By: Jack Withrow, WVMetroNews.com
AAA No. 2 Capital (5-1) at Woodrow Wilson (1-5) – Friday, 7:00
Capital seems to have everything rolling in the right direction as the Cougars come off back-to-back home victories over No. 6 Huntington and No. 7 Hurricane. After a season opening loss at Johnson Central, KY, the No. 2 Cougars have rattled off five straight wins and will travel to Beckley to face Woodrow Wilson on Friday night.
Last week against Hurricane, Cougars’ quarterback Kerry Martin, Jr. set a new single-game, school record by throwing for six touchdowns. Martin finished with 16-of-20 passes for 320 yards while connecting with six different receivers. Anthony Pittman (5 receptions, 88 yards, 2 TDs), Silas Nazario (3 catches, 106 yards, TD) and Deshawn Harper (4 catches, 103 yards, 2 TDs) were Martin’s top targets on the evening.
“He’s been lights out,” said Capital coach Jon Carpenter on his sophomore quarterback. “The throws he made the other night were big time throws.”
Woodrow Wilson is coming off a 52-15 home loss to Parkersburg. Senior running back Jordan Hancock led the Flying Eagles with 166 yards on 11 carries including a 99-yard touchdown run.
Capital leads the all-time series with Woodrow Wilson, 16-6. Kickoff set for 7:00 at Van Meter Stadium in Beckley.
AAA No. 7 Morgantown (5-2) at AAA No. 12 Riverside (4-3) – Friday, 7:00
A rare matchup this Friday night as No. 7 Morgantown travels down to the Kanawha Valley to face No. 12 Riverside. This will be only the third time these two schools have met on the gridiron.
Second year head coach Zach Davis and his Warriors are trying to get back to the playoffs for the first time since 2007 and a win over the Mohigans would give his team much needed points to secure that goal.
The Warriors were held to just 96 total yards of offense last week in a 49-0 loss at No. 3 Spring Valley. Quarterback Mark Scites completed 7-of-11 passes for 37 yards before being knocked out of the game with an injury. Scites has completed 48-of-91 passes for 593 yards and three touchdowns on the year.
The Mohigans took advantage of five Patriots turnovers as Morgantown defeated Wheeling Park 41-14 last Friday at Wheeling Island Stadium. Running back Jordan Page led the Mohigans’ attack as he rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns.
Quarterback Logan Holgorsen completed 10-of-16 passes for 126 yards and two scores.
Morgantown holds a 2-0 record against Riverside. Kickoff set for 7:00 at Warriors Stadium in Quincy.
AAA No. 7 Hurricane (4-2) at AAA No. 6 Huntington (5-2) – Friday, 7:00
After dropping two straight to No. 3 Spring Valley and No. 2 Capital, Hurricane will try to avoid a third loss as they travel to Huntington Friday night to take on the No. 6 Highlanders.
The Redskins couldn’t do much with the Cougars last Friday night as Capital stormed out to a 54-point halftime lead on their way to a 61-20 victory. Hurricane didn’t help themselves with two fumbles on in their first three offensive series.
Hurricane quarterback Dylan Plumley finished with 15-of-25 completions for 205 yards and a touchdown while also rushing for another score.
Huntington dropped a 27-20 loss to county-rival Cabell Midland last Friday night. Running back Jadon Hayes finished with 108 yards rushing on 23 carries and a touchdown for the Highlanders.
This will be the 14th meeting between the two schools as Hurricane holds a 7-6 record against Huntington. Kickoff is set for 7:00 at Bob Sang Stadium in Huntington.
AA No. 5 Sissonville (5-1) at Nitro (1-5) – Friday, 7:00
Sissonville head coach Marc Wilson has his Indians playing well in the midst of a five game road trip. After a 28-26 victory at Winfield, Sissonville defeated county-rival Herbert Hoover 27-19 last Friday night at Joe Eddie Cowley Field.
Senior running back Austin Cook rushed for a game-high 147 yards and two touchdowns to pace the No. 5 ranked Indians. Cook leads the Cardinal Conference in rushing with 831 yards.
Nitro is coming off a 63-21 home loss to Winfield as the Generals rolled up 651 total yards of offense including 437 yards on the ground.
Nitro quarterback Jamie Buckalew threw for 196 yards and two scores to lead the Wildcats.
Nitro holds a 26-13-2 overall record against Sissonville. Kickoff is set for 7:00 at Underwood Field in Nitro.
Other Friday night matchups in the Kanawha Valley:
AAA No. 10 South Charleston (3-3) at St. Albans (1-6) – Friday, 7:00
AA No. 14 Winfield (4-2) at Poca (0-7) – Friday, 7:30
AA No. 14 Herbert Hoover (4-2) at Wayne (1-5) – Friday, 7:30
Valley Fayette (0-6) at A No. 10 Buffalo (5-1) – Friday, 7:30
AAA No. 11 George Washington (4-3) OPEN