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George Washington 21, Greenbrier East 7
FAIRLEA — Abe Fenwick threw three touchdown passes as Class AAA No. 9 George Washington went on the road and defeated No. 8 Greenbrier East 21-7 in a Class AAA first-round playoff game Friday in Fairlea.
Fenwick completed 9 of 21 passes for 170 yards. His touchdowns covered 30 yards to Hayden Hatfield in the first quarter, 29 to Anthony Valentine in the third and 19 to Taran Fitzpatrick in the fourth.
Klay Matthews ran 15 times for 137 yards as GW outgained Greenbrier East 415-207 in total offense.
Greenbrier East quarterback Monquelle Davis hooked up with Jake Pate for an 83-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to get the Spartans to within 14-7.
Ian Cline, the Spartans’ leading rusher averaging 179.9 yards per game going in, was held to 58 yards on 19 carries.
The Patriots will travel to No. 1 Huntington for the state quarterfinals next weekend.
