter Houdersheldt.
Nick Corwell added the final TD on a 59-yard run.
Petersburg kept playoff hopes alive with a 42-41 win over Berkeley Springs last week; they’re 19th in AA this week, while Frankfort is 22nd.
Petersburg picked up its first win in the series since the early 1980s last year, 34-31.
Spring Mills (2-4) at Washington (0-6), Friday, 7 p.m.
Spring Mills led 17-0 last week against Jefferson thanks to a pair of Demetreus Jalepes rushing TD’s, but could not stop the Cougar passing game and lost 28-24.
Jalepes finished with 293 all-purpose yards for the Cardinals, who are still in playoff contention in 22nd.
Matt Grant and Dimonyaeh Jennings connected for two late passing TD’s for Washington in a 35-14 loss to Frankfort.
Spring Mills won 31-0 last year.
Berkeley Springs (1-5) at Clear Spring, Md. (2-4), Friday, 7 p.m.
The Indians lost, 42-41, against Petersburg last Friday.
Clear Spring lost at Smithsburg, 42-6, last week.
Clear Spring took last year’s game, 34-24.