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South loses 76-50 shootout to University

PARKERSBURG — In an affair that lasted three and a half hours and featured more than 1,100 yards of total offense here Friday night inside Erickson All-Sports Facility during Parkersburg South’s 60th homecoming, the Patriots were unable to keep up with University in the second half as ...

Masters of disguise: Frontier rolls past Belpre, 41-6

NEW MATAMORAS — Not that Frontier quarterback Luke Mendenhall and his backfield buddies needed camouflage uniforms to disguise themselves from the opposition. Nonetheless, they were hard to track down on occasion as the Cougars defeated Belpre 41-6 in the first-ever meeting between the ...

Scoreboard (9/4)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Athens 38, Marietta 10 M (0-3) 0 10 0 0 — 10 A (2-1) 0 7 24 7 — 38 M: Trenton McVey 10 run, Kingston McMahon kick, 10:36 2nd A: Blake Taylor 24 pass from Briar Thomas, Jack Fisher kick, 4:12 2nd M: McMahon 22 field goal, :00 2nd A: Fisher 25 field goal, 10:13 3rd A: Luke Pero 7 run, Fisher kick, 8:24 3rd A: Cohen Stalder 7 run, Fisher kick, 4:57 3rd A: Taylor 15 pass from Thomas, Fisher kick, 2:31 3rd A: Tyriq Cunningham 20 pass from Thomas, Fisher kick, 3:30 4th Next game: Marietta at Watkins Memorial Fort Frye 29, Wheeling ...

Prep football roundup: Calhoun off to 2-0 start

MT. ZION — Calhoun County celebrated Homecoming on Friday by capturing its first 2-0 start since 2015. The Red Devils were unstoppable on the ground, finishing with 408 yards on 58 carries en route to a 63-42 win over Richwood. Trevor Mayle led CCHS, which travels to Wirt County next week, with 197 yards and five touchdowns on 24 carries. He also threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Chase Schoolcraft. Rome Riddle added 80 yards and two TDs on 15 attempts, Schoolcraft finished with 56 yards on nine totes and Gavin Hicks chipped in 45 yards and a score on just three rushes. For good ...

Wildcats shut down Zeps for 35-0 win

WATERFORD — To say the Waterford Wildcat defensive unit has come to play in 2026 would be a major understatement. In their home opener Friday night against Shenandoah the Wildcats blanked their opponent for the second time in three games with a convincing 35-0 shellacking of the ...

PHS falls to Spring Valley, drops to 0-2

SPRING VALLEY — Spring Valley got back to its familiar style of play in the second half and knocked off Parkersburg 28-13 Friday night at Timberwolf Stadium. The Timberwolves scored twice on time-consuming drives in the second half and played a stifling defense as they dominated the line ...