Capital Game
Big Reds End Slide, Clinch Playoff Spot
Game Statistics
Parkersburg ended its three-game losing streak and apparently clinched a playoff berth with a 56-14 victory over old rival Capital Friday during Senior Night at Stadium Field.
Still playing without top receiver and touchdown maker Anthony Ice (out with an ankle injury), the 13th ranked Big Reds overcame four turnovers to produce three touchdowns in each of the middle quarters en route to their fifth victory in eight outings.
Showing off a running game for the first time this season the Big Reds rumbled for 203 yards on the ground as Jason Williams picked up 93 yards on just six carries, scoring three times, while Jakel Shelton added 84 on 11 attempts and also scored three times although one was on a pass reception from David Parsons.
Parsons only threw 10 passes but completed nine for two touchdowns while one of his favorite receivers, Casey Stanley also threw a touchdown. The Stalnaker twins, Andrew and Matthew, each caught a TD pass from Parsons and each had four receptions. Overall, PHS had 239 yards passing for a 442 total yardage total on just 37 plays.
The Big Reds took just 90 seconds to score as Williams broke off a 16 yard run on the first play from scrimmage and a facemask penalty was followed by an 18 yard scoring strike to Andrew Stalnaker with 10:30 on the first period clock.
A short punt gave PHS the ball back four plays later on the Capital 41 and four plays later Shelton went around right end from four yards out to make it 14-0 after Stanley’s kick.
Turnovers halted the Big Red offense on the next two tries, an interception in the end zone and a fumble on the Capital 25 but the onslaught continued early in the second period when Matthew Stalnaker sacked the Capital quarterback on a fourth down play on the Cougar 38. After a one yard run, Parsons threw a backward pass to Stanley who then threw a bomb across the field to a wide-open Shelton for an easy 29 yard touchdown play just 92 seconds into the second stanza to make it 21-0.
Capital, now 2-6, got on the board just 36 seconds later thanks to a 64 yard pass and run play from Fernado Valdivia to Jermer Smith. Stanley ran Smith down at the two yard line but two plays later Valdivia scored after a nice fake handoff and keeper around end.
A 58-yard punt return by Williams set up Parkersburg’s fourth touchdown, a slant over right guard with 5:57 left in the half.
A short punt gave PHS the ball back on the Capital 31 with 3:05 on the clock and on the first play Williams turned in a touchdown run that include some second and third effort to up the score to 35-7.
The Big Reds scored on their first and fourth plays in the second half. Parsons hit Matthew Stalnaker with a 59 yard pass and after another strong defensive effort got the ball back four plays later and it took Shelton and Williams four plays to cover 43 yards and make it 49-7.
The final Big Red points came with Shelton capping a five play, 40-yard drive with a one yard run. The speedy back gained 23 of the yards on four carries.
With a running black and 10-minute fourth quarter, Capital was able to score on an 80-yard drive against the PHS reserves when Valdivia broke off a 40-yard run to the end zone.
Williams had two of the three Big Red sacks and sparked a defense which held Capital to just 56 yards rushing and 86 passing and just six first downs. The Cougars attempted just three passes in the second half, completing none, to finish 4-of-11 through the air with 104 of their 142 total yards coming on just two plays and 56 minus yards on the night.
Capital vs #13 Parkersburg (Oct 20, 2023 at Parkersburg)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - Total
Capital 0 7 0 7 - 14
Parkersburg 14 21 21 0 - 56
Qtr Time Scoring play
1st 10:30 PHS - Andrew Stalnaker 18 yd pass from David Parsons (Casey Stanley kick), 3-62 1:30
06:01 PHS - Jakel Shelton 4 yd run (Casey Stanley kick), 4-41 2:05
2nd 10:28 PHS - Jakel Shelton 29 yd pass from Casey Stanley (Casey Stanley kick), 2-30 0:37
09:52 CAP - Fernado Valdivia 1 yd run (Jayson Lee kick), 2-66 0:27
05:57 PHS - Jason Williams 5 yd run (Casey Stanley kick), 3-25 0:55
02:54 PHS - Jason Williams 31 yd run (Casey Stanley kick), 1-31 0:11
3rd 09:24 PHS - Matthew Stalnaker 59 yd pass from David Parsons (Casey Stanley kick), 1-59 0:12
06:24 PHS - Jason Williams 1 yd run (Conner Gribble kick), 3-43 0:00
03:07 PHS - Jakel Shelton 1 yd run (Casey Stanley kick), 5-40 2:39
4th 08:15 CAP - Fernado Valdivia 40 yd run (Jayson Lee kick), 8-80 6:52
............................................................CAP PHS
FIRST DOWNS 6 17
RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-56 22-203
PASSING YDS (NET) 86 239
Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-4-0 15-13-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 48-142 37-442
Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-73
Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-56 2-36
Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 9-28.4 1-28.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-3
Penalties-Yards 13-114 9-72
Possession Time 27:50 17:35
Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 1 of 3
Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 4-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-25
RUSHING: Capital-Fernado Valdivia 15-26; Camdyn Harris 9-17; David Robinson 6-8; Damian Johnson 7-5. Parkersburg-Jason Williams 6-93; Jakel Shelton 11-84; Ethan Jones 1-19; David Parsons 1-6; Cooper
Cancade 2-1; Allen Bradlee 1-0.
PASSING: Capital-Fernado Valdivia 4-11-0-86. Parkersburg-David Parsons 9-10-1-172; Cooper Cancade 3-4-0-38; Casey Stanley 1-1-0-29.
RECEIVING: Capital-Jermer Smith 1-64; Jamari Smith 1-12; Trisdon Ciampanella 1-7; Camdyn Harris 1-3. Parkersburg-Matthew Stalnaker 4-117; Jakel Shelton 4-49; Andrew Stalnaker 1-18; Eli Bauman 1-17;
Jason Williams 1-17; Braxton Kupfner 1-13; Ethan Jones 1-8.
INTERCEPTIONS: Capital-Damian Johnson 1-0. Parkersburg-None.
FUMBLES: Capital-Fernado Valdivia 2-1; David Robinson 1-0. Parkersburg-Cooper Cancade 1-1; Jakel Shelton 1-1; Jason Williams 1-1.
Capital (2-6) vs. Parkersburg (5-3)
Kickoff time: 7:30 • End of Game: 10:00 • Total elapsed time: 2:30
