Unlike Pat McAfee in Thursday night's West Virginia-Colorado game, Parkersburg kicker Jeff Lantz got a second chance and he made it count.
Unlike Pat McAfee in Thursday night's West Virginia-Colorado game, Parkersburg kicker Jeff Lantz got a second chance and he made it count.
Lantz hit the winning extra point in overtime Friday night as the Big Reds edged Riverside 35-34 at Stadium Field in Parkersburg. Lantz had missed a potential game-winning 33-yard field goal with 1.7 seconds left in regulation.
After the teams battled to a 28-all standoff through four quarters, the Warriors (2-2) went first in OT and took the lead on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Seth Shanklin to Raheem Waiters. But Chris Inghram's PAT kick missed wide right, giving the Big Reds the ball down 34-28.
Chris Row's 1-yard run pulled the Big Reds even on their ensuing possession, then Lantz was true on his extra point, sending Parkersburg (1-3) to its first victory of the season and helping the Big Reds avoid the first 0-4 start in over 100 seasons of football.
After being dissected for 500 yards of total offense by South Charleston last week, the Big Reds turned back the clock, showing signs of the defense Big Reds fans are used to seeing, holding a talented Warriors team to 272 yards of offense while racking up 320 total yards of their own.
Parkersburg jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the second quarter when Row scored on a 43-yard pass from Matt Newlon. On the ensuing kickoff, Riverside answered as Isaac Crews ran 95 yards for a touchdown.
The Warriors scored again to tie the game on a 5-yard pass from Shanklin to Waiters, only to see Parkersburg's Derek Wenzel respond with a 91-yard kickoff return of his own for a score.
Parkersburg's Christian Ong led all rushers with 18 carries for 128 yards. Row added to the Big Reds rushing attack with 11 carries for 58 yards and two touchdowns including the game winner.
For Riverside, Waiters had six catches for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and Marvin Belcher racked up 107 yards on 17 carries.
HURRICANE 55, HUNTINGTON 34: Entering the fourth quarter up by just a touchdown in a back-and-forth scoring affair, Hurricane's Kyle Cooper made game-changing plays on both sides of the ball to sway the advantage for the visiting Redskins at Sang Field Friday evening.
Cooper intercepted a pass from Huntington's Tyler Hutchison and returned it 45 yards to give the Redskins great field position, leading to one of three fourth-quarter Redskin touchdowns. The senior rushed for 101 yards on 14 carries, including Hurricane's final TD in the fourth quarter to give the Class AAA No. 5 Redskins (3-0) the lead for good. He also scored an earlier TD.
The Redskins relied on 367 yards on the ground, highlighted by Terrell Martin, the Mountain State Athletic Conference's third-leading rusher, who gained 168 yards on 22 carries and four touchdowns.
The Highlanders' C.J. Crawford split passing duties with Hutchison. Crawford was 3-for-4 passing for 25 yards and averaged more than 10 yards per carry, collecting 109 yards on nine attempts with two rushing touchdowns. The senior also caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Hutchison to keep the Highlanders (0-4) close.
MATEWAN 37, BUFFALO 12: Joshua Sammons threw a pair of touchdown passes - one a 95-yarder to Max Whitt - and the visiting Tigers remained unbeaten by breaking the game open in the fourth quarter.Unlike Pat McAfee in Thursday night's West Virginia-Colorado game, Parkersburg kicker Jeff Lantz got a second chance and he made it count.
Lantz hit the winning extra point in overtime Friday night as the Big Reds edged Riverside 35-34 at Stadium Field in Parkersburg. Lantz had missed a potential game-winning 33-yard field goal with 1.7 seconds left in regulation.
After the teams battled to a 28-all standoff through four quarters, the Warriors (2-2) went first in OT and took the lead on a 20-yard touchdown pass from Seth Shanklin to Raheem Waiters. But Chris Inghram's PAT kick missed wide right, giving the Big Reds the ball down 34-28.
Chris Row's 1-yard run pulled the Big Reds even on their ensuing possession, then Lantz was true on his extra point, sending Parkersburg (1-3) to its first victory of the season and helping the Big Reds avoid the first 0-4 start in over 100 seasons of football.
After being dissected for 500 yards of total offense by South Charleston last week, the Big Reds turned back the clock, showing signs of the defense Big Reds fans are used to seeing, holding a talented Warriors team to 272 yards of offense while racking up 320 total yards of their own.
Parkersburg jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the second quarter when Row scored on a 43-yard pass from Matt Newlon. On the ensuing kickoff, Riverside answered as Isaac Crews ran 95 yards for a touchdown.
The Warriors scored again to tie the game on a 5-yard pass from Shanklin to Waiters, only to see Parkersburg's Derek Wenzel respond with a 91-yard kickoff return of his own for a score.
Parkersburg's Christian Ong led all rushers with 18 carries for 128 yards. Row added to the Big Reds rushing attack with 11 carries for 58 yards and two touchdowns including the game winner.
For Riverside, Waiters had six catches for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and Marvin Belcher racked up 107 yards on 17 carries.
HURRICANE 55, HUNTINGTON 34: Entering the fourth quarter up by just a touchdown in a back-and-forth scoring affair, Hurricane's Kyle Cooper made game-changing plays on both sides of the ball to sway the advantage for the visiting Redskins at Sang Field Friday evening.
Cooper intercepted a pass from Huntington's Tyler Hutchison and returned it 45 yards to give the Redskins great field position, leading to one of three fourth-quarter Redskin touchdowns. The senior rushed for 101 yards on 14 carries, including Hurricane's final TD in the fourth quarter to give the Class AAA No. 5 Redskins (3-0) the lead for good. He also scored an earlier TD.
The Redskins relied on 367 yards on the ground, highlighted by Terrell Martin, the Mountain State Athletic Conference's third-leading rusher, who gained 168 yards on 22 carries and four touchdowns.
The Highlanders' C.J. Crawford split passing duties with Hutchison. Crawford was 3-for-4 passing for 25 yards and averaged more than 10 yards per carry, collecting 109 yards on nine attempts with two rushing touchdowns. The senior also caught a 33-yard touchdown pass from Hutchison to keep the Highlanders (0-4) close.
MATEWAN 37, BUFFALO 12: Joshua Sammons threw a pair of touchdown passes - one a 95-yarder to Max Whitt - and the visiting Tigers remained unbeaten by breaking the game open in the fourth quarter.
The Tigers (4-0) came into the game tied for second in the Class A playoff ratings.
Roger Slone ran for TDs of 43 and 42 yards as Matewan scored three TDs and a safety in the game's final 10 minutes. Buffalo suffered a lost fumble and an interception in the final period and was whistled for five unsportsmanlike conduct calls in the second half.
Slone finished with 103 yards on six carries and Sammons completed 7-of-12 passes for 199 yards. Sammons also threw a 29-yard scoring pass to Colton Copley
Buffalo (1-3), which lost its third straight, led 6-0 on Cody Craig's 1-yard scoring run and trailed just 14-12 after one quarter. Corey Good found Schuyler Frazier on a 44-yard TD pass for the other Bison touchdown.
Good led Buffalo's ground game with 75 yards on 14 carries and Craig added 72 yards on 13 rushing attempts.
SISSONVILLE 20, CLAY 12: It was almost as if the only team that could beat Sissonville in its game at Clay County was itself. And the Indians almost did.
Raymond Boggess carried 26 times for 329 yards and two touchdowns as Sissonville was able to overcome a rash of mistakes and earn its first win. The Indians (1-3) were able to overcome four turnovers, including two in the red zone, and 11 penalties for 90 yards that killed multiple drives.
In fact, both Clay County touchdowns were scored from the defensive side of the ball as Steve Miller recovered a fumble in the end zone in the third quarter, and Sean Duffield returned an interception 45 yards to give the Panthers (0-4) a fourth-quarter lead.
Despite not completing a pass, the Indians dominated the ground game and the total yards, outgaining Clay County 358-149.
Sissonville's defense jumped on the Panthers early and never relented. Clay County only amassed 35 total yards and two first downs in the first half, only crossing the 50-yard line once.
Blake Cunningham returned a kickoff 78 yards for a touchdown after the Duffield interception return to give the lead back to the Indians for good with 11:08 left in the fourth quarter. Boggess' 36-yard run with 3:19 sealed the victory.
WEBSTER 28, ROANE 21: Roane County could not convert a fourth-and-7 from the Webster County 16 late in the game, which allowed the Highlanders to kneel on the ball three straight times and run out the clock in a win at home.
Cody Taylor and Grant Perrine scored a pair of rushing touchdowns apiece for No. 15 Webster County (3-1), accounting for all of the Highlanders' scoring in a back-and-forth game that saw the two teams alternate touchdowns from beginning to end.
Roane County quarterback Rett Atkinson was 9-for-17 with 161 yards and three touchdowns as the Raiders (0-4) suffered another close defeat, falling for the third time in four games to a ranked opponent. They also lost to No. 9 Scott and No. 4 Ravenswood.
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