2017 Junior Varsity/Freshmen

Bridgeport Ground Game
Beats PHS Frosh 37-22
Bridgeport’s steady ground game did in the Parkersburg freshmen Tuedsay night at Stadium Field as the Indians posted a 37-22 victory.
The visiting Indians ran for 345 yards and never attempted a pass. J.T. Muller ran for 129 yards and scored three times while J.D. Love had 143 yards and one touchdowns.
Parkersburg quarterback Michael Owen completed 19 of 25 passes for 179 yards and one touchdown while Carter Mills scored twice and Bryant Walker had the other TD on a 12 yard run with a backward pass reception while also catching seven passes for 74 yards.
Brady Howerton and Aaron Kupfner had nine tackles each for PHS while Casey Mahoney and Mills had eight stops each on defense.
The Big Reds got on the board first with a 13-play, 81 yard drive that took over five minutes and featured seven pass completions in eight attempts. Owen and Mills hooked up for the final 11 yards.
But it took Bridgeport just two plays to go ahead for good when Love broke loose from the Stick-I offense to race 58 yards for the touchdown and the ensuing extra point kick made it 7-6.
PHS put together an 11-play drive following that score but a pass was tipped at the line and intercepted to end the threat inside the red zone at the 17.
Bridgeport then drove 83 yards on 11 plays to score on a two yard run by Miller. The Indians added a field goal on the last play of the half for a 17-6 advantage at the break.
PHS went for it on its first possession of the second half on the Big Red 40 yard line but the pass fell incomplete and Bridgeport proceeded to go 40 yards on eight plays to make it 23-6.
The Big Reds got back on the board with a 15-play, 81 yard drive that saw Walker score on a backward toss in the backfield. Owen passed to Danny Jones for the conversion to make it 23-14 with 7:12 remaining in the game.
Bridgeport tacked on two short-field touchdowns to run the score to 36-14 before PHS finished the night with an 11 yard backward toss to Mills.

9th Grade Football
Oct. 17 at PHS Stadium Field
Bridgeport                   7       10     6       14     -        37
Parkersburg                 6       0       0       16     -        22
P – Carter Mills 13 pass from Michael Owen (pass failed) 4:57 1st
B – J.D. Love 58 run (Austin Springer kick) 4:03 1st
B – J.T. Muller 2 run (Springer kick) 5:15 2nd
B – Springer 22 field goal, 0:00 2nd
B – Muller 2 run (kick blocked) 2:36 3rd
P – Bryant Walker 12 run (Danny Jones pass from Owen) 7:12 4th
B – Muller 4 run (Springer kick) 4:44 4th
B – Nathan Brazier 5 run (Springer kick) 2:07 4th
P – Mills 11 run (Walker run) 00:16 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Bridgeport 18, PHS 16
Rushing – Bridgeport 45-345, PHS 31-95
Passing Yards – Bridgeport 0, PHS 179
PA-PC-INT – Bridgeport 0-0-0, PHS 19-25-1
FBL – Bridgeport 1-1, PHS 2-0
Penalties – Bridgeport 1-5, PHS 6-35
Punts – Bridgeport 0, PHS 0
Individual Statistics
Rushing – Bridgeport: Love 16-143, Muller 20-129, Brazier 4-38, Owen Bennington 4-26, Hayden Moore 1-4. PHS: Justin Waybright 11-36, Brady Howerton 6-29, Michael Owen 12-15, Bryant Walker 1-12, Carter Mills 1-11.
Passing – Bridgeort: none. PHS: Owen 19 of 25 for 179 yards (1 int).
Receiving – Bridgeport: none. PHS: Walker 7-74, Teddy Turner 5-21, Mills 4-54, Howerton 2-12, Jones 1-6.
Tackles – PHS: Howerton 9, Aaron Kupfner 9, Casey Mahoney 8, Mills 8, Will Coffman 7, Jake Barnette 3 (one FBR).

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PHS Jayvees Fall To Midland
Jakob Caudill scored two touchdowns in the third period to break open a close game and lift visiting Cabell Midland to a 44-14 victory over Parkersburg Monday night in a junior varsity game at Stadium Field.
Midland scored on two long pass plays in the second quarter to offset two PHS touchdown pass from Jake Bock to Anthony Craig. The Big Red scores came on plays covering 57 and 68 yards.
Cabell Midland JV     8       16     12     8       -        44
PHS Jayvees               0       14     0       0       -        14
CM – 1st 4:50 Austin Kitchens 6yd run (Jakob Caudill run)
P – 2nd 5:43 Anthony Craig 57 pass from Jake Bock (pas failed)
CM – 2nd 4:16 Hayden Hass 45 pass from Drew Elkins (Hunter Church run)
CM – 2nd 2:18 Church 90 pass from Hass (Hass run)
P – 2nd 1:55 Craig 68 pass from Bock (Matt Curry pass from Bock)
CM – 3rd  Caudill 18 run (run failed)
CM – 3rd 1:40 Caudill 22 yd run pass failed)
CM – 4th 0:21 Hayden Hass 16 run  (Drew Elkins run)

Park Jayvees Nip PHS 20-14
Wheeling Park scored three times in the third quarter including one on an unusual fumble play and another on an interception as the visitors held on to post a 20-14 victory over Parkersburg in a junior varsity game at Stadium Field.
In dropping to 2-2 on the season, the PHS squad held a 6-0 advantage at the half thanks to a 94 yard pass play from Jacob Bock to Kyle Moore.
But after driving to a first down at the Wheeling 15 yard line on their first possession of the second half, the wheels came off for PHS as they failed to gain a yard in four tries and turned it over on downs at the 16. On the first play from scrimmage, Raphael Bradley broke loose for a 14 yard gain to the 30 only to fumble the ball at that spot. But teammate Kasey Cassi picked up the ball and rambled the remaining 70 yards for a touchdown to tie the game.
Later in that quarter the visitors got an interception and 27 yard return for a touchdown by Kai Schultz.
As the third quarter was coming to a close another PHS mistake, this time a fumble at the Big Red 29, gave Wheeling Park the ball again. This time the Patriots scored in one play on a pass from Alex Dunlevy to Nick DeFazio. The extra point conversion pass made it 20-6 with just 11 minutes left in the game.
PHS was able to take the ensuing kickoff and drive to a first down at the Wheeling 19 but after a pass to Anthony Craig to the 13, the Big Reds threw three straight incompletions.
Wheeling then put together a lone drive that stalled at the PHS 19 and the Big Reds took just six plays to score. The touchdown came on a 68 yard pass to Braedon Mason. Bock passed to Tom Curry for the two-point conversion to make it 20-14 with 1:52 remaining. The Patriots were able to maintain possession and run out the clock thanks in part to a fourth-down encroachment penalty against PHS.
Bradley finished with 151 yard rushing for the winners while Bock passed for 288 yards for the home team thanks mainly to Moore and Mason, who accounted for 139 and 122 yards receiving respectively.
Jacob Modesitt had 14 tackles to lead the PHS defense.

Junior Varsity Football
Oct. 2 at Stadium Field
Wheeling Park JV                  0        0        20      0        -        20
Parkersburg JV (2-2)             0        6        0        8        -        14
P – Kyle Moore 94 pass from Jacob Bock (run failed) 9:42 2nd
WP – Kasey Cassi 70 run with fumble recovery after 14 yard run by Rapheal Bradley(run failed) 6:44 3rd
WP – Kai Schultz 27 interception return (pass failed) 2:04 3rd
WP – Nick DeFazio 29 pass from Alex Dunlevy (Ben Balestra pass from Dunlevy) 1:04 3rd
P – Braedon Mason 68 pass from Bock (Tom Curry pass from Bock) 1:52 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – WP 12,  PHS 7
Rushing – WP 37-186,  PHS 16-(-12)
Passing – WP 8-19-0 142, PHS 11-25-1 292
Penalties – WP 18-123, PHS 4-27
Punts – WP 3-31.3, PHS 2-31.0
Individual Leaders
Rushing – WP: Raphael Bradley 23-151, Alex Dunlevy 9-33; PHS: Jacob Modesitt 1-5, Braedon Mason 1-3.
Passing – WP: Alex Dunlevy 8 of 19 for 142 yards; PHS: Jacob Bock 10 of 24 for 288 yards (1 int).
Receiving – WP: Nick DeFazio 2-88, Xavier Morris 4-21, Donovan Goddard 1-21, Jack Cook 1-12; PHS: Kyle Moore 5-139, Braedon Mason 4-122, Anthony Craig 2-31.
PHS Defensive Leaders – Jacob Modesitt 14 tackles, Anthony Craig 8 tackles (2 PBU), Shane Suttles 6 tackles, Carter Mills 5 tackles.
Next Game – PHS at Beckley Oct. 9.

Defense Shines In 14-13 Win at Marietta

MARIETTA - After scoring twice in the first half on touchdown passes by Michael Owen, the PHS jayvees held on by playing outstanding defense to notch a 14-13 victory over the host Tigers.

PHS drove inside the Marietta 10 only to fumble the ball away but got it back moments later on an interception at the Tiger 20. The visitors scored on a 12 yard pass from Owen to Matt Curry. Owen then threw to Kyle Moore for the two-point conversion that would probe crucial.

In the second period the Big Red reserves scored on a 58 yard pass from Owen to Braden Mason. The extra point pass failed.

Trailing 14-0, Marietta got on the board on a 30 yard pass play and kicked the extra point. In the early part of the third quarter the home team scored on a 20 yard screen pass but missed the extra point.

After that the PHS defense took over the secure its second win of the season.

PHS Jayvees Rally To Beat Huntington, 16-13
After falling behind 13-0, the Parkersburg Jayvees came back to defeat visiting Huntington 16-13 Monday night at Stadium Field.
The Big Red junior varsity, who held Huntington to minus nine yards rushing in the second half, got their first score of the season after a bad snap on a Highlander punt gave them the ball on the Huntington 12. After a two yard run by Anthony Craig, Jacob Modesitt found Matt Curry in the end zone for the touchdowns. Justin Waybright then ran for the two-point conversion.
The home team got a spark in the third quarter when Modesitt broke two separate tackles on a 16 yard run and gained 41 yards on the ground on a nine-play, 54 yard drive. Modesitt also had a six yard pass completion to Craig, who scored the touchdown from three yards away with 6.9 seconds left in the third period. Michael Owen came on to pass to Curry for the two-point conversion and  a three-point lead.
Huntington’s final comeback bid started with 2:56 remaining an dthey moved from their 28 to midfield but on third down Craig blitzed in for a nine-yard sack and on fourth down the Highlanders completed a pass from Evan Kopec and Cam Rutherford stopped the play well short of a first down.
Junior Varsity Football
Sept. 18 at Stadium Field
Huntington JV              6        7        0        0        -        13
Parkersburg JV (1-1)   0        8        8        0        -        16
H – Malik Johnson 1 run (kick blocked by Curry), 4:23 1st
H – Pete Lopetone 15 pass from Hager (Nicholas Maynard kick) 5:01 2nd
P – Matt Curry 10 pass from Jacob Modesitt (Justin Waybright run) 1:36 2nd
P – Anthony Craig 3 run (Curry pass from Michael Owen) :06.9 3rd
Team Statistics
First Downs – Huntington 11, PHS 8
Rushes-Yardage – Huntington 35-79, PHS 32-84
Passing – Huntington 7-16-0 75, PHS 3-10-1 24
Individual Leaders
Rushing – Huntington: Malik Johnson 11-52; PHS : Jacob Modesitt 10-75, Justin Waybright 9-20, Anthony Craig 10-14.
Passing – Huntington: Keshawn Williams 4-12-0 48, Hager 3-4-0 27; PHS: Modesitt 3-10-1 24.
Receiving – Huntington: Pete Lopetone 3-48; PHS: Matt Curry 1-10, Kyle Moore 1-8, Craig 1-6.
Tackles – PHS: Casey Mahoney 8, Evan Kopec 7, Cam Rutherford 6, Devin Boyles 5, Colin Farnash 5, Craig 5.

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Sept. 11 at Stadium Field
Capital Jayvees                              6          24       6          0          -           36
Parkersburg Jayvees (0-1...)         0          0          0          0          -           0
C - Michael Robinson 10 run (run failed) 7:03 1st
C - Joshua Martinez 55 interception return (Robinson run) 7:30 2nd
C – Karrington Hill 34 pass from Elias Canterbury (Robinson run) 4:11 2nd
C – KJ Taylor 52 pass from Canterbury (Canterbury run) 2:01 2nd
C – Taylor 62 pass from Canterbury (run failed) 4:23 3rd
Team Statistics
First Downs – Capital 13, PHS 4
Rushes-Yardage – Capital 35-175, PHS 20-26
Passing Yardage – Capital 178, PHS 26
PA-PC-INT – Capital 5-6-0; PHS 4-18-2
Penalties – Capital 15-110, PHS 2-10
Punts – Capital 3-17.0, PHS 5-41.0
Individual Leaders
Rushing – Capital:  Michael Robinson 6-97, Elias Canterbury 11-40; PHS: Matt Curry 2-22.
Passing – Capital: Canterbury 5 of 6 for 178;  PHS: Jacob Modesitt 3 of 14 for 32 (1 int), Michael Owen 1 of 4 for minus 6 (1 int).
Receiving – Capital: KJ Taylor 3-130; PHS: Curry 2-26.
Leading Tackler – PHS: Carter Mills 10, Curry 7.

2016 Freshmen

Wheeling Park Down Frosh, 42-16
Wheeling Park ran for six touchdowns, five of them on long runs, to defeat Parkersburg 42-16 Wednesday night at Stadium Field in a freshman football game.
The win enabled Park to finish its freshman season with an 8-0 record.
Matt Curry and Chace Mathess had touchdowns for the PHS ninth graders.
Wheeling Park (8-0)     12      8        6        16      -        42
Parkersburg (3-5)                   0        8        0        8        -        16
WP – Raphael Bradley 79 run (conversion failed)
WP – Nick Sherman 30 run (conversion failed)
WP – Xavier Morris 2 run (Alex Dunlevy run)
P – Matt Curry 25 pass from Jake Bock (Anthony Craig run)
WP – Bradley 78 run (conversion failed)
WP – Dunlevy 85 run (Sherman run)
WP – Bradley 22 run (Sherman run)
P – Chace Mathess 35 run (Mathess run)

Bridgeport Freshman Top PHS, 22-6
Bridgeport defeated Parkersburg 22-6 Thursday night at Stadium Field in a ninth grade football game.
Chace Mathess scored Parkersburg’s lone touchdown on an 11 yard run in the second quarter. PHS trailed 16-6 at the half as the visitors tallied two first quarter scores. Three different players scored for Bridgeport.
9th Grade Football
Bridgeport           16      0        0        6        -        22
Parkersburg        0        6        0        0        -        6       
B – Trey Pancake 47 run (Brian Henderson run)
B – Devon Vandergrift 11 run (Pancake run)
P – Chace Mathess 11 run (run failed)
B – Henderson 5 run (run failed)

Morgqantown Tops Freshmen
Morgantown defeated Parkersburg 38-8 in a ninth grade football game played Wednesday evening at Stadium Field.
Jace Whetsell ran for three long touchdowns for the Mohigan freshmen while Anthony Craig had a 78 yard TD run for the PHS frosh.
9TH Grade Football
Morgantown      12     12     8       6       -        38
 Parkersburg        0       0       0       8       -        8
M – Jace Whetsell 71 run
M – Whetsell 31 run
M – Preston Fox 22 pass from Christopher Burke
M – Fox 26 run
M – Whetsell 37 run (Thomas Spencer run)
M – Eamonn Murphy 10 run
P – Anthony Craig 78 run (Ethan Wix pass from Eli Ash)

Craig Lifts Frosh Over Marietta
MARIETTA – Anthony Craig returned the opening kickoff 8 0yards for a touchdown then added another score in the third quarter on a 61 yard run as he led Parkersburg to a 20-0 freshman win over host Marietta on Sept. 22 .
Jacob Bock passes to Kyle Moore for the other touchdown for the 3-1 Big Red ninth graders.
9th Grade Football
Parkersburg (3-1)           6        8        6        0        -        20
Marietta                         0        0        0        0        -        0       
P – Anthony Craig 80 kickoff return (run failed)
P – Kyle Moore 4 pass from Jacob Bock (Bock run)
P – Craig 61 run (pass failed)
PHS Statistics – Rushing 17-155, passing Bock 6 of 8 for 71 yards, receiving (J.D. Martin (4-65); tackles: C.J. Wade 6, Shane Suttles 6, Braedon Mason 5.
Next Game – Sept. 28 at Bridgeport (7:30)

9th Grade Big Reds Fall To Huntington, 30-20

HUNTINGTON - Eli Ash threw two touchdown passes to J.D. Martin but the Big Red freshman fell to Huntington by a 30-20 score here Sept. 15.

The PHS frosh got back to within 10 points on the second Ash to Martin TD from 21 yards away with 6:15 left in the conest and the two point conversion run by Braedon Mason but the viisitors could get no closer as they dropped their first game of the season.

Parkersburg (2-1) ......0 6 6 8 - 20

Huntington .............10 6 14 0 - 30

H - 7 Run (run good)

H - Safety

H - 14 pass (run failed)

P - J.D. Martin 17 pass from Eli Ash (run failed)

H - 9 run (pass good)

P - C.J. Wade 13 interception return (run failed)

H - 5 run (run failed)

P - Martin 21 pass from Ash (Braedon Mason run)

PHS Frosh Rip Ripley, 44-0
Chace Mathess and J.D. Martin each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Parkersburg freshman team won its second straight mercy-shortened game Wednesday night with a 44-0 victory over visiting Ripley.
Mathess scored twice in the first quarter as PHS took advantage of great field position. A 36-yard interception return by Kyle Moore gave the host team the ball on the Ripley 19 on its second possession and on the first play Mathess went over right guard to the end zone with 5:11 left on the clock. Four plays later Ripley was forced to punt from its own one yard line and Camden Rutherford called for a fair catch and caught the ball on the Viking five after the four yard punt. Two plays later Mathess went over the left side with 2:55 showing in the first period.
Moore added a 55 yard breakaway touchdown after a fumble recovery by Mathess on the Parkersburg 45. Moore carried the ball just three times in the game but gained a 88 yards.
With 33 seconds left before the half PHS quarterback Jacob Bock lobbed a pass to Martin at the five yard line and the ninth grade Big Red tipped the ball, juggled it and then came down with it in a battle with the defender before racing into the end zone to complete a 39 yard play. Gage Fiore’s conversion run made it 30-0 at the half despite PHS running just 13 plays to 34 to Ripley.
Second half scores came on a 43 yard pass play to Martin and a one yard run by Eli Ash after Ripley went for it on fourth down from their own three yard line and failed.
C.J. Wade led the defense with 16 tackles while Fiore added 12 stops. Rutherford came up with seven tackles while Mathess had five stops and a fumble recovery and Adam Moore had a fumble recovery.
9th Grade Football
Ripley (0-2)                             0        0        0        0        -        0
Parkersburg (2-0)                   14      16      6        8        -        44
P – Chase Mathess 19 run (Gage Fiore run) 5:11 1st
P – Mathess 1 run (run failed) 2:55 1st
P – Kyle Moore 55 run (Mathess run) 4:19 2nd
P – J.D. Martin 39 pass from Jacob Bock (Fiore run) 0:33 2nd
P – Martin 43 pass from Bock (run failed) 7:43 3rd
P – Eli Ash 1 run (Ash run) 4:27 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Ripley 6; PHS 7
Rushing – Ripley 46-87; PHS 24-82
Passing – Ripley 0-3-1; PHS 4-4-0 111
Penalties –Ripley3-20; PHS 5-30
Fumbles – Ripley4-2; PHS 2-1
Punts – Ripley2-10.0; PHS 1-40
Individual Leaders
Rushing – Ripley: Hunter Cesteric 7-35, Cameron Ramsey 16-29, Austin Boggess 9-19. PHS: Kyle Moore 3-88, Chace Mathess 4-15, Gage Fiore 4-8.
Passing – Ripley: Cameron Ramsey 0-3-1. PHS: Jacob Bock 4 of 4 for 111 yards .
Receiving – Ripley: none. PHS: J.D. Martin 3-94, Braedon Mason 1-17.
Defense – PHS: C.J. Wade 16 tackles, Gage Fiore 12 tackles, Camden Rutherford 7 tackles, Chace Mathess 5 tackles and FBR, Adam Moore 3 tackles and FBR, Kyle Moore INT.
Next Game – PHS at Huntington Sept. 15

PHS Frosh Jolt JM 38-8
The freshman football team completed the season-opening sweep of near perfection for Parkersburg High School by defeating visiting John Marshall 38-8 Wednesday evening at Stadium Field.
The varsity team beat St. Albans in a mercy-rule shortened game on Friday while the junior varsity accomplished the same mercy-rule shortened feat on Monday against St. Albans. The freshmen followed suit with the third straight mercy-rule shortened contest as they dominated the Monarch ninth graders.
So heading into the second week of the season, all three PHS football teams are 1-0 with mercy-rule shortened victories under their belts. This has to be a record since this is the first year the 35-point mercy rule has been put into effect in West Virginnia.
Wednesday evening it was Anthony Craig leading the way with a pair of touchdown runs and 93 yards rushing. The PHS frosh had a 228-90 advantage in total yardage. C.J. Wade paced the defense.
Freshman Football
John Marshall 9th         0        0        0        8        -        8
Parkersburg 9th             16      8        14      0        -        38
P – Kyle Moore 37 run (Gage Fiore run) 7:26 1st
P – Braedon Mason 11 pass from Jacob Bock (Fiore pass from Bock) 2:42 1st
P – Anthony Craig 10 run (Bock run) 9:43 2nd
P – Craig 40 run (run failed) 7:02 3rd
P – J.D. Martin 33 interception return (Mason pass from Bock) :03 3rd
JM – Hunter Purcell 1 run (Ethan Gray run) 5:11 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – JM 6, PHS 12
Rushing – JM 30-90 yards, PHS 27-184 yards
Passing – JM 0-5-1, PHS 5-8-0 44 yards
Punts – JM 3-20.0, PHS 2-33.0
FBL – JM 2-1, PHS 1-1
Penalties – JM 4-20, PHS 6-33
PHS Individual Leaders
Rushing – Anthony Craig 10-93, Kyle Moore 3-50, Jacob Bock 5-21.  Passing – Bock 5 of 8 for 44 yards. Receiving – J.D. Martin 3-25. Defense – C.J. Wade 8 tackles, Fiore 5 tackles, Ethan Lantz 5 tackles, Camden Rutherford 5 tackles, Martin interception, Adam Moore fumble recovery.
Next Game – PHS hosts Ripley Sept. 7 at 6 p.m.

2016 Jayvees

Midland Downs Jayvees 34-6

ONA - Jacob Bock and Jacob Woodyard hooked up on an 80 yard touchdown reception but the PHS jayvees dropped a 34-6 decision to Cabell Midland here Oct. 17.

C. J. Wade led the defensive effort for PHS with two quarterback sacks.

Jayvees Lose to Marietta, 6-2

With the final score being a baseball-like 6-2 you would expect a football game to be a defensive struggle and you would be right in the case of Marietta’s victory over host Parkersburg in a junior varsity matchup Monday night at Stadium Field.
Marietta won the game despite finished with minus seven yards rushing on 24 attempts, collected just eight first downs and only 123 yards in total offense.
But PHS fared worse with three turnovers, just six first downs and only 114 yards in total offense.
But the Big Reds jayvees still held a 2-0 lead with just over five minutes left to play before Marietta took advantage of a 34 yard pass completion to Tanner Stack that set up a one yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown by Corbin Alkire with 5:09 left in the game.
Alkire and Stack were the only effective Marietta offensive weapons as Alkire completed 12 of 29 passes for 130 yards with Stack catching seven of the passes for 81 yards.
Thirteen times in the game the PHS defense held Marietta to minus yardage as Jace Turner, Brandon Braham, Jacob Woodyard and Brandon Hines led the way.
The first half saw PHS fail to get into Marietta territory while the only Tiger threat came as the second quarter came to an end with the Tigers completing a pass to the PHS one yard line.
In the third quarter the Big Reds took advantage of good field position to move the ball to the Marietta eight yard line. The big play was a 26 yard scramble by quarterback Jake Johnson. But the threat ended with two sacks and two incomplete passes.
PHS got the ball back three plays later on an interception by Hines at the Marietta 17 but three plays later the Big Reds returned the favor by throwing an interception of their own.
Starting from their own five, the Tigers got a first down but a sack by Turner put Marietta back in the shadow of their own goal line and on fourth down the snap from center on a punt attempt wound up rolling out of the end zone for a safety with 9:46 remaining in the game.
A 59 yard boot on the ensuing free kick got Marietta out of trouble and after PHS failed to convert a first down and had to punt, the Tigers got the ball to start on the PHS 47.
On the first play following the punt, Alkire hit Stack with a 34 yard completion to the 13 yard line. It took seven plays but Marietta finally punched the ball into the end zone for the touchdown with 5:09 remaining.
The next PHS possession saw no less than five penalties before an interception gave the Tigers back the ball on the Big Red 17.
PHS held and got the ball back on that same 17 yard line. A pass from Jacob Bock to Braham on the first play raised some hope before four straight incomplete passes ended things for the home team.
Junior Varsity Football
Marietta JV                   0        0        0        6        -        6       
Parkersburg JV (1-3)   0        0        0        2        -        2
P – Safety, Marietta snaps ball out of end zone on punt attempt, 9:46 4th
M – Corbin Alkire 1 run (pass failed) 5:09 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Marietta 8, PHS 6
Rushing – Marietta 24-(-7), PHS 25-58
Passing – Marietta 12 of 29 (1 interception) 130 yards, PHS 5 of 23 (3 interceptions) 56 yards
Total Offense – Marietta 53-123, PHS 48-114
Punts – Marietta 4-31.3, PHS 4-23.8
Fumbles – Marietta 0-0, PHS 1-0
Penalties – Marietta 5-25, PHS 12-88
Individual Leaders
Rushing – Marietta: Brady Vincent 10-16; PHS: Jake Johnson 6-25, Anthony Craig 6-32.
Passing – Marietta: Corbin Alkire 12-29-1 for 130; PHS: Jake Johnson 3-9-2 for 15, Jacob Bock 2-13-1 for 41.
Receiving – Marietta: Tanner Stack 7-81; PHS: Cole Hanshaw 2-28, Brandon Braham 2-22.
Defense – PHS: Brandon Braham6 tackles, Brandon Hines 5 tackles (1 int), Jace Turner 5 tackles, Jacob Woodyard 5 tackles.
Next Game – PHS hosts Beckley Oct. 10.

Extra Points Difference as PHS Jayvee Team Falls, 24-18
Extra points were the difference Monday night at Stadium Field as Hurricane notched a 24-18 junior varsity football victory over PHS despite both teams scoring three touchdowns apiece.
The visiting Redskins converted all three of their two-point tries after touchdowns while PHS failed on all three attempts.
PHS scored first on a 43 yard Jake Johnson interception return and then regained the lead in the third quarter by a 12-8 margin thanks to a one yard run by Jacob Bock. Johnson added another touchdown in the final 2:53 of the game on a one yard run to pull within 24-18 and tried to lead his team for a tying scoring in the final 1:10 only to run out of downs on the Hurricane 16 when his pass in the end zone to Dylan Richards was deflected but nearly caught anyway with 18 seconds remaining.
Johnson ran for 75 yards and passed for 15 yards in two quarters of play while Bock had 44 yards rushing and two passing in two quarters.
The winning TD for Hurricane came on a 65 yard run up the middle by Christian Hill, who finished with 147 yards rushing on 10 carries.
Jacob Woodyard was the leading tackler for the PHS jayvees, now 1-1 with a game Monday at Capital.
Jayvee Football
Hurricane                      8        0        0        16      -        24
Parkersburg (1-1)          6        0        6        6        -        18
P – Jake Johnson 43 interception return (run failed) 3:21 1st
H – Abel Cunningham 17 pass from Austin Womack (Gage Truman run ) 0:00 1st
P – Jacob Bock 1 run (run failed) 7:59 3rd
H – Christian Hill 7 run (Truman run) 8:51` 4th
H – Hill 65 run (Truman run) 6:16 4th
P – Johnson 1 run (run failed) 2:53 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Hurricane 10, PHS 11
Rushes-Yards – Hurricane 29-247, PHS 37-195
Passing Yards – Hurricane 34, PHS 17
PC-PA-INT – Hurricane 6-12-1, PHS 4-14-1
Total Plays – Yards – Hurricane 41-281, PHS 51-212
Punts – Hurricane 2-31.5, PHS 2-30
FBL – Hurricane 0-0, PHS 0-0
Penalties – Hurricane 2-15, PHS 3-15
Individual Leaders
Rushing – Hurricane: Christian Hill 10-147, Gage Truman 12-80. PHS: Jake Johnson 9-75, Jacob Bock 7-44, Anthony Craig 7-31, Chace Mathess 7-9, Brandon Braham 3-33.
Passing – Hurricane: Austin Womack 6 of 12 for 34 yards (1 interception). PHS: Johnson 3 of 6 for 15 yards, Bock 1 of 8 for 2 yards (1 interception).
Receiving – Hurricane: Abel Cunningham 3-18. PHS: Dylan Richards 1-10, J.D. Martin 1-5, Anthony Craig 1-2.
Defense – PHS: Jacob Woodyard 7 tackles, Johnson 6 tackles (interception), Braham 6 tackles, Joel Butcher 5 tackles.
Next Game – PHS at Capital Sept. 12.

PHS Jayvees Spank St. Albans 40-6
Jake Johnson and Chace Mathess each scored three touchdowns as the Parkersburg junior varsity defeated St. Albans jayvees 40-6 Monday night at Stadium Field in the season opener.
Johnson scored on runs of two, 26 and three yards while gaining 66 yards on seven carries and also completed three of five passes for 37 yards.
Mathess ran for 153 yards on 14 attempts while scoring on runs of 10, 42 and 10 yards.
The Little Red squad had an 18-5 advantage in first downs, rushed for 290 yards on 37 tries and passed for 85 more by hitting six of eight attempts.
Defensively, the PHS squad held St. Albans to five first downs and only 77 yards in total offense (2 of 20 passing with 2 interceptions and 23 rushing attempts).  Cole Hanshaw, Brandon Braham, Ben Barbarito and Jace Turner led the prevent unit with Johnson and Jacob Woodyard coming up with interceptions.
The game, which took two and half hours to play despite using 10 minute quarters and a running clock in the fourth quarter, saw 196 yards in penalties. St. Albans was whistled 10 times for 96 yards while PHS was flagged 14 times for 100 yards. The second PHS scoring drive started on the St. Albans 45 yard line but by the time the home team reached the end zone they had to cover 80 total yards thanks to six penalties.
St. Albans JV                0        0        0        6        -        6
Parkersburg JV            14      14      12      0        -        40
P – Jake Johnson 2 run (run failed) 4:05 1st
P – Johnson 26 run (Cole Hanshaw run) 1:00 1st
P – Chace Mathess 10 run (pass failed) 7:33 2nd
P – Mathess 42 run (Brandon Braham pass from Jacob Bock) 7:18 2nd
P – Johnson 3 run (pass failed) 7:53 3rd
P – Mathess 10 run (pass failed) 5:00 3rd
SA – Caleb Driggs 3 run (pass intercepted by Hanshaw) 5:43 4th
Statistics
First Downs – PHS 18, St. Albans 5
Rushing – PHS 37-290, St. Albans 23-57
Passing – PHS 6 of 8 for 85 yards, St. Albans 2 of 20 (2 intercepted) for 20 yards.
Individual Leaders – PHS rushing: Chace Mathess 14-153, Jake Johnson 7-66, Shane Miller 6-35. PHS passing: Jake Johnson 3 of 5 for 37 yards; Jacob Bock 3 of 3 for 48 yards. PHS receiving: Tyler Moler 2-37, Brandon Braham 2-30, Gage Fiore 1-18. PHS defense: Cole Hanshaw 6 tackles, Brandon Braham 5 tackles, Ben Barbarito 5 tackles and fumble recovery, Jace Turner 5 tackles, Jake Johnson 4 tackles and interception, Jacob Woodyard 3 tackles and interception, Josh Ankrom 4 tackles, Parker Olsen 4 tackles.
Next Game – PHS Jayvees host Hurricane Sept. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

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Frosh Defense Shines Again In 14-0 Victory
HURRICANE – Continuing their season-long defensive effort, the Parkersburg Big Red freshman football team won their fifth game of the season here Wednesday night by a 14-0 score over Hurricane.
Shane Miller and Jake Johnson had touchdowns for PHS in the first and fourth quarters while the defense posted its second shutout of the season.
The Big Red freshman defense has allowed just four touchdowns in six games. Last night’s standouts on the prevent unit were Josh Ankrom (four tackles for loss), Ryan Creech, Brandon Braham, Tyler Stobart and Miller.
9th Grade Football
Parkersburg (5-1) 8 0 0 6 - 14
Hurricane 0 0 0 0 - 0
P – Shane Miller 21 run (Miller run) 3:57 1st
P – Jake Johnson 1 run (run failed) 8:06 4th
Defensive Standouts – Josh Ankrom 4 TFL, Shane Miller, Ryan Creech, Brandon Braham, Tyler Stobart.
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Miller’s 4 TDs Power PHS Frosh To 40-8 Victory
MORGANTOWN – Shane Miller ran for over 200 yards and four touchdowns while a swarming defense held Morgantown to just one score as Parkersburg defeated the host Mohigans 40-8 here Wednesday night.
Tyler Moler added over 100 yards rushing and scored once while Brandon Braham, Jake Johnson and Cole Hanshaw (who returned a fumble for a touchdown) led the defense that helped the PHS frosh raise their recod to 4-1.
PHS hosts Hurricane on Oct. 21. Freshman Football
Parkersburg (4-1) 0 20 14 6 - 40
Morgantown (4-2) 0 0 8 0 - 8
P – Shane Miller 4 run (run failed) 9:26 2nd
P – Cole Hanshaw 51 fumble recovery (Jake Johnson run) 9:08 2nd
P – Miller 10 run (run failed) :21 2nd
P –Miller 61 run (Johnson run) 9:30 3rd
M – Colton Mathews 2 run (Mathews run) 4:20 3rd
P – Miller 2 run (run failed) :55 3rd
P – Tyler Moler 36 run (run failed) 6:31 4th
Next Game – PHS hosts Hurricane Oct. 21

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Frosh Fall To Bridgeport, 6-0

The freshman football team suffered its first loss of the season as Bridgeport nipped the PHS 9th graders by a 6-0 score.

Freshmen Finish Strong To Go 3-0

Shane Miller ran for nearly 200 yards and scored two touchdowns as the PHS freshmen finished strong with four touchdowns in the last 19 minutes to defeat visiting Marietta 26-0 and move to 3-0 on the season.

9th Grade Football
Marietta                             0          0          0          0          -           0
Parkersburg (3-0)               0          0          6          20       -           26
P – Shane Miller 24 run (run failed) 2:37 3rd
P – Tyler Moler 60 pass from Jake Johnson (pass failed) 8:57 4th
P – Miller 56 run (Miller run) 5:45 4th
P – Brandon Braham 2 run (run failed) 1:49 4th
Next Game – PHS at Bridgeport Oct. 1

Freshmen Win 20-8 at Ripley

RIPLEY - The PHS freshmen won 20-8 to increase their record to 2-0 on the season.
The Big Red 9th graders got a nine yard touchdown from Shane Miller in the first quarter and scored on a 43 yard pass from Jake Johnson to Tyler Moler in the second period. The final TD came in the fourth quarter on an 11 yard pass from Johnson to Brandon Braham with Miller running for the conversion.
PHS also had two interception returns which went for touchdowns called back by penalties. Braham had a 47 yard pick six called back in the second quarter and in the third period Miller's 74 yard interception return TD was wiped out by a penalty.
PHS hosts Marietta on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m.

Parkersburg (2-0)..... 6 6 0 8 - 20

Ripley .........................0 0 0 8 - 8

P - Shane Miller 9 run (run failed)

P - Tyler Moler 43 pass from Jake Johnson (run failed)

R - Anthony Demonico 4 run (Demonico run)

P - Brandon Braham 11 pass from Johnson (Miller run)

Freshmen Beat Bridgeport 24-6 In Opener

Four different players scored touchdowns as the PHS freshman football team opened its season with a 24-6 win over visiting Bridgeport on Sept. 9.

While quarterback Jake Johnson ran for 120 yards on nine carries, Shane Miller added 99 yards on 13 attempts and scored one touchdowns. Johnson threw a TD pass to Hunter Ackerman while Cole Hanshaw and Brandon Braham also reached the end zone for PHS.

The winners used a well-balanced defense to thwart Bridgeport's Stick-I offense as three players had eight tackles each - Jalen King, Colin Kidd and Tyler Moler.

PHS scored the first time it had the ball, driving 76 yards on seven running plays with Johnson ripping off two runs of 20 or more yards.

Bridgeport tied the score midway through the second quarter but PHS went ahead for good on the pass play to Ackerman. Bridgeport went for it on fourth and six from their own 23 with less than a minute to play in the half but Hanshaw made the stop and Johnson scrambled for an 18 yard gain on the next play to set up the touchdown.

Miller broke away for a 55-yard scoring run on the first play of the fourth quarter and the hosts added an insurance touchdown with 1:33 left in the game.

Freshman Football
Sept. 9 at Stadium Field
Bridgeport                      0        6        0        0        -         6
Parkersburg (1-0)          6        6        0        12      -         24     
P – Cole Hanshaw 9 run (pass failed) 1:44 1st
B – Austin Gibson 1 run (run failed) 3:50 2nd
P – Hunter Ackerman 5 pass from Jake Johnson (pass failed) :27 2nd
P – Shane Miller 55 run (run failed) 9:48 4th
P - Brandon Braham 8 run (run failed) 1:33 4th
Statistics
First Downs – Bridgeport 7, Parkersburg 9; Rushes-Yardage – Bridgeport 43-139, Parkersburg 34-252; Passing – Bridgeport 1-2-0 6; Parkersburg 1-4-0 5. Total Yards – Bridgeport 45-145, Parkersburg 38-256. Fumbles-Lost – Bridgeport 4-1, Parkersburg 2-1; Penalties-Yards – Bridgeport 6-45, Parkersburg 6-50.
Individual Leaders
Rushing – Bridgeport – Damon Teel 22-89; Parkersburg – Jake Johnson 9-120, Shane Miller 13-99, Tyler Moler 4-39; Passing – Bridgeport: Austin Gibson 1-2-0 6; Parkersburg: Jake Johnson 1-4-0 5;  Receiving – Bridgeport: Connor Robe 1-6;  Parkersburg: Hunter Ackerman 1-5; Defense – Parkersburg Tackles: Jalen King 8, Collin Kidd 8, Tyler Moler 8, Brandon Braham 7, Hunter Ackerman 7, Ben Burburito 6, Cole Hanshaw 6, Shane Miller 5.

Next Game – Parkersburg at Ripley Sept. 16

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Jayvees Drop Opener 41-20

Matt Eichorn, Wyatt Stroble and Cam Mace scored touchdowns for Parkersburg but they dropped their season opener at George Washington by a 41-20 score.

Huntington Beats Little Reds 28-8.

Matt Eichorn scored the lone touchdown for PHS as visiting Huntington posted a 28-8 win Monday night.

Jayvee Cabell Midland 41, PHS 8.
Wyatt Strobl scored touchdown for PHS, Matt Eichorn caught the two-point conversion.

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Jayvees Win On Axman's Last-Second Field Goal

The PHS jayvees beat Morgantown 16-13 as Christian Axman kicked a 17 yard field goal with no time left on clock.

Wyatt Strobl scored two touchdowns for the winners.

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2014 Junior Varsity Football

PHS Jayvees Finish 2014 Unbeaten
Karson Snyder hit Zack Blosser with a 57 yard touchdown pass just before halftime and Parkersburg’s swarming defense made that score stand up as the Big Red junior varsity finished an unbeaten season with a 20-8 victory at Riverside.

PHS trailed 8-0 late in the second quarter but scored twice in the final 1:57, first on Snyder’s 10 yard run and then Blosser got behind the Warrior secondary with just 23 seconds left in the half.
Steve Scholl Issiah Gossett, Joel Carty and Chance Rawson keyed a strong second half defensive effort that limited Riverside to 68 yards after intermission.

Jarrid Winters, who scored the game’s final TD on a 16-yard scamper, led PHS with 71 yards rushing while Dakoda Sims added 45 and a two-point conversion and Snyder contributed 41 yards on the ground and hit all four of his passes for another 70 yards.

Scholl recovered a muffed punt, recorded a sack and had two tackles behind the line of scrimmage while Gossett was again dominate from his defensive end position.

In seven games, the PHS jayvees allowed just five touchdowns.

Junior Varsity Football
Parkersburg (7-0)  0        14      0        6        -         20
Riverside               0        8        0        0        -         8
R – Mark Scites 8 run (Joshua Sullivan run) 6:06 2nd
P – Karson Snyder 10 run (Dakoda Sims run) 1:57 2nd
P – Zack Blosser 57 pass from Snyder (kick failed) 0:23 2nd
P – Jarrid Winters 16 run (kick failed) 1:55 4th
Team Statistics
Rushing Yards – PHS 166, Riverside 167. Passing Yards – PHS 70, Riverside 35
Individual Leaders
PHS – Rushing: Jarrid Winters 10-71, Dakoda Sims 7-45, Karson Snyder 7-41, Jaden Lecario 2-12, Zack Blosser 2-(-3). Passing: Snyder 4-4-0 70, Sims 0-1-0. Receiving: Blosser 2-62, Joel Carty 1-10, Lecario 1-(-2). Defense: - Steve Scholl sack & 2 TFL, Jesse McGrew sack, Max Turner sack, Kendall Leary TFL, Ethan Farinash TFL, Henry Hickman TFL, Chance Rawson interception.
Note: PHS jayvees finish undefeated. Game with Parkersburg South canceled by South.

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JVs Beat GW, Improve to 6-0
Issiah Gossett, Kendall Leary, Noah Weaver and Tyler Lawrentz led two goal line stands as Parkersburg overcame three turnovers to remain perfect on the season with a hard fought 13-7 victory over previously undbeaten George Washington Monday night at Stadium Field in a junior varsity football game.

Gossett returned from an injury to collect 12 tackles while Weaver had a huge sack on fourth and goal from the PHS six yard line late in the game.

George Washington scored first but could not dent the PHS goal line despite advancing to the 12, seven and four yard lines later in the game.

Karson Snyder connected with Zack Blosser on a 15 yard touchdown pass with 2:18 left in the game to provide the margin of victory.
Snyder rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown while Weaver added 24 yards – all in the game-winning drive.

George Washington (7-1)   0        7        0        0     -        7
Parkersburg (6-0)               0        7        0        6     -      13
GW – Nathan Toney 8 pass from Jack Grimm (Bobby Hageboeck kick) 9:06 2nd
P – Karson Snyder 8 run (Chase Minnite kick (5:11 2nd)
P – Zack Blosser 15 pass from Snyder (kick failed) 2:18 4th
Team Statistics
Rushing – GW 146, PHS 134. Passing – GW 17, PHS 23. Fumbles Lost – PHS 3.
Individual Leaders
PHS Rushing – Snyder 17-95, Noah Weaver 6-24, Dakoda Sims 1-14. PHS Passing – Snyder 2-8-0 23. PHS Receiving – Blosser 2-23. PHS Sacks – Weaver. PHS TFL – Max Turner, Issiah Gossett, Kendall Leary, Tyler Lawrentz, D’Shawn Curry.
Next Game – PHS at Riverside on Monday, Nov. 3.

Defense Leads Jayvees To 5th Straight Victory

Graham Nesselrode and Zavian Peacock keyed an overwhelming defensive effort and Karson Snyder rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns as Parkersburg’s junior varsity team improved to 5-0 with a 17-6 victory over the Huntington jayvees Saturday afternoon at Stadium Field.

Nesselrode blocked a punt, forced two fumbles, sacked the quarterback and had another tackle for loss while Peacock collected an interception and fumble record as the Little Reds limited the Highlanders to just 97 yards of total offense.

Snyder carried the ball 15 times and also threw for 84 yards by completing seven of 13 passes with one interception. Chase Minnite added two extra point kicks and a 23 yard field goal.

Huntington Jayvees                 0        6        0        0        -         6
Parkersburg Jayvees (5-0)      7        0        7        3        -         17
P – Karson Snyder 1 run (Chase Minnite kick) 7:44 1st
H – Leonard Jackson 47 run (pass failed) 5:21 2nd
P – Snyder 2 run (Minnite kick) 3:40 3rd
P – Minnite 23 field goal, 9:54 4th
Team Statistics
Rushes-Yardage: Huntington 94, Parkersburg 197
Passing Yardage: Huntington 0, Parkersburg 84
PHS Individual Statistics
Rushing – Karson Snyder 15-105, Zack Blosser 8-33, Zavion Peacock 6-16, Dakoda Sims 4-22, Noah Weaver 4-13, Jarrid Winters 2-5, Jaden Lecario 1-3.
Passing – Snyder 7-13-1 84 yards
Receiving – Blosser 2-16, Sims 2-8, Easton Martin 1-40,  Weaver 1-8, Anthony White 1-12.
Defense – Peacock, interception & fumble recovery; Alex Lott, fumble recovery; Graham Nesselrode, 2 forced fumbles, blocked punt, sack, 2 tackles for loss; Chance Rawson, interception; Tyler Lawrentz, 1 TFL; Kendall Leary, 2 TFL.
Next Game – host George Washington, Oct. 27.

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Little Reds Win Rain-Shortened Game 19-0 to Remain Undefeated On Season

The PHS junior varsity remained undefeated with a 19-0 victory over host South Charleston in a game halted at halftime due to bad weather. Rylan Hamilton, Karson Snyder and Zavian Peacock all ran for touchdowns in the first half for the Little Reds, now 4-0 on the year with a game next week at Beckley Woodrow Wilson.

Davey McNemar led the defense in its shutout effort with two sacks.

Parkersburg (4-0)              6             13           -              19          
South Charleston              0             0             -              0            
*-second half cancelled due to weather
P – Rylan Hamilton 50 run (kick failed) 9:09 1st
P – Karson Snyder 16 run (kick failed) 8:28 2nd
P – Zavian Peacock 8 run (Chase Minnite kick) 5:28 2nd
Statistics – Parkersburg 119 yards rushing, 47 passing; South Charleston 1 yard rushing, 94 passing.
Parkersburg leaders – Rushing: Snyder 8-49, Hamilton 3-42, Peacock 3-19, Zach Blosser 2-9. Passing: Snyder 4-8-1 47 yards. Receiving: Peacock 2-5, Easton Martin 2-42. Defense: Davey McNemar 2 sacks, Henry Hickman 1 sack, Joel Carty fumble recovery.
Next Game – PHS at Beckley Woodrow Wilson Oct. 13.

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Jayvees Win 3rd Straight Game

Holding Capital to minus 17 yards on the ground and only 96 yards and four first downs for the game, the PHS jayvees won their straight game game Monday night with a 13-0 victory over the visiting Cougars.

The Little Reds scored on the second play of the game on a 25 yard pass from Karson Snyder to Rylan Hamilton and tacked on an insurance touchdown on an 11 yard pass from Snyder to Easton Martin in the second period. However, that second TD wasn't really needed since Capital never threatened in the game, advancing only as far as the PHS 19 yard line one time.

A big kickoff return by Dakoda Sims set up the first score while the second came at the end of a seven-play, 61 yard drive that was highlighted by Snyder passes of 27 yards to Hamilton and 17 yards to Zach Blosser. Martin hauled in the TD pass when he out-leaped the defender in the back of the end zone with 2:06 left in the first half.

Snyder finished with 11 completions in 13 attempts for 194 yards and also ran for 54 yards on 14 attempts. He had five different targets as Hamilton caught three for 47 yards, Zach Blosser 3-49, Easton Martin 2-29, Sims 1-30 and Joel Carty 1-12.

Defensively, Issiah Gossett and Alex Lott had five tackles each while Davey McNemar had five. Gossett had a sack and a fumble recovery while Hamilton came up with an interception.

Junior Varsity Football
Capital                            0        0        0        0        -         0       
Parkersburg (3-0)          7        6        0        0        -         13     
P – Rylan Hamilton 25 pass from Karson Snyder (Chase Minnite kick), 9:05 1st
P – Easton Martin 11 pass from Snyder (kick failed) 2:06 2nd
Team Statistics
First Downs - Capital 4, PHS 17
Rushes-Yardage – Capital 14-(minus 17), PHS 36-79  
Passing Yardage – Capital 113, PHS 194
PC-PA-INT – Capital 8-17-1, PHS 11-14-0
Total Plays-Yards – Capital 31-96, PHS 50-273
Punts-Average – Capital 4-24.3, PHS 1-30
Fumbles-Lost – Capital 1-1, PHS 3-2
Penalties – Capital 6-67, PHS 0-0
Individual Leaders
Rushing – Capital: none with plus yardage; PHS: Karson Snyder 14-54, Rylan Hamilton 4-39, Jarrid Winters 7-24.
Passing – Capital: James Knox 8 of 17 for 113 yards (1 interception); PHS: Snyder 11 of 13 for 194 yards.
Receiving – Capital: Quaido McNabb 3-48, Dijon Stokes 2-36, Antwon Davis 2-22, Collin Pierce 1-7. PHS: Hamilton 3-47, Zach Blosser 3-49, Easton Martin 2-29, Dakoda Sims 1-30, Joel Carty 1-12.
Defense – PHS: Hamilton 3 tackles (1 interception), Issiah Gossett 6 tackles (1 FBR), Alex Lott 6 tackles, Davey McNemar 5 tackles.
Next Game: PHS hosts Marietta on Sept. 29.

Jayvees Crush Cabell Midland 53-8

ONA - Big plays, including two interception returns for scores, powered the PHS jayvees to a 53-8 win here Monday night.

Now 2-0, the jayvees got pick six plays from Easton Martin and Rylan Hamilton, who also both caught a touchdown pass from Karson Snyder. Snyder scored two touchdowns himself in just his second game ever as a quarterback. Dakoda Sims and Graham Nesselrode also scored for the Little Reds, who led 27-2 at the half.
Sept. 14 at Ona, WV
Parkersburg (2-0)                   20        7          0          26        -           53
Cabell Midland.....                    0        2          0          6          -          8         
P – Easton Martin 41 interception return (kick failed) 8:00 1st
P – Karson Snyder 2 run (Chase Minnite kick) 4:05 1st
P – Rylan Hamilton 77 pass from Snyder (Minnite kick) 0:00 1st
CM – Safety, tackled quarterback in end zone, 4:23 2nd
P – Martin 15 pass from Snyder (Minnite kick) 1:39 2nd
P – Snyder 59 run (Minnite kick) 9:06 4th
P – Hamilton 75 interception return (kick blocked) 7:16 4th
P – Dakoda Sims 46 run (Minnite kick) 5:16 4th
CM – Cole Sowards 5 run (run failed) 4:07 4th
P – Graham Nesselrode 77 run (kick failed) 3:26 4th
Team Statistics
Passing Yards – PHS 162 (4-5-1), CM 26
Rushing – PHS 175, CM 256
Individual Statistics
PHS passing: Snyder 4 of 5 for 162 yards (1 interception); PHS rushing: Zavian Peacock 5-7, Snyder 6-55, Nesselrode 1-77, Zach Blosser 2-0, Jaden Lacaria 1-(-11), Jarid Winters 2-(-3), Dakoda Sims 2-50; PHS Receiving: Martin 2-35, Hamilton 1-77, Blosser 1-50. Defense – PHS: Martin 2 interceptions, Hamilton interception, Roger Wright interception, Isaiah Gossett 10 tackles (4 for loss), Davey McNemar, Ethan Farinash. Jesse McGrew FBR, Nesselrode FBR.

Snyder Passes PHS Over Warren, 26-6

Karson Snyder, playing his first ever game at quarterback, led the Big Red jayvees to a 26-6 win over visiting Warren by throwing for 196 yards and two touchdowns while also leading the team in rushing.

Snyder completed eight of 10 passes and ran the ball 14 times for 38 yards in his first endeavor as a signal caller. Easton Martin caught four of the passes for 111 yards and a 45 yard touchdown while Rylan Hamilton caught a 50 yard TD bomb from Snyder. Jarrid Winters and Graham Nesselrode had touchdown runs for PHS in their jayvee opener.

Defensively, PHS did not allow a score as Warren's only points came on a punt return. Led by Kendall Leary's 10 tackles, the Big Reds gave up just two first downs and only 27 yards in total offense to the Warriors.

A 41 yard pass from Snyder to Martin set up the game's first TD, a 19 yard run up the middle by Winters early in the second quarter.

Warren answered with the punt return TD by Alex Mills to cut the lead to 7-6 but Snyder found Hamilton on the next offensive play by PHS for a 50 yard TD play. On the ensuing kickoff, Dakoda Sims recovered a fumble and three plays later Snyder and Martin hooked up again, this time for a touchdown that made it 19-6 at the half.

PHS fumbled away two scoring chances in the second half before finally reaching the end zone again on Nesselrode's 13 yard run with just under two minutes left to play.

Warren Local JV           0        6        0        0        -         6       
Parkersburg JV             0        19      0        7        -         26
P – Jarrid Winters 19 run (Chase Minnite kick) 7:43 2nd
W – Alex Mills 50 punt return (pass failed) 1:53 2nd
P – Rylan Hamilton 50 pass from Karson Snyder (kick failed) 1:38 2nd
P – Easton Martin 45 pass from Snyder (run failed) 0:39 2nd
P – Graham Nesselrode 13 run (Minnite kick) 1:54 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Warren 2, PHS 14; Rushes-Yardage – Warren 19-7, PHS 37-93; Passing Yardage – Warren 20, PHS 196; PC-PC-INT – Warren 3-12-0, PHS 8-10-0; Punts-Average – Warren 5-27.6, PHS 3-34.7;  Fumbles-Lost – Warren 4-2, PHS 3-3; Penalties-Yardage – Warren 4-24, PHS 7-60.
Individual Leaders
Rushing -  Warren: Bryce Gandee 3-7, Tanner Wriston 6-14, Jake Davis 6-(-11), Alex Mills 2-1; PHS: Jarrid Winters 7-25, Easton Martin 2-22, Karson Snyder 14-38, Zach Blosser 5-(-1), Graham Nesselrode 8-17, Zavian Peacock 1-(-2), Rylan Hamilton 1-11.
Passing – Warren: Gandee 3-12-0 20; PHS: Snyder 8-10-0 196.
Receiving – Warren: Bishop Ford 1-14, Michael Smith 1-4, Mills 1-2; PHS: Blosser 3-35, Martin 4-111, Hamilton 1-50.
Tackle Leaders – PHS: Kendall Leary 10 (2 sacks), Davey McNemar 6 (2 PBU, 1 FBR), Nesselrode 5 (1 PBU), Henry Hickman 5, Ethan Farinash 5, Issiah Gossett 5, Dakoda Sims (1 FBR), Peacock 4 (1 PBU), Jesse McGrew 4, Roger Wright 4, Max Turner 4.
Next Game – at Cabell Midland Sept. 15

2014 Junior Varsity Schedule

Sept. 1 - Warren (Oh).............Win 26-6

Sept. 15 - at Cabell Midland.....Win 53-8

Sept. 22 - Capital....................Win 13-0

Sept. 29 - Marietta (Oh)............CXLD

Oct. 6 - at South Charleston.......Win 19-0

Oct. 13 - at Woodrow Wilson......CXLD

Oct. 18 - Huntington.................Win 17-6

Oct. 27 - George Washington.......Win 13-7

Nov. 3 - at Riverside...................Win 20-8

Nov. 6 - at Parkersburg South.......CXLD

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Freshman Football

Freshmen Fall To Spring Valley 32-6

The injury-riddle PHS freshman football team closed its season with a 32-6 loss to visiting Spring Valley despite outstanding defensive efforts by Tyee Gibson and Elijah Hearn.

Gibson, who scored the only PHS touchdown on a 41 yard reception from end-turned-quarterback Nathaniel Steed, led the way with 14 tackles while Hearn contributed 11 stops.

9th Grade Football
Spring Valley                       6          8          0          18       -           32      
Parkersburg (3-3-1)           0          0          0          6          -           6
SV – Owen Porter 4 pass from Derek Johnson (pass failed) 6:26 1st
SV – Johnson 5 run (Porter run) 1:20 2nd
SV – Damien McBride 3 run (run failed) 9:53 4th
SV – Porter 58 run (kick failed) 5:08 4th
P – Tyee Gibson 41 pass from Nathaniel Steed (run failed) 3:52 4th
SV – McBride 36 run (run failed) 1:31 4th

Team Statistics

First Downs - Spring Valley 12, PHS 6

Rushing Yardage - Spring Valley 34-252, PHS 29-67

Passing Yardage - Spring Valley 75, PHS 70

Punts - Spring Valley 1-13, PHS 3-31.3

Fumbles-Lost - Spring Valley 1-0, PHS 3-1

Penalties - Spring Valley 11-65, PHS 3-25

Individual Leaders

Rushing - Spring Valley: Owen Porter 11-95, Derek Johnson 3-12, Josh Pennington 2-11, Damien McBride 16-141, Ryan Bailey 2-(-7). PHS: Zion Atkinson 12-72, Tyee Gibson 4-3, Nathaniel Steed 9-(-10), Cameron Day 1-1, Darohn Barber 3-1.

Passing - Spring Valley: Johnson 5-11-0 75 yards; PHS: Steed 4-11-1 70.

Receiving - Spring Valley: Porter 3-16, Pennington 20-59; PHS: Gibson 2-46, Atkinson 1-15, Gavin Perkins 1-9. Defense - PHS: Gibson 14 tackles, Elijah Hearn 11 tackles, Gavin Perkins 9 tackles, Matthew Eichorn 1 interception.

Dailey, Steed Connect To Pace 14-7 Win

Seth Dailey and Nathaniel Steed hooked up on two long touchdown passes to lead the PHS freshmen to a 14-7 win over host Warren.

Pass plays covering 47 and 65 yards from Dailey to Steed and a two-point conversion run led the Little Reds to their third win of the season against one loss and a tie.

9th Grade Football
Warren ...                    0         7         0         0         -         7
Parkersburg (3-1-1)    0        14        0         0         -         14

P- Nathaniel Steed 47 pass from Seth Dailey (Zion Atkinson run) 9:08 2nd

W - quarterback 4 run (kick good) 4:49 2nd

P - Steed 65 pass from Dailey (run failed) 4:00 2nd

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Freshmen Top Bridgeport 22-12
Seth Dailey hit Nathaniel Steed with a 25 yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to secure a 22-12 Parkersburg victory over visiting Bridgeport in a freshman football game played Oct. 2.
The PHS frosh got on the board first with an 18 yard run by Tyee Gibson in the first quarter and Zion Atkinson added a six yard scoring run and two two-point conversions for the winners, who will travel to Warren on Oct. 9 in a recently scheduled game.
9th Grade Football
Bridgeport                   6         0         6         0         -         12
Parkersburg (2-1-1)    8         0         6         8         -         22
P – Tyee Gibson 18 run (Zion Atkinson run)
B – 8 run (ep fail)
P – Atkinson 6 run (ep fail)
B – 4 run (ep fail)
P – Nathaniel Steed 25 pass from Seth Dailey (Atkinson run)

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Frosh Fall To Park Patriots 20-14

Parkersburg's freshman football team suffered its first defeat of the season Wednesday night, but did not go down without a fight as they dropped a 20-14 heart-breaker to undefeated (4-0) Wheeling Park.

Wheeling Park scored in each of the first three quarters while the PHS 9th graders got two long passes for their scores. Tyee Gibson went 70 yards in the first quarter and Nathaniel Steed hauled in a 62 yard scoring pass in the third quarter to account for the PHS points.

The Big Red frosh threatened two other times, moving to the Park seven yard line late in the second quarter only to run out of downs and with six minutes to play in the game the home team drove to the 16 yard line but again threw an incomplete pass on fourth down.

Outstanding on defense for PHS was Elijah Hearn, Steven Hickel, Steed and Gibson.

Freshman Football
Wheeling Park (4-0)        8             6             6             0             -              20
Parkersburg (1-1-1)         6             0             8             0             -              14
WP – Rennie Clark 10 run (John Nash run)
P – Tyee Gibson 70 pass from Seth Dailey (run failed)
WP – Logan Tucker 50 run (pass failed)
WP – Nash 2 run (pass failed) 1:26 3rd
P – Nathaniel Steed 62 pass from Dailey (Zion Atkinson run) 0:15 3rd
Next Game – PHS hosts Bridgeport Thurdsay, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m.

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Freshmen Hang On To Beat Hurricane 22-20

Parkersburg's freshman football team built a 22-0 lead through two and a half quarters but then had to hang on to defeat visiting Hurricane 22-20 Wednesday night at Stadium Field.

The Little Reds did not secure the victory until forcing three straight incomplete Hurricane passes in the final seconds with the ball on their own 31 yard line. The Redskins had scored three times in the fourth quarter, the final with 1:54 remaining on a 54 yard run by the quarterback, to pull within two points. But the would-be tying conversion attempt was thwarted when Nathaniel Steed batted the ball away in the back of the end zone.

Steed, who broke up two other passes on the night, also scored a touchdown on a 48 yard pass reception from Seth Dailey in the middle of the third quarter and caught two other passes during the game for a total of 69 receiving yards.

The PHS 9th graders scored first on the first play of the second quarter when Tyee Gibson reached the end zone from eight yards out to cap a 48 yard drive. Gibson had a 22 yard run and an 11 yard reception on the drive.

Zion Atkinson had the other touchdown on a four yard run with 2:43 left before the half. He also had a 16 yard run on the five play drive which covered 43 yards. The freshman fullback ran for two of the two point conversions.

Elijah Hearn led the defense with 14 tackles from his linebacker position.

9th Grade Football
Hurricane                    0          0          0          20        -           20
Parkersburg (1-0-1)    0          16        6          0          -           22
P – Tyee Gibson 8 run (Zion Atkinson run) 9:51 2nd
P – Atkinson 4 run (Atkinson run) 2:43 2nd
P – Nathaniel Steed 48 pass from Seth Dailey (run failed) 4:57 3rd
H – Jake Fletcher 27 pass from Dylan Hunter (pass failed) 9:52 4th
H – Fletcher 8 pass from Hunter (Fletcher pass from Hunter) 7:01 4th
H – Hunter 54 run (pass failed) 1:54 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Hurricane 9, PHS 9
Rushes-Yardage – Hurricane 29-134, PHS 30-74
Passing Yardage – Hurricane 114, PHS 102
PC-PA-INT – Hurricane 8-25-1, PHS 6-11-1
Punts – Hurricane 2-28.5, PHS 3-29.3
Fumbles-Lost – Hurricane 0-0, PHS 5-2
Penalties – Hurricane 6-49, PHS 5-28
PHS Individual Leaders
Rushing: Tyee Gibson 8-30, Zion Atkinson 8-30. Passing: Seth Dailey 6 of 11 (1 int) for 102 yards. Receiving: Nathaniel Steed 3-69. Defense: Elijah Hearn 14 tackles, James Hickel 6 tackles, Gavin Perkins 6 tackles, Steed 3 tackles & 3 passed broken up, Gibson 5 tackles.
Next Game – PHS hosts Wheeling Park on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.

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Frosh Tie Cabell Midland, 22-22

ONA - Tyee Gibson broke loose for a 40 yard touchdown run with 1:45 remaining in the game and Seth Dailey ran for the tying two-point conversion as Parkersburg's freshman football team opened its season with a 22-22 tie with host Cabell Midland.

The PHS gridders scored first on a 36 yard run by Zion Atkinson with Gibson getting the conversion and held a 14-6 halftime lead after Dailey threw a 28 yard touchdown pass to Nathaniel Steed in the second quarter.

9th Grade Football
Parkersburg.....      8             6             0             8         -          22
Cabell Midland.....  6             0             0             16       -          22
P – Zion Atkinson 36 run (Tyee Gibson run)
CM – Fumble recovery in end zone (conversion failed)
P – Nathaniel Steed 28 pass from Seth Dailey (run failed)
CM – touchdown (conversion good)
CM – touchdown (conversion good)
P – Gibson 40 run (Seth Dailey run), 1:45 4th

2014 9th Grade Schedule

Sept. 4 - at Cabell Midland..........Tie 22-22

Sept. 17 - Hurricane...................Win 22-20

Sept. 24 - Wheeling Park.............Lost 14-20

Oct. 2 - Bridgeport......................Win 22-12

Oct. 9 - at Warrren.......................Win 14-7

Oct. 15 - at Wheeling Park.............Lost 0-34

Oct. 23 - Spring Valley..................Lost 6-32

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2013 Jayvee Results

Martin Leads Big Red JVs Over South, 22-8

Easton Martin ran for one touchdown and caught a pass for another to lead the Parkersburg freshman dominated junior varsity team to a 22-8 win over a similar team from Parkersburg South.
Parkersburg South                        .0          0          8          0          -           8
Parkersburg                                    8          0          0          14       -           22
P – Rylan Hamilton 4 run (Bradley Craig run) 5:35 1st
S – Will Varner 12 pass from Brandon Hall (Zach Thompson run) 2:58 3rd
P – Easton Martin 14 run (Craig run) 9”07 4th
P – Martin 32 pass from Craig (run failed) 3:50 4th
Team Statistics
Rushing – South 37-101, PHS 30-147
Passing – South 5-11 23 yds, PHS 2-4 55 yards
Individual Leaders
Rushing – South: Zach Thompson 12-59, Jack Raitz 12-22; PHS: Craig 6-66, Graham Nesselrode 14-35, Martin 5-24.
Passing – South: Hall 4-9 16 yds; PHS: Craig 2-4 55 yds.
Receiving – South: Varner 3-15. PHS: Martin 2-55.
Defense – South: Ryan Jackson FBR, Raitz FBR, Garret Wolfe; PHS: Craig INT, Roger Wright INT, Nesselrode sack, Corey Richards sack, Brydon Ott, Karson Snyder, Davey McNemar.

Jayvees Blank Beckley 34-0

Noah Weaver ran for three touchdowns as the junior varsity Big Reds won their second game in a row and turned in another stellar defensive effort by holding visiting Beckley Woodrow Wilson to minus seven yards in total offense.

While Weaver scored on runs of five, one and one yards and rushed for 73 yards on 12 carries, Ethan Airhart ran for one touchdown and 80 yards on 10 carries and completed eight of 10 passes for another 68 yards and a touchdown to Easton Martin.

But it was the defense, led by freshman Tyler Lawrentz along with Tyler Greathouse and Zac Perry that was the highlight of game by limiting Beckley to minus seven yards on the ground and no completions with two interceptions (by Martin and Jarrid Winters) through the air. Beckley ran just 12 plays in the first half for minus 24 yards and one first down and in the second half managed to run just 10 plays for 17 yards and, again, just one first down. Just six Beckley plays produced positive yardage.

Taking over the ball in the middle of the first quarter after Winters' interception, the PHS jayvees proceeded to put together a classic drive, going 80 yards on a whopping 19 plays to score on Airhart's five yard run with 4:08 left before the half. The 10-minute drive saw Weaver and Dakoda Sims do a lot of the rushing work while Airhart hit Joel Carty for two completions for 17 yards on the drive.

PHS scored twice more in the second period as a fumble recovery by Jesse McGrew on the Beckley five yard line set up Weaver's first score and an 18 yard pass from Airhart to Martin got the second with 22 seconds remaining before the half.

Airhart engineered another nice drive in the third quarter, going 67 yards on "just" 12 plays with Weaver getting TD number two while the final TD came on a nine play, 82-yard possession with Sims, Airhart and Weaver all getting big runs.

Junior Varsity Football
Oct. 14 at Stadium Field
Beckley Woodrow Wilson      0        0       0        0        -        0
Parkersburg Jayvees              0       20      6        8        -        34
P – Ethan Airhart 5 run (pass failed) 4:08 2nd
P – Noah Weaver 5 run (pass failed) 3:04 2nd
P – Easton Martin 18 pass from Airhart (Dakoda Sims run) 0:22 2nd
P – Weaver 1 run (pass failed) 1:23 3rd
P – Weaver 1 run (Joel Carty pass from Airhart) 0:30 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Beckley 2, PHS 16; Rushes-Yardages – Beckley 19-(-7), PHS 43-210; Passing Yards – Beckley 0, PHS 68; PC-PA-INT – Beckley 0-3-2, PHS 8-10-0; Total Plays-Yards - Beckley 22-(-7), PHS 53-278. Fumbles-Lost – Beckley 1-0, PHS 2-1. Punts-Average – Beckley 4-31.3, PHS 1-31; Penalties-Yards – Beckley 5-30, PHS 7-51.
PHS Individual Leaders
Rushing – Ethan Airhart 10-80, Noah Weaver 12-73, Dakoda Sims 5-55, Zach Blosser 5-11. Passing – Airhart 8 of 10 for 68 yards. Receiving – Easton Martin 2-21,  Joel Carty 2-17, Sims 2-8, Andre Lebo 1-18, Isiah Gossett 1-4.   Defense: Tyler Lawrentz 7 tackles, Tyler Greathouse 5 tackles, Zac Perry 5 tackles, Martin interception, Jarrid Winters interception, Jesse McGrew fumble recovery.

PHS Jayvees 24, S. Charleston 2

Zach Blosser, Ethan Airhart and Dakoda Sims scored touchdowns in the first quarter within a span of less than four minutes to power the Parkersburg jayvees to a 24-2 win over visiting South Charleston on Oct. 7.

South Charleston went for it on fourth down on their first two possessions inside their own 40 yard line and PHS came up with the stop both times to set up quick scores on runs of 32 and 35 yards by Blosser and Airhart. Then a fumble recovery by Jesse McGrew gave PHS the ball back on the South Charleston 10 yard line and three plays later Sims scored. Josh Roney, who kicked the second extra point, added a 25 yard field goal in the second quarter and after that the Big Red defense made it stand up for the victory.

With Tyler Greathouse leading the way, the PHS defense held South Charleston to minus 24 yards on the ground. Sims had a fumble recovery and an interception for the winners, who got 46 yards rushing from Noah Weaver.

Junior Varsity Football
Oct. 7 at Stadium Field
South Charleston          0        0        0        2        -        2
Parkersburg JV            21      3        0        0        -        24
P – Zach Blosser 32 run (run failed) 6:00 1st
P – Ethan Airhart 10 run (Josh Roney kick) 4:34 1st
P – Dakoda Sims 8 run (Nick Johnson run)  1:58 1st
P – Roney 25 field goal, 7:27 2nd
SC – Safety, punter tackled in end zone, 8:59 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – SC 5, PHS 9
Rushes-Yardage – SC 19-(-5), PHS 34-140
Passing Yardage – SC 110, PHS 38
PA-PC-INT – SC 26-12-1, PHS 12-6-1
Fumbles Lost – SC 3, PHS 1
PHS Individual Leaders – Rushing: Noah Weaver 12-46, Dakoda Sims 9-34, Zach Blosser 6-33, Ethan Airhart 7-28. Passing: Airhart 6 of 12 for 38 yards (1 int). Receiving: Justin Walker 2-24, Sims 2-12. Tackles: Tyler Greathouse 10,  Alex Lott 6. Fumble Recoveries: Sims, Jesse McGrew, Kendall Leary. Interception: Sims.

Parkersburg’s junior varsity staged a furious fourth quarter rally but came up two yards short Monday night at Don Drum Field in Marietta as the host Tigers held on for a 12-6 victory.
Marietta scored in the first and third quarter, the second on a 79 yard breakaway run by Aaron Elliott.
After the second score PHS drove from its own 37 to the Marietta two yard line behind the running and passing of Ethan Airhart but on fourth down the PHS freshman signal caller was stopped on a keeper around left end. Airhart had runs of 12 and 22 yards on the drive and completed passes of five and six yards to Zach Blosser and Noah Weaver.
Two plays later Hunter Fiore recovered a Marietta fumble on the Tigers’ 12 yard line and three plays later Airhart threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to Dakoda Sims with 6:04 left in the game to cut the margin to 12-6.
With 2:09 left in the game, PHS got the ball back but could only reach midfield before running out of downs.
Airhart, Weaver and Sims were the workhorses on the ground for PHS with 90, 50 and 40 yards rushing respectively.
Defensively, Joel Carty had eight tackles and two fumble recoveries while Hunter Fiore had six stops including a sack to go with a fumble recovery. Tyler Greathouse had six tackles and a sack while Nick Johnson had five tackles and an interception.
Parkersburg  JV                     0              0              0              6              -              6
Marietta  JV                           6              0              6              0              -              12
M – Trent Dawson 10 run (ep failed)
M – Aaron Elliott 79 run (pass failed)
P – Dakoda Sims 20 pass from Ethan Airhart (run failed)

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The PHS jayvee football team lost to visiting Cabell Midland 46-0 on Sept. 16.

Noah Weaver was the leading rusher for PHS with 40 yards while freshman quarterback Ethan Airhart ran for 30 and passed for 50 yards. The home team defense recovered three fumbles.

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A defensive struggle at Brooke saw the PHS junior varsity come out on the short end of an 8-6 score in their season opener. The Big Reds scored on a fumble recovery return by Isiah Gossett and Brooke scored on its first possession. Neither team could reach the end zone after that.

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2013 9th Grade

Bridgeport Runs Past PHS Frosh, 38-12

Hayden Miller and Nick Muller each ran for over 100 yards to lead Bridgeport to a 38-12 win over visiting Parkersburg.

Miller had two touchdowns and 120 yards on 21 carries while Muller had one TD and gained 113 yards on 24 attempts.

Parkersburg's touchdowns came on a 71 yard kickoff return by Graham Nesselrode and a return of a blocked punt by Corey Richards.

Parkersburg (4-4)         6        0      6        0      -        12
Bridgeport ..........        8      24      6        0      -        38
P - Graham Nesselrode 71 kickoff return (run failed)

B - Nick Muller 15 run (Hayden Miller run)

B - Miller 3 run (Jarrod Massie pass from Miller)

B - Andrew Barker 7 run (Barker pass from Gordon Swiger)

B - Barker 9 run (Miller run)

P - Corey Richards 8 return of blocked punt (run failed)

B - Miller 12 run (run failed)

Team Statistics - Rushing: Parkersburg 67, Bridgeport 260; Passing: Parkersburg 0, Bridgeport 15.

PHS Leaders - Rushing: Bryce Skinner 3-42, Bradley Craig 7-19, Nathan Knotts 2-14. Passing: Craig 0-5-1 0. Defense: Brydon Ott, Jack Netzley.

Craig Accounts For 4 TDs In Loss

Quarterback Bradley Craig accounted for four touchdowns, two rushing and two passing, but the Parkersburg freshman dropped a 52-28 decision to host Spring Valley.

Craig passed for 92 yards and ran for 80 more while Karson Snyder caught four passes for 73 yards and two touchdowns.

9th Grade Football
Parkersburg (4-3)         0        12      0        16      -        28
Spring Valley (5-0)       14      16      8        14      -        52
SV – Stull 5 run (Adkins run)
SV – Adkins 35 run (pass failed)
P – Bradley Craig 12 run (run failed)
SV – Morrone 5 run (Locklear run)
SV – Locklear 5 run (Wellman pass from Booth)
P – Karson Snyder 3 pass from Craig (run failed)
SV – Stambaugh 6 pass from Booth (Booth run)
SV – Booth 22 run (Stull run)
P – Snyder 18 pass from Craig (Zavian Peacock run)
SV – Adkins 24 run (pass failed)
P – Craig 27 run (Snyder pass from Craig)
Team Statistics
Rushing – SV 329, PHS 80. Passing – SV 30, PHS 92
PHS Individual Leaders
Rushing – Craig 8-80. Passing – Craig 6-15-1 92. Receiving – Snyder 4-73.
Defense – Chance Rawson interception, Roger Wright & Corey Richards sacks.

Hamilton Leads Freshman Rout

Rylan Hamilton touched the ball three times and scored three touchdowns to lead the PHS freshmen to a 58-30 rout of Athens Wednesday night.

Zavian Peacock added a pair of scores as the home team built a 50-12 lead and coasted to their fourth victory in six tries in the clock-shortened contest.

Athens                            ........6        6        0        18      -        30
Parkersburg (4-2)                   22      14      14      ..8        -        58
P – Rylan Hamilton 5 run (Bradley Craig run) 8:23 1st
A – 35 pass (run failed) 4:27 1st
P – Hamilton 64 run (Nathan Knotts run) 3:30 1st
P – Zavian Peacock 3 run (run failed) 3:01 1st
A – 3 run (pass failed) 7:42 2nd
P – Hamilton 80 pass from Craig (Knotts run ) 7:24 2nd
P – Peacock 38 run (run failed) 3:03 2nd
P – Knotts 4 run (pass failed) 6:02 3rd
P – Chance Rawson 5 run (Knotts run) 1:03 3rd
A – 56 run (pass failed) 4:48 4th
A – 59 run (pass failed) 3:04 4th
P – Karson Snyder 18 run (Knotts run) 1:37 4th
A – 55 pass (no PAT attempt) 0:00 4th
Team Statistics – Rushing: Athens 259, PHS 21- 231. Passing: Athens 146, PHS 120.
PHS Individual Leaders – Rushing: Zavian Peacock 5-87, Rylan Hamilton 2-69, Bryce Skinner 4-20, Karson Snyder 2-18, Bradley Craig 3-14. Passing: Craig 2 of 2 for 120 yards, Hamilton 0 of 1 (1 int.). Receiving: Hamilton 1-80, Snyder 1-40. Defense: Blaine Thornburg and Rawson (1 int.); Aaron Life (1 FBR),  Dave McNemar, Corey Richards and Cory Goodnight were also standouts on defense.

9th Graders Fall To Hurricane 13-8
Parkersburg’s freshman football team dropped its second game of the year as visiting Hurricane held on for a 13-8 victory. The Redskins scored in the first quarter on a long run and in the fourth quarter on a 30 yard pass. The only points for PHS came on a nine yard pass from Bradley Craig to Rylan Hamilton with 2:17 left in the contest.
Hurricane            7              0              0              6              -              13
Parkersburg        0              0              0              8              -              8
H – McDougle 55 run (Jackson kick) :50 1st
H – Lucas 30 pass from Plumley (kick failed) 9:52 4th
P – Rylan Hamilton 9 pass from Bradley Craig (Easton Martin run) 2:17 4th
Team Stats – Rushing: Hurricane 146, PHS 131. Passing: Hurricane 30, PHS 50
PHS Individual Leaders – Rushing: Rylan Hamilton 8-41, Easton Martin 9-41, Bradley Craig 9-39, Nathan Knotts 4-10. Passing: Craig 1-8-1 9 yards, Martin 1-2-0 41 yards. Receiving: Craig 1-41, Hamilton 1-9.

Freshmen Bounce Visiting Ripley 58-0

Six different players reached the end zone against visiting Ripley as the Big Red 9th graders raised their record to 3-1 with a 58-0 romp over the Vikings.

Karson Snyder scored two touchdowns and caught two two-point conversion passes while Nathan Knotts also had two TDs to lead the way for PHS.

Others scoring touchdowns for the home team were Rylan Hamilton, Bradley Craig, Zavian Peacock and Easton Martin. Bryce Skinner had two two-point conversions and Wes Cox caught a two-point conversion.

Frosh Fall At Ridgewood (O.) 21-16

The Parkersburg freshmen suffered their first loss of the year as they traveled to Ridgewood (O.) and came out on the short end of a 21-16 score.

Bradley Craig threw two touchdown passes to Easton Martin while Rylan Hamilton added both two point conversions and ran for over 150 yards for the Big Red 9th graders.

Freshmen Go To 2-0 With 36-14 Win Over South

Easton Martin and Rylan Hamilton each scored a pair of touchdowns as the Big Red freshmen rolled to a 36-14 win over host Parkersburg South.

Quarterback Bradley Craig threw for one score and 105 yards while also rushing for 114 yards on 11 carries. PHS had 367 total yards to 164 for South, which scored twice in the second period.

Defensively for PHS, Peacock and Karson Snyder recovered fumbles while the leading tacklers were Chance Rawson, Tyler Lawrence, Roger Wright, Snyder and Peacock.

9th Grade Football
At Erickson All-Sports Facility
Parkersburg (2-0)                   10      18      0        8        -        36
Park. South  (0-2)                   0        14      0        0        -        14
P – Safety, South quarterback fumbled out of end zone, 3:32 1st
P – Easton Martin 36 pass from Bradley Craig (Cam White run) 1:16 1st
P – Zavian Peacock 30 run (pass failed) 9:10 2nd
S – Jack Raitz 2 run (Hunter Delong run) 6:22 2nd
P – Rylan Hamilton 10 run (run failed) 4:06 2nd
P – Martin 14 run (run failed) 1:22 2nd
S – Keegan Cool 37 pass from Will Varner (run failed) 0:22 2nd
P – Hamilton 11 run (Craig run) 5:02 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – PHS 15, South 9
Rushes-Yardage – PHS 37-262, South 26-107
Passing Yardage – PHS 105, South 57
PC-PA-INT – PHS 4-7-0, South 3-8-0
Total Plays-Yards – PHS 44-367, South 34-164
Fumbles-Lost – PHS 5-0, South 5-3
Punts-Average – PHS 2-29.5, South 3-22.7
Penalties-Yards – PHS 15-117, South 3-24
Individual Leaders
Rushing – PHS: Bradley Craig 11-114, Easton Martin 4-20, Zavian Peacock 8-25, Bryce Skinner 3-12, Rylan Hamilton 8-65; South: Jack Raitz 11-73, Hunter Delong 4-33, Alex Villasenor 2-9.
Passing – PHS: Craig 4 of 7 for 105 yards;  South: Will Varner 2 of 5 for 37, Nyle Sams 1 of 3 for 20 yards.
Receiving – PHS: Karson Snyder 2-47, Easton Martin 1-36, Rylan Hamilton 1-22; Kegan Cool 1-37, Nyle Sams 1-20.

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Frosh Open With 38-24 Win Over CM

ONA - Easton Martin and Rylan Hamilton scored two touchdowns each while Bradley Craig threw for one score and ran for another as the PHS freshman football team opened its season with a 38-24 win over host Cabell Midland here Sept. 5.

9th Grade Football
Parkersburg (1-0 )        0      20      12       6      -        38
Cabell Midland (0-1)    6       0        0      18      -        24
Parkersburg Scoring
Easton Martin TD reception from Bradley Craig (Craig run)
Craig TD run
Martin TD run
Rylan Hamilton TD run
Hamilton kickoff return TD
Zavian Peacock TD run

Defensive Leaders – Martin, Rawson, Craig interceptions;  Corey Richards

Freshmen Scrimmage Against Morgantown

The Big Red freshman team tuned up for its season opener with a controlled scrimmage Aug. 28 against Morgantown.

Easton Martin ran for one TD and caught a pass from Bradley Craig for another while Zavian Peacock ran for a pair of scores in the 10-play portion of the workout. Bryce Skinner also ran for a TD while Karson Snyder had an interception on defense as PHS held Morgantown out of the end zone during the extended portion of the scrimmage. During the goal-line situation part of the workout, Morgantown scored twice.

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2012

Junior Varsity Football (Freshman recaps at bottom of page)

Parkersburg's jayvees gave up two touchdown passes and squandered three scoring opportunities in dropping their second game of the season to the South jayvees, this time by a 16-0 score.

Dylan Richards had 72 yards rushing and 25 receiving for PHS, which got 129 yards passing from Trevor Woodyard, who completed 14 of 23 passes with Thomas Martin catching four for 33 yards while Jordan Colebank caught three for 42 yards. J.D. Barnette and Charley Conley were outstanding on defense with 11 and 10 tackles respectively.

Oct. 8 at Erickson All-Sports Facility
Parkersburg JV             0       0        0        0       -        0
Parkersburg South JV 6       0        0        10      -        16
PS – Trevor Boot 37 pass from Garrett Gilkeson (run failed) 3:50 1st
PS – Safety, blocked punt in end zone recovered by PHS, 9:50 4th
PS – Cody Boggs 20 pass from Gilkeson (Boggs pass from Gilkeson) 6:06 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – PHS 10, South 11
Rushes-Yardage – PHS 23-63, South 28-153
Passing Yardage – PHS 129, South 112
Total Plays-Yardage – PHS 46-192, South 41-265
PC-PA-Int – PHS 14-23-0, South 7-13-1
Punts-Average – PHS 2-16.0, South 2-32.5
Fumbles-Lost – PHS 4-2, South 3-0
Penalties-Yards – PHS 10-77, South 6-35.
Individual Leaders
Rushing – PHS: Dylan Richards 14-72; South: Greg Foutty 11-54, Cody Smith 11-57. Passing – PHS: Trevor Woodyard 14 of 23 for 129 yards; South: Garrett Gilkeson 7 of 13 for 112 yard (1 int). Receiving – PHS: Thomas Martin 4-33, Jordan Colebank 3-42, Richards 3-25; South: Cody Boggs 3-61.
PHS Defensive Leaders – J.D. Barnette 11 tackles, one interception; Charley Conley 10 tackles, one caused fumble; Jon Null 7 tackles, Richards 6 tackles, one caused fumble;  Max Chefron 7 tackles, Melvin Stubbs 5 tackles, Colebank 5 tackles.

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Oct. 1 at Riverside

The Parkersburg jayvees defeated Riverside by a 13-12 score here Oct. 1 as Thomas Martin and Jordan Colebank scored touchdowns for the winners while Josh Roney kicked the all-important extra point.

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Sept. 24 at Stadium Field

Parkersburg staged a furious comeback in the second half but wound up on the short end of a 26-20 score against the visiting Parkersburg South jayvees on Sept. 24.

Sophomore Jordan Colebank made his seasonal debut after coming off an injury by catching five passes for 144 yards and one touchdown (another was called back by one of the 12 penalties for 117 yards charged against the home team). Quarterback Trevor Woodyard threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns with Josh Winger catching the other two TDs.

South got three touchdown connections from Garrett Gilkeson to Cody Boggs and a two yard run by Gage Foutty.

Parkersburg South                 0        20      0        6        -        26
Parkersburg                           0        0        7        13      -        20                         
PS – Gage Foutty 2 run (pass failed), 9:04 2nd
PS – Cody Boggs 22 pass from Garrett Gilkeson (run failed) 3:50 2nd
PS – Boggs 57 pass from Gilkeson (Foutty run) :08.8 2nd
P – Josh Winger 5 pass from Trevor Woodyard (Josh Roney kick) 6:02 3rd
PS – Boggs 15 pass from Gilkeson (run failed) 5:24 4th
P – Jordan Colebank 55 pass from Woodyard (kick failed) 5:01 4th
P – Winger 3 pass from Woodyard (Roney kick) 2:01 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – South 13, PHS 10
Rushes-Yards – South 36-161, PHS 15-74
Passing Yards – South 153, PHS 208
PC-PA-INT – South 8-16-0, PHS 10-23-1
Total Plays-Yards – South 52-314, PHS 38-282
Punts-Average – South 4-28.3, PHS 3-18.0 (1 blkd)
Fumbles-Lost – South 4-1, PHS 3-3
Penalties-Yards – South 12-73, PHS 12-117
Individual Leaders
Rushing – South: Gage Foutty 15-85, Logan Snyder 55, Garrett Gilkeson 9-25. PHS: Dylan Richards 9-57, Melvin Stubbs 3-13.
Passing – South: Gilkeson 8-16-0 for 153 yards. PHS: Trevor Woodyard 10-22-1 for 208 yards.
Receiving – South: Cody Boggs 3-94, Cody Smith 3-43. PHS: Jordan Colebank 5-144, Andrew Butcher 2-35, Thomas Martin 2-21, Josh Winger 2-8.
Defense – South: Alex Townsend 8 tackles and one interception, Jacob Canary 4 tackles and one fumble recovery, Luke Williams 4 tackles and one fumble recovery, Trevor Boot 4 tackles and one fumble recovery. PHS: Max Chefron 9 tackles, Jon Null 8 tackles, Joe Freeland 7 tackles, J.D. Barnette 7 tackles, Melvin Stubbs 7 tackles, Preston DeBerry 5 tackles and fumble recovery.

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Sept. 10 at Parkersburg’s Stadium Field

Dylan Richards scored three touchdowns but Marietta rallied to score the winning touchdown with 3:14 left to play as the Tigers defeated PHS in a junior varsity game played at Stadium Field.

Richards had two short runs and an 85 yard kickoff return but Marietta passed for 144 yards in the second half to pull out the victory.

Marietta JV               6          0          6          12        -           24       
Parkersburg JV        7          0          0          13        -           20       
P – Dylan Richards 3 run (Josh Roney kick) 6:26 1st
M – Jordan Ritchey 90 kickoff return (run failed) 6:11 1st
M – Corey Adams 22 pass from John Henry (run failed) 7:22 3rd
P – Richards 1 run (Roney kick) 8:22 4th
M – Adams 15 pass from Henry (pass failed) 5:01 4th
P – Richards 85 kickoff return (kick failed) 4:43 4th
M – Zach Hearn 40 run (pass failed) 3:14 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Marietta 14, PHS 2
Rushes-Yardage – Marietta 33-97, PHS 19-11
Passing Yardage – Marietta 171, PHS 31
PC-PA-INT – Marietta 11-23-2, PHS 5-11-0
Punts-Average – Marietta 2-13.5, PHS 4-36.5
Fumbles-Lost – Marietta 3-0, PHS 2-1
Penalties-Yardage – Marietta 13-116, PHS 4-42
Individual Leaders
Rushing -  Marietta: Zach Hearn 11-103, John Henry 16-41; PHS, Dylan Richards 9-34.
Passing -  Marietta, John Henry 11-23-2 for 171 yards; PHS, Andrew Butcher 4-10-0 for 5 yards.
Receiving - Marietta, Corey Adams 6-84, Darian Latham 3-77; PHS, Thomas Martin 2-23.
Defense - Marietta, Darian Latham, Ryan Lutz; Bernard Johnson (FBR);  PHS, Max Chefron 8 tackles (1 sack, 3 TFL), Dylan Richards 6 tackles (3 TFL and 1 INT), Keenan Mills 6 tackles (2 FBR), Corey Woodford (1 INT), Shawn Graham 5 tackles (2 sacks).

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Sept. 3 at Cabell Midland

ONA - Cabell Midland played a solid all around game to defeat the PHS junior varsity 26-0 here Sept. 3.

The Knights scored twice in the second period and once in third and fourth quarters to take the victory.

Max Chefron was outstanding on defense for PHS with 12 tackles, four of them for losses.

Parkersburg JV (0-2)........ 0 0 0 0 - 0

Cabell Midland JV..............0 13 6 7 - 26

CM - 60 pass play (kick blocked)

CM - 28 run (kick good)

CM - 5 run (kick blocked)

CM - 15 pass play (kick good)

PHS Defensive Leader - Max Chefron 12 tackle (4 for loss).

Next Game - Sept. 10 Marietta (home) 6 p.m.

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Aug. 25 at Stadium Field

Brooke scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, the final one coming by a matter of inches by a stretched out receiver and held on to defeat PHS 14-13 in a jayvee game at PHS on Sept. 25.

PHS got scores from Trevor Woodyard and Dyland Richards. Woodyard was forced to play quarterback for the first time in his life because of injuries to the Big Reds' backup quarterbacks. Jonathan Null led the Big Red defense, which held Brooke to just 133 total yards, with 11 tackles. PHS had an interception return touchown by Stephen Dailey called back in the second quarter by a penalty.

Brooke JV (1-0)            0        0        0        14      -        14
Parkersburg  JV (0-1).  0        7        0        7        -        13
P – Trevor Woodyard 1 run (Josh Roney kick) 4:14 2nd
B – Cody Rine 1 run (run failed) 9:55 4th
P –Dylan Richards 78 kickoff return (kick failed) 9:41 4th
B – 36 yard TD pass (Ethan Sole run) 6:53 4th
Team Statistics
First Downs – Brooke 9, PHS 5
Rushing – Brooke 35-78, PHS 29-18
Passing – Brooke 5-12-1 55 yards, PHS 4-12-2 22 yards
Punts – Brooke 6-19.7, PHS 3-32.3
FBL – Brooke 4-1, PHS 5-2
Penalties – Brooke 8-55, PHS 7-59
Individual Leaders for PHS – Rushing: Dylan Richards 16-42;  Passing: Trevor Woodyard 4-12-1 for 22 yards; Receiving – Stephen Dailey 2-15. Defense – Jonathan Null 11 tackles, Joe Freeland 7 tackles, Stephen Dailey 6 tackles (1 interception), John Barnette 6 tackles, Maxwell Chefren 6 tackles, Preston DeBerry 5 tackles, Dylan Richards 5 tackles, Melvin Stubbs 5 tackles (1 PBU).
Next Game – PHS at Cabell Midland, Sept. 3 (6 p.m.).

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Freshman Football

Versus Bridgeport

Dakota Sims had two very long touchdowns but Parkersburg ended its freshman season on a sour note by dropping a 48-12 decision to Bridgeport.

Sims scored on a 98 yard pass from Garrett Smith and an 85 yard kickoff return.

Bridgeport                          7              7              21           13           -              48

Parkersburg                       0              0              0              12           -              12

B – 27 run (kick good)

B – 10 pass (kick good)

B – 2 run (kick good)

B – 34 run (kick good)

B – 68 run (kick good)

P – Dakota Simms 98 pass from Garrett Smith (pass failed)

B – 6 run (kick failed)

P – Simms 85 kickoff return (pass failed)

B – 33 run (kick good)

Versus Morgantown

Dakota Sims had a 62 yard touchdown run but the Big Red freshmen fell to pass-happy Morgantown as the Mohigan ninth graders completed four touchdown passes en route to the win.

Morgantown......6 14 14 6 - 40

PHS .....................0 0 6 0 - 6

M - 29 pass (pass failed)

M - 24 pass (run failed)

M - 25 pass (pass good)

M - 15 pass (pass good)

P - Dakota Sims 62 run (run failed)

M - 40 interception return (run failed)

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Versus Hurricane

Dakota Sims scored two touchdowns, including a 75 yard kickoff return while Cole Day and Austin Griffith hooked up for one TD pass and two two-point conversions but it wasn't enough as host Hurricane scored late in the game to ice the victory.

PHS................0 8 6 8 - 22

Hurricane.....0 0 16 15 - 31

P - Dakota Sims 57 run (Austin Griffith pass from Cole Day)

H - 60 run (run good)

P - Griffith 44 pass from Day (kick failed)

H - 5 run (run good)

H - 62 punt return (kick good)

P - Sims 75 kickoff return (Griffith pass from Day)

H - 1 run (run good)

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Sept. 19 at Stadium Field

Dakota Sims scored three touchdowns and Parkersburg tallied five times in the first quarter en route to a 48-24 9th grade victory over visiting Ripley.

Sims ran the ball four times for 117 yards and also returned a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown to lead the PHS frosh to their second win of the season.

Ripley .........0 8 0 16 - 24

PHS ..........32 7 7 0 - 46

P - Jessie McGrew 11 run (Andrew Lebo kick)

P - Dakota Sims 63 run (Lebo kick)

P - Cole Day 32 run (kick failed)

P - Simms 28 run (kick failed)

P - Tyler Greathouse 1 run (kick failed)

R - 47 run (run good)

P - Simms 90 kickoff return (Lebo kick)

P - Garrett Smith 14 run (Lebo kick)

R - 80 run (run good)

R - 64 run (run good)

PHS defensive leaders - Austin Griffith one sack and one fumble recovery, Robert Agular sack, Issah Gossett sack, John Staton fumble recovery, Levi Byers fumble recovery.

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Sept. 12 at Bridgeport

BRIDGEPORT - Dante Bonamico ran for three touchdowns to lead Bridgeport to a 28-8 freshman football win over Parkersburg here Wednesday night.

The Big Red frosh trailed just 13-8 at halftime thanks to a 32 yard pass from Cole Day to Austin Griffith and a two-point conversion run by Dakoda Sims.

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Aug. 29 at Ripley

Ripley - Tyler Greathouse scored three touchdowns to lead the Parkersburg High freshman football team to a season-opening 25-6 victory over Ripley.

Greathouse broke away on runs of 18, 12 and 42 yards while Day also had a 26 yard TD as the Big Red frosh scored once in every quarter. Gage Graham and Andrew Cain led the defense, which shut out Ripley after giving up an early score.

Parkersburg 9th (1-0) ....6 7 6 6 - 25

Ripley 9th (0-1)..............6 0 0 0 - 6

Rip - Shamblin 1 run (pass failed)

P - Tyler Greathouse 18 run (kick failed)

P - Greathouse 12 run (Andrew Lebo kick)

P - Cole Day 26 run (kick failed)

P - Greathouse 42 run (pass failed)

PHS Defensive Standouts - Austin Griffith sack, Issiah Gossett 3 tackles for loss, Gage Graham 10 tackles, Andrew Cain 10 tackles.