South Charleston freshman quarterback Kentre Grier scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to rally the Black Eagles within a point, but host Ripley blocked the extra-point kick to preserve a 7-6 victory in high school football Friday night.
Buffalo started the night tied with Magnolia for fourth place in Class A.
Tashem Collins rushed 17 times for 69 yards for Fayetteville (0-8).
WAYNE 56, POCA 22: Running back Brandon Spurlock led the way with 201 yards and three touchdowns on the ground as the Class AA No. 1 Pioneers won their 17th consecutive game.
Wayne (7-0) totaled 435 rushing yards against visiting Poca (2-6), which fell behind 36-0 before a 41-yard touchdown run by T.T. Loudin got the Dots on the scoreboard in the second quarter.
For Wayne, quarterback Grant Ferguson was 7 of 12 passing for 82 yards and also ran for a touchdown.
Loudin led Poca with 155 rushing yards on 17 carries. Quarterback Jacob Payne added 17 rushing yards and was 5 of 15 passing for 43 yards and an interception.
VALLEY 24, RICHWOOD 14: Valley jumped to a 16-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed in a home victory over Richwood.
The Greyhounds (7-1), ranked No. 9 in Class A, were led by Cody Winter's 151 rushing yards on 25 attempts, including a touchdown. Darius Hutchinson added two touchdowns for Valley, including one in the fourth quarter after the Lumberjacks (3-5) had cut the Valley lead to 16-14.
For Richwood, Mike Adams ran for 99 yards on seven attempts and scored a touchdown.
CLAY 33, RAVENSWOOD 7: Jordan Lucas scored three touchdowns, including a 48-yarder to open the scoring, as Clay County defeated visiting Ravenswood.
Clay (4-4) led 27-7 through three quarters.
With Clay leading 14-7, Panthers quarterback Tyler Stewart hit Alex Burkhammer on a 50-yard TD pass and Lucas added a 23-yard TD run to seal the victory.
Rhys Jelich scored on a 7-yard run for the Red Devils (2-6).
BRAXTON 33, WEBSTER 6: Braxton County scored the game's first five touchdowns in a victory over visiting Webster County.
Jacob Yanero scored on runs of 17 and 4 yards for Braxton (5-3), which entered the night tied for No. 13 in Class AA.
Webster, which started the game at No. 17 in AA, fell to 4-5.
South Charleston freshman quarterback Kentre Grier scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to rally the Black Eagles within a point, but host Ripley blocked the extra-point kick to preserve a 7-6 victory in high school football Friday night.
The loss, which ended a four-game win streak, could prove crucial to the Black Eagles' Class AAA playoff hopes. Now at 5-4, they started the night tied with Wheeling Park at No. 16 in the SSAC ratings. The Vikings (4-5) were No. 23 in AAA.
Grier threw for 247 yards on 20-of-37 passing with an interception. He also led South Charleston's ground game with 28 yards on nine carries and a score.
Kevin Forrest caught seven passes for 147 yards, including a 47-yarder that was the longest of the night for either team.
Ripley's Jake Martin completed 9 of 15 passes for 42 yards with an interception and was the Vikings' top runner with 75 yards on 20 attempts. On defense for Ripley, Justin Hinzman made eight tackles and had an interception.
ROANE 40, HOOVER 14: In a game that had 10 lost fumbles, including six by the visiting Huskies, Roane County kept its Class AA playoff hopes alive with a convincing victory.John Ash ran for three 2-yard touchdowns and finished with 115 yards on 16 carries for the Raiders (5-3). Hunter Bradley added 74 yards on 13 carries, and Luke Scott had 41 on 14 as Roane amassed 261 yards on the ground.
Tyler King caught three passes for 56 yards, including TD grabs of 38 and 5 yards.
For the Huskies, who trailed 21-0 in the first quarter, Tyler Americo and Shaun Dotson ran for touchdowns. Americo led Hoover's ground attack with 67 yards on 18 attempts, and Dotson added 58 yards on 15 attempts.
The Huskies were plagued by turnovers, fumbling the ball seven times (losing six) and throwing an interception. Roane County had its own security issues, putting the ball on the turf five times, losing four.
POINT PLEASANT 48, SHADY SPRING 7: Teran Barnitz rushed for two touchdowns and returned interceptions for two more as Point Pleasant defeated visiting Shady Spring.Barnitz, who rushed six times for 87 yards, scored on runs of 1 and 55 yards and returned interceptions 25 and 72 yards as Point Pleasant, ranked No. 12 in Class AAA, improved to 6-2.
Point quarterback Aden Yates completed 6 of 7 passes for 121 yards, including TD throws to Tylun Campbell for 66 yards and Brycen Raymond for 18.
Point's Marquez Griffin scored on a 64-yard run and led the team in rushing with 123 yards on six carries.
Jordan Palchesko scored for Shady Spring (4-4) and totaled 63 yards on 15 carries.
BUFFALO 40, FAYETTEVILLE 13: Laythen Good rushed 16 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns as Buffalo improved to 7-1 with a victory over visiting Fayetteville.The Bison's Levi Jordan completed 8 of 13 passes for 124 yards, including touchdown throws to Gabe Garrison for 35 yards, Garison Erwin for 39 and Jordan Tucker for 11.
Buffalo started the night tied with Magnolia for fourth place in Class A.
Tashem Collins rushed 17 times for 69 yards for Fayetteville (0-8).
WAYNE 56, POCA 22: Running back Brandon Spurlock led the way with 201 yards and three touchdowns on the ground as the Class AA No. 1 Pioneers won their 17th consecutive game.Wayne (7-0) totaled 435 rushing yards against visiting Poca (2-6), which fell behind 36-0 before a 41-yard touchdown run by T.T. Loudin got the Dots on the scoreboard in the second quarter.
For Wayne, quarterback Grant Ferguson was 7 of 12 passing for 82 yards and also ran for a touchdown.
Loudin led Poca with 155 rushing yards on 17 carries. Quarterback Jacob Payne added 17 rushing yards and was 5 of 15 passing for 43 yards and an interception.
VALLEY 24, RICHWOOD 14: Valley jumped to a 16-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed in a home victory over Richwood.The Greyhounds (7-1), ranked No. 9 in Class A, were led by Cody Winter's 151 rushing yards on 25 attempts, including a touchdown. Darius Hutchinson added two touchdowns for Valley, including one in the fourth quarter after the Lumberjacks (3-5) had cut the Valley lead to 16-14.
For Richwood, Mike Adams ran for 99 yards on seven attempts and scored a touchdown.
CLAY 33, RAVENSWOOD 7: Jordan Lucas scored three touchdowns, including a 48-yarder to open the scoring, as Clay County defeated visiting Ravenswood.Clay (4-4) led 27-7 through three quarters.
With Clay leading 14-7, Panthers quarterback Tyler Stewart hit Alex Burkhammer on a 50-yard TD pass and Lucas added a 23-yard TD run to seal the victory.
Rhys Jelich scored on a 7-yard run for the Red Devils (2-6).
BRAXTON 33, WEBSTER 6: Braxton County scored the game's first five touchdowns in a victory over visiting Webster County.Jacob Yanero scored on runs of 17 and 4 yards for Braxton (5-3), which entered the night tied for No. 13 in Class AA.
Webster, which started the game at No. 17 in AA, fell to 4-5.
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