Williamstown’s Breck Allen (7) stiff-arms South Harrison’s Lucas Nutt (15) during Friday’s game. (Photo by Nikki Allen)

LOST CREEK — Jackson Kerr eclipsed 200 yards rushing as Williamstown prevailed in a shootout, 54-36, over South Harrison Friday night.

The Yellowjackets improved to 3-4 and have a showdown with Doddridge County next week at home.

The Hawks have now lost four games in a row after a 4-0 start to the season.

Marietta 34, Point Pleasant 16

POINT PLEASANT — Marietta’s ground attack could not be stopped as the Tigers found the win column for the second time this season, beating Point Pleasant 34-16 Friday night.

MHS (2-7), which plays host to rival Warren to close the season next week, amassed 348 yards on 53 carries against the Big Blacks (0-7).

Getting things started, an 18-yard run by Kobe Alexander set up Will Tornes’ 19-yard touchdown run at the 7:18 mark to make it 6-0 Tigers.

After a big kick return plus a facemask put the ball at Marietta’s 25-yard line, Point Pleasant cashed in on Caden Hill’s 15-yard TD run to put the Big Blacks up 7-6 with 5:25 to go in the first.

Point Pleasant got the ball back and stalled at midfield, but a 44-yard punt pinned the Tigers at their own 1-yard line. A dropped snap resulted in a safety to put PPHS ahead 9-6.

The Big Blacks saw more good field position, but again went three-and-out and had to punt, this time for a touchback. The Tigers went 80 yards, capped by Owen Riley’s 3-yard touchdown run, to put MHS back in front 13-9, which was the score at halftime. Alexander had a 22-yard run to kickstart the drive.

The Tigers got the ball to start the third and ran right down their opponent’s throat, with Riley punching it in from 14 yards out to extend the lead to 20-9. That run put the Marietta QB over the century mark in yardage. He finished with 134 yards on 22 carries.

Riley found the end zone again from 3 yards out to make it 27-9 with 8:50 left in the game. Riley’s 17-yard pass to Tornes preceded the score.

Point Pleasant found an answer with 5:32 remaining when Hill connected with Braxton Bauer for a 26-yard TD pass. The Big Blacks were within 11 at that point, but they failed to recover an onside kick.

Marietta drained the clock from there, with Braydon Frye’s 1-yard touchdown run applying the finishing touches. The play before, Tornes took a handoff 28 yards to the 2, with only a horse-collar tackle preventing him from crossing the goal line.

Owen Warden intercepted a Hill pass on the ensuing possession to seal the deal.

Alexander added 83 yards on seven carries, Tornes chipped in 61 yards on six rushes and Frye finished with 55 yards on 12 attempts. The Tigers attempted just four passes in the game, with Riley going 2 for 4 for 23 yards.

Calhoun 65, Valley 14

MT. ZION — For the first time since 2021, Calhoun County has won multiple games in a season.

The Red Devils defeated Valley 65-14 Friday to improve to 2-6 going into the bye week. Brennen Carpenter rushed for 104 yards, passed for 157 yards and accounted for four touchdowns in the win.

Chase Schoolcraft found the end zone four times in the game, three of them coming on passes from Carpenter.

Charter Cottrell had a pair of first-quarter rushing TDs to help Calhoun build a 22-8 lead going into the second.

After three straight TDs by Schoolcraft, Rome Riddel crossed the goal line on a 3-yard carry to make it 51-8 at halftime. Schoolcraft scored again in the third and Gavin Hicks ran for a 4-yard touchdown in the fourth to finish it off. Schoolcraft was 11 for 12 passing with Schoolcraft and Hicks each finishing with 65 receiving yards. Cottrell had 71 yards on eight carries.

Ryder Gravette and Koleton Kincaide, who carried 11 times for 139 yards, had touchdowns for the Lumberjacks. Gryffith Briggs added 71 yards on 11 rushes.

Doddridge 45, Braxton 15

WEST UNION — When Braxton County’s Mason Smarr returned the opening kick 81 yards for a touchdown Friday, Brysen Dixon took it personally.

The Doddridge County quarterback responded by throwing three straight touchdown passes in the first quarter as the Bulldogs rolled to a 45-15 win.

Dixon threw five TDs in the game — two to Josh DeHaven and one apiece to Landon Thomas, Jerod Trent and Brycen Eidel. He finished 13 for 18 passing for 205 yards. Thomas had six catches for 83 yards.

Eidel (45 yards) and Brandon Davis (9 yards) had rushing TDs for the Bulldogs, who remained perfect at 7-0 going into next week’s showdown at Williamstown.

Lyric Blake led DCHS’s ground attack, carrying 18 times for 148 yards.

After Smarr’s kick return 15 seconds into the contest, BCHS (3-5) didn’t find the end zone again until Adrian Ramsey scored on a 6-yard run with 3:44 remaining. The Eagles, who play host to PikeView next week, had just four first downs and 83 total yards in the game.

Ritchie County 26, Tygarts Valley 12

MILL CREEK — Ritchie County scored the first 26 points Friday night and made it stand up, claiming a 26-12 win over visiting Tygarts Valley.

The Rebels (2-5) saw Carter Satterfield carry 20 times for 114 yards while Turner Shriver added 56 yards on nine rushes in addition to going 8 for 13 passing for 145 yards.

Isaiah Poole got things started with a 1-yard touchdown run in the opening quarter. A 1-yard TD run by Landen Hanlon in the second quarter was sandwiched around two TD passes by Shriver — a 22-yarder to Kellen Cress and a 2-yarder to Jenner Keen, making it 26-0 at halftime.

The Bulldogs (2-6) made some noise in the final period as Austin Gear connected with Preston Smith on TD passes of 51 and 34 yards, but it was too little, too late. Gear finished 5 for 8 for 144 yards passing while Smith had 124 yards on three receptions.

Ritchie plays host to St. Marys next week.

Shenandoah 32, Frontier 22

NEW MATAMORAS — Frontier let a 14-0 lead slip away as visiting Shenandoah rallied for a 32-22 victory Friday night.

A pair of 5-yard touchdown runs by Aaden Bills in the second quarter put the Cougars (3-6) up two scores, but a 20-yard pick-six by Hunter Street cut it to 14-7 and gave the Zeps (5-4) some life.

With 15 seconds left before halftime, Ethan Brown connected with Ethan Cutlip on a 31-yard touchdown pass to tie it at 14-all at the break.

Frontier regained the lead in the third when Bills hit Avery Powell on a 40-yard TD strike. Powell, who then caught the two-point pass from Luke Mendenhall to make it 22-14, finished with 155 yards on seven receptions.

SHS, which closes out the regular season at Caldwell next week, closed the game on an 18-0 run. Brown ran for an 11-yard touchdown before throwing another 56-yard score to Cutlip, who finished with 98 yards on three catches.

A short field goal by Ethan Stritz made it a 10-point game with 1:54 remaining.

The Cougars, who play host to River next week, couldn’t get the ground game going. They finished with 73 yards on 29 carries. Bills finished 17 for 27 passing for 249 yards. Austyn Kephart had five catches for 73 yards.

Caden VanFossen led the Zeps with 144 yards on 24 rushes. Brown was 9 for 12 passing for 212 yards.