West Virginia prep football teams are three wins from a title.
Welcome back to “At the Game,†a feature we're producing on high school football game nights this season to keep readers in the loop of what's going on across the area, in as close to real time as we can manage.
Herbert Hoover puts its undefeated mark on the line at home Friday night against Oak Hill, while Scott, Sherman and Huntington all go on the road in search of state semifinal berths.
Ironton, Raceland and Belfry are both already there. They play Friday night with a trip to the fabled carpet on the line.
HD Media will have staffers or freelancers at each.
Friday's finals
- Fairmont Senior 29, Spring Valley 6
- Herbert Hoover 56, Oak Hill 14
- Huntington 51, Wheeling Park 39
- Roane County 21, Scott 0
- Wahama 61, Sherman 0
- Ironton 63, West Liberty-Salem 21
- Raceland 14, Kentucky Country Day 0
Herbert Hoover takes a 42-7 halftime lead into the locker room
Herbert Hoover scored four first quarter touchdowns then added two more in the third quarter to take a 42-7 lead over Oak Hill at halftime. Dane Hatfield had two rushing TDs in the first quarter, Blake Fisher added a TD run and a punt return for a score. Fisher scored on a 13-yard run in the second quarter and Hatfield connected on a 17-yard pass to Sam Kee to set the score at the break. Oak Hill added a TD in the second quarter on a pass from Devin Richardson to Carson Treadway.
Wahama extends the lead to 35-0
Connor Lambert races 12 yards around left end for a touchdown. Wyatt Harris adds the extra point. White Falcons led Sherman 35-0 with 1:40 left in the first half.
White Falcons pouring it on
Connor Lambert runs 34 yards on a counter for a touchdown. Wyatt Harris kicks the point after. Wahama leads Sherman 28-0 with 5:59 left in the second quarter.
Wahama trying to make this one a laugher
Connor Lambert races 43 yards around right end on a reverse for a touchdown. Wyatt Harris kicks the extra point. Wahama 21, Sherman 0, 4:54 o the first quarter.Â
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Herbert Hoover off to a fast start against Oak Hill
A 1-yard run by Dane Hatfield put the Huskies ahead 7-0 to cap their first drive of the game. Oak Hill attempting a punt had it blocked by Hoover's Ethan Patrick, who recovered the block at the Red Devils' 5-yard-line. Hatfield scored on the next play to make it 14-0 at the 5:42 mark of the first quarter.
Wahama jumps to a 14-0 lead over Sherman
Trace Simpkins skirts right end for a 2-yard touchdown. Wyatt Harris kicks the extra point. The score was set up by a negative-2-yard punt. After a Christian Evans interception, Simpkins runs around left end for a TD. Harris again boots the point-after. White Falcons lead the Tide 14-0 at 7:20 of the first quarter.
Pregame
Here's where we'll be this evening:
Oak Hill at Herbert Hoover – Rick Elmore
Scott at Roane County – Roger Adkins
Sherman vs. Wahama – Tim Stephens
Huntington at Wheeling Park – Taylor Kennedy
Ironton vs. West Liberty-Salem – Paul Boggs
Raceland at Kentucky Country Day -- James Collier
Belfry at Union County – Cameron Maynard (Remember him? He's far closer to Morganfield, Kentucky, than we are, so he's helping us out tonight.)
Our goal is to get you real-time updates on this page from Elmore and Timmy, and a smattering of updates from elsewhere, pending availability of Wi-Fi or signal to get them posted.
Looking back, looking forward
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It's one-stop shopping for our stories, photos and video coverage of the sporting landscape across the Tri-State, from Morgantown to Huntington and ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä to Williamson.
