Time for teams to find out where they stand.
Welcome back to “At the Game,†a feature we're producing on high school football game nights to keep readers in the loop of what's going on across the area, in as close to real time as we can manage.
A handful of West Virginia teams got opening-night tests on Thursday. Among teams under the HD Media coverage-area umbrella, George Washington upended Spring Valley 27-7, Herbert Hoover dropped a 37-34 decision at Independence and Mingo Central bested rival Tug Valley in dramatic fashion, 35-30.
We’ve got more of the same tonight. Rivalry games (Poca-Buffalo, Scott-Chapmanville, Logan-Man and Tolsia-Wayne) dot the schedule. Those fixtures figure to be beneficial in multiple areas: it’s a chance to beat the team up the road, as well as a cauldron of emotion and drama to test mettle right out of the gate.
Poca hands Buffalo first defeat
Poca spoiled Buffalo head coach Andy Anderson's debut with a 34-6 over Anderson's Bison team. Hunter Rutan spoiled the Dots' shutout bid with a 7-yard TD pass with 2:07 to play.
Tigers take 18-point lead into final quarter
The Princeton Tigers take an 18-point lead into the final quarter.
The Tigers are threatening as they are at the Capital 15 yard line. Princeton leads 25-7 in the fourth.
Glenn's pick seals it for Minford
Curt Glenn carried the ball 37 times and came up with a key interception with 2:09 left to seal Minford's 21-14 victory over Chesapeake. Falcons are 1-1. Panthers are 0-2.
Cougars get first score
Capital's David Robinson Jr. explodes for a 60-yard touchdown run on the opening play of the second quarter.
However, the Cougars still trail, 22-7, against the Princeton Tigers.
Poca leads through three quarters
Kam McBride's 3-yard run with 6:15 to play in the third quarter made it 34-0 for Poca. That's where we stand, with Buffalo holding the football as we start the fourth quarter.
Minford takes 21-14 lead late
Curt Glenn throws a 50-yard pass to Wyatt Swick, then runs in from the 1-yard line for a touchdown. Mason Bradley kicks the extra point to give Minford a 21-14 lead over Chesapeake with 2:22 to play.
Wildcats up on Hillbillies
Lucas Lambert's 8-yard TD rush caps Logan's first second-half drive; Kaleb Mullins responds for Man with a 20-yard TD on the ensuing drive.
Logan leads 14-6 with 5:51 to go in the third.
Panthers, Falcons tied 14-14 after three
Four punts and two turnovers on downs highlighted a relatively uneventful third quarter. Chesapeake and Minford remain tied 14-14.
Tigers takes big lead into halftime
The Princeton Tigers are ahead 22-0 heading into the locker rooms for halftime.
Princeton's Bradley Mosser and Chance Barker have accounted for all scores.
The positive for Capital is that its defense has sacked Barker three times.
Panthers on the board ... Generals still up big
Lincoln County QB Jack Shull plunges across from a yard out to get the Panthers on the board.
The problem was, Winfield had already scored 55 by that point. It's 55-8 Generals in the fourth.
Close one in Logan County
Logan leads Man 6-0 at halftime. The Wildcats sacked Hillbillies QB Gee Perez on third-and-long on the final play of the second quarter.
Mosser gets another score
Princeton's Bradley Mosser squeezes his way into the end zone for the 3-yard touchdown. He's got two touchdowns in the game.
The Tigers are up 22-0 with less than two minutes left in the half.
Nitro up big at half
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The Nitro Wildcats are up 45-0 over the Hedgesville Eagles at the half.
Tigers extend lead
Princeton quarterback Chance Barker gets his second touchdown of the game as he connects with Bradley Mosser for the 34-yard touchdown.
The Tigers kicked an onside kick and retrieved the ball, looking to extend the lead again with less than 4:30 left in the second quarter.
Princeton leads 15-0.
Poca with a backbreaker before the half
Buffalo had a first-and-goal from the Poca 9-yard line when Daniel Burns stripped Hunter Rutan and returned the ball deep into Bison territory. Kam McBride's 19-yard touchdown run and a 2-point conversion made it 28-0 Poca at halftime.
Pioneers cruising at intermission
In the Battle of Out Wayne and Way Out Wayne, the Pioneers lead Tolsia 26-0 at halftime.
Kaiden Hayton set sail 67 yards to the house on the final play of the second quarter. It was his third score of the frame.
Panthers, Falcons all tied up
Minford bolted to a 14-0 lead only to see Chesapeake rally to tie it 14-14. That's where the game stands at halftime. The Panthers will receive the second-half kickoff.
Tigers draw first blood
Princeton quarterback Chance Barker rushes into the end zone for the 6-yard touchdown.
The Tigers lead 7-0 inside of 2:30 left in the first quarter.
McClanahan scores his third TD
Poca's Jack McClanahan with two receiving touchdowns -- from 29 and 66 yards -- plus a 73-yard punt return for a score has the Dots ahead 20-0 with 6:27 to play in the first half.
Cougars, Tigers stall on first possessions
The Capital defense has been impressive so far, sacking Princeton quarterback Chance Barker twice in the opening quarter.
The Tigers punted on their opening possession, while Capital turned the ball over on downs at Princeton's 25-yard line.
The score remains 0-0 inside of seven minutes left in the first quarter.
Big-play Panthers rally
Chesapeake pulls within 14-6 at 1:13 of the first quarter when Jon-Cooper Barker throws a 73-yard touchdown pass to Philip Thacker. Lily Helmstetler's extra point kick failed.
Marquis Branch then intercepts a pass to set up Barker's 23-yard TD sprint and a 2-point conversion pass to Thacker to tie Minford 14-14 with 11:23 left in the second quarter.
Poca strikes first
Kam McBride finds Jack McClanahan for a 29-yard touchdown pass to give Poca the 6-0 lead with 4:48 to go in the first quarter. Buffalo has yet to gain positive yardage, but the Bison defense has come up big in stopping Poca's Spencer Jones, holding him to 4 yards on six carries.
McBride was stopped by Buffalo trying to add the 2-point conversion.
Minford takes early lead
Minford drives 67 yards in 14 plays, with Curt Glenn capping the trek with a 7-yard touchdown run. Mason Bradley kicks the extra point for a 7-0 at 3:33 of the first quarter.
The Falcons then recover a fumble and Glenn throws a 26-yard TD pass to Wyatt Swick. Bradley's kick makes it 14-0.
Pregame
Here's where we'll be Friday evening:
- Poca at Buffalo – Rick Elmore
- Princeton at Capital – Taylor Kennedy
- Scott at Chapmanville – Cameron Maynard
- Logan at Man – Matthew Britton
- Greenbrier East at Riverside – Christopher Wade
- Shady Spring at St. Albans – Joey Johnson
- Tolsia at Wayne – Ryan Epling
- Lincoln County at Winfield – Rick Ryan
- Minford at Chesapeake – Tim Stephens
- Central at Belfry – Jarrid McCormick
Our goal is to get you real-time updates on this page from as many of these games as possible, pending availability of Wi-Fi or signal to get them posted.
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