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Prep football roundup: Rebels roll past Titans

GLENVILLE — Ritchie County churned out 606 total yards of offense to roll past Gilmer County 54-14 Friday for its third straight victory. The Rebels (3-2) were led by Isaiah Poole, who rushed 13 times for 140 yards and two touchdowns while Jenner Keen added six carries, 98 yards and three TDs. Noah Shoemaker (5-77), Ashton Byrd (3-62) and Landen Hanlon (4-19) all had rushing touchdowns as well. Hanlon was 5 for 8 passing for 178 yards. He was intercepted once by Ashton Hamric, who turned it into a 55-yard pick-six. Keen had an 88-yard catch for Ritchie, which plays host to Wirt ...

Scoreboard (10/3)

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Calhoun County 34, Madonna 6 C (4-1) 14 14 0 6 — 34 M (1-5) 0 0 0 6 — 6 C: Rome Riddel 14 run, Trevor Mayle kick, 6:01 1st C: Gavin Hicks 51 pass from Mayle, Mayle kick, :49 1st C: Mayle 1 run, Mayle kick, 6:20 2nd C: Chase Schoolcraft 2 run, Mayle kick, 5:14 2nd C: Riddel 39 run, kick failed, 7:28 4th M: Thomas Davidson 32 pass from Evan Kaczmarek, pass failed, 3:06 4th Team stats Calhoun: First downs: 25; Rushes-yards: 61-410; Passing yards: 80; Total yards: 490; Passing: 2-5-1; Fumbles-lost: 4-1; Penalties-yards: 6-65; Punts-average: ...

Battle for the Bit: Glenville eyes 4th straight win

GLENVILLE - Fairmont State third-year head football coach Luke Barker's program is hoping for a happy homecoming when Glenville State invades at 2 p.m. Saturday looking for its first Mountain East Conference triumph. GSU first-year head man Jake Casteel will try and guide the Pioneers to a ...

Clean sweep for South volleyball over PHS

PARKERSBURG – Despite staying home from school the previous day because of an illness, Parkersburg South co-captain Natalie Lauer wasn’t going to miss out on an opportunity to play against city-rival Parkersburg. A round of antibiotics got Lauer back on her feet in time from her bout ...

Wirt County volleyball ousts St. Marys in four sets

ST. MARYS - In a Little Kanawha Conference showdown here Thursday night host St. Marys lost a tough opening set en route to falling 26-24, 25-19, 12-25 and 25-19 to defending Class A state champion Wirt County. The Blue Devils of head coach Stephanie Corathers, who are still without the ...

First visit to Iowa State for WVU coach Rodriguez

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez has been coaching in college football for over 40 years. He’s been to a lot of places, including both Death Valleys, the Shoe and the Big House. In all his years, Rodriguez has never been to Ames, Iowa, home of Iowa State (2-2). This ...