Prep football roundup: Ritchie’s rally falls short at Liberty
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ELLENBORO -- Ritchie County used a 22-0 run in the fourth quarter to rally for a 30-28 lead, but James Workman ran for a game-winning 15-yard touchdown as the Raiders escaped with a 36-30 victory.
Chase Shea, who finished with 245 yards on 22 carries, found the end zone three times to help Liberty build a 28-8 lead.
Ritchie (4-3) didn't quit, though. Hunter McCray returned a kickoff 76 yards to the house, Isaiah Poole ran for a 25-yard touchdown and Jenner Keen found paydirt from 18 yards out to give the Rebels a two-point lead.
However, Workman -- who went 5 for 11 for 151 yards through the air with all of his completions going to Aiden Tabor -- scored his second rushing touchdown of the night to give the Raiders their fifth straight win.
Poole ran for 134 yards on 11 carries while Keen added 113 yards and two TDs on 13 attempts.
The Rebels will look to bounce back next week at Webster County.
St. Marys 14, Magnolia 6
NEW MARTINSVILLE -- Jeremiah DeMoss threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Ethan Pierce to help lift St. Marys to a 14-6 win over Magnolia on Friday.
DeMoss also had a rushing touchdown in the second period to stake the Blue Devils (3-4) to a 7-0 advantage.
The Blue Eagles (1-6) answered when Brycen Postlethwait hit Greg Moore on an 83-yard touchdown pass to cut it to 7-6.
Magnolia will look to bounce back next week at Mount View while St. Marys head to calhoun County.
Doddridge County 26, Braxton County 0
SUTTON -- Doddridge County's defense was on top of its game Friday night, blanking Braxton County and holding the Eagles to just seven yards of total offense in a 26-0 win.
The Bulldogs (6-1) offense on the other hand finished with 375 rushing yards on 53 attempts, with four different players finding the end zone. Corben Hall paved the way with 127 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries. Brandon Davis added 98 yards on 11 rushes while Kyle Satterfield chipped in 77 yards and a TD on just five totes. Dayne Murphy and Evan Cross added a rushing touchdown apiece on a night where DCHS attempted just one pass.
The win sets up a showdown with undefeated Williamstown next week in West Union.
Valley 46, Calhoun County 16
PINE GROVE -- Koleton Kincaid was a machine for Valley in a 46-16 win over Calhoun County on Friday night.
The Lumberjacks' lead back carried 40 times for 261 yards and opened the scoring with a 1-yard touchdown run to set the tone. He also capped the scoring with a 3-yard TD run. Gaige Wichterman added two rushing touchdowns and threw for another, a 29-yarder to Wyatt Rodgers, as Valley improved to 2-4 on the year. Ryder Gravette had a rushing touchdown and the Lumberjacks' defense registered a safety.
For Calhoun (4-3), Lance Grogg caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Chase Schoolcraft, who later hauled in a 21-yard scoring strike from Trevor Mayle. The Red Devils, who play host to St. Marys next week, were out-gained 331-151 and lost the turnover battle 3-0.
Eastern 41, Belpre 14
BELPRE -- Belpre dropped a 41-14 decision to Eastern on Friday night.
The Golden Eagles, who fell to 4-5 on the year, travel to Waterford in next week's regular-season finale.
Alex Parker carried 16 times for 75 yards for Belpre, while Mason Baxter completed 11 of 28 pass attempts for 74 yards. He threw a 27-yard touchdown to Malik Currie in the second quarter. Jayden Gibbs later found paydirt on an 8-yard carry in the fourth.
Eastern, which improved to 7-2, has a week-10 home matchup with Southern.
Shenandoah 33, Frontier 32
SARAHSVILLE, Ohio -- Luke Mendenhall's 1-yard touchdown run with 4:22 left in the game got Frontier within a point, but Austyn Kephart was ruled short of the goal line on the two-point try as Shenandoah held on for a 33-32 victory Friday night.
Davyn Kunkle had a monster game for the Zeps (5-4), totaling 348 yards of offense and scoring four touchdowns, including an 81-yard catch in the third to make it 27-20 and a 19-yard run in the fourth to make it 33-26.
Kunkle finished with 247 yards on 26 carries and 101 yards on two receptions. His 19-yard TD run opened the scoring and Brody Brown's 8-yard TD pass to Jamison Archer made it 14-0 after one.
Frontier's Luke Mendenhall ran for a 2-yard touchdown and threw a 9-yard scoring strike to Austyn Kephart in the second to cut it 20-12 at halftime.
The Cougars (5-4) tied it at 20-all with 2:40 to go in the third when Mendenhall found paydirt from 9 yards out and Kephart, who later ran for a 2-yard touchdown, scored on the two-point try.
Mendenhall finished with 94 yards and three TDs on 23 carries while going 11 for 16 for 159 passing yards. Caden Barrows was his favorite target, making 10 receptions for 165 yards.
For the Zeps, who close out the regular season at home against rival Caldwell, Brown was 6 for 14 for 169 yards through the air. He was intercepted twice -- once apiece by Barrows and Kephart.
The Cougars hit the road next week against unbeaten River, likely needing a win to secure a playoff berth.
Waterford 69, Trimble 0
GLOUSTER, Ohio -- Finn Pennock and Hayden Jones scored three touchdowns apiece and Avery Pottmeyer threw five TDs of his own as Waterford rolled past Trimble 69-0 Friday night.
Pennock caught two of Pottmeyer's scoring strikes and also had a pick-six. Jones, who finished with 125 yards on nine carries, ran for two touchdowns and caught another.
Kam Johnson led all receivers with 72 yards on four receptions, two going for scores.
Pottmeyer was nearly perfect through the air, going 15 for 16 for 224 yards.
Jones also threw a touchdown pass to Trace Harmon, and Devin Pottmeyer ran for one to round out the scoring.
The Wildcats, who improved to 7-2 and close out the season at home against Belpre, out-gained the Tomcats (2-7) 492-77.
OTHER AREA SCORES
Roane County at Scott (PPD)
Herbert Hoover 62, Ripley 7
Oak Glen 28, Tyler Consolidated 20
Gilmer County 52, Webster County 50
Ravenswood 28, Buffalo 6
River 26, Caldwell 20
Southern 54, Federal Hocking 0
Monroe Central 13, Cameron 8
New Lexington 43, Morgan 6