Here is a roundup of Friday’s prep football playoff games submitted by media outlets from around the state.
Class AA
Robert C. Byrd 45, Scott 28
Jeremiah King carried 18 times for 240 yards, bringing his career total to 6,740 yards, as the No. 8 Flying Eagles held serve over the No. 9 Skyhawks.
RCB led 17-0 after touchdown runs of 26 yards and 34 yards, with a Cameron Clark 30-yard field goal in between.
Scott made its move to get within a dozen at 24-12 on a 10-yard touchdown run by Matthew Frye and a 5-yard pass from Frye to Carson Brinegar, but the Eagles scored the first 21 points of the second half to move the game out of reach.
RCB (6-3) awaits the winner of Saturday’s game between No. 1 Herbert Hoover and No. 16 Fairmont Senior, while Scott bows at 7-4.
North Marion 64, Grafton 14
After falling behind 7-0 in the first quarter to the 11th-seeded Grafton Bearcats, the No. 6 Huskies rattled off 64 unanswered points.
North Marion’s 64 points represent the most in a game in school history, with the victory marking the first playoff win earned on the field since a 2001 victory at home over George Washington (the Huskies advanced to the second round via forfeit in 2020).
Parker Kincell and Gavan Lemley set the tone on the ground with 113 and 85 yards, respectively, with each scoring a trio of touchdowns. Brody Hall added 57 rushing yards and a score and completed 11-of-16 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown.
For Grafton, Tanner Moats led the offensive charge with 18 rushing yards and a score to go along with a 15-of-25 passing performance with 158 yards and an interception.
Frankfort 21, Lincoln 17
Class AA No. 13 seed Frankfort took down No. 4 seed Lincoln 21-17 in Shinnston as Peyton Clark rushed for 118 yards with two touchdowns and Parker VanMeter added 85 on the ground and an additional score.
Frankfort started strong in the first quarter, with two Clark touchdowns capping drives in which Lincoln couldn’t do much to stop the Falcons’ wing-T run game.
Lincoln made it 14-3 late in the second with a field goal after the initial attempt was blocked. A referee’s inadvertent whistle while the ball was loose nullified the entire play, and the second kick from John Lopez was good.
The Cougars gained steam in the second half, taking the lead on a pair of Lopez touchdown receptions. But VanMeter’s touchdown in the fourth quarter put the Falcons back in front, and Lincoln’s final drive was stopped on downs at the Frankfort 38.
Class AAA
Cabell Midland 49, South Charleston 12
Chandler Schmidt carried nine times for 191 yards and two touchdowns and No. 5 seed Cabell Midland rolled up 473 rushing yards to take down No. 12 South Charleston in a first-round Class AAA game.
Mason Moran added 135 yards on nine carries for the host Knights (10-1), and quarterback Ryan Wolfe ran for 75 yards and three TDs and threw an 8-yard scoring pass to Michael Lunsford.
For the No. 12 Black Eagles (5-6), who lost their fifth in a row, Trey Dunn threw for 177 yards and two TDs and ran for 73 yards. Wayne Harris caught both scoring passes for SC and had seven receptions for 124 yards
Huntington 48, Wheeling Park 21
HUNTINGTON — Top-ranked Huntington High built a 27-7 halftime lead and rolled to a 48-21 victory over 16th-seeded Wheeling Park Friday night in the first round of the Class AAA football playoffs at Bob Sang Stadium.
The Highlanders broke a 7-7 tie on a 1-yard touchdown run by Curtis Jones with 7:22 left in the first quarter.
Twenty-four seconds later, Noah Waynick returned an interception for a touchdown. Jonathan Aya-Ay kicked field goals of 30 and 32 yards to make it 27-6.
Huntington High quarterback Gavin Lochow ran for 191 yards and three touchdowns and passed for 126 yards and one TD.
Hunter Nixon ran for 120 yards and three touchdowns for the Patriots.
Bridgeport 34, Morgantown 7
Cam Cole ran for 192 yards and two touchdowns, Landyn Reppert added 93 yards and one TD and the No. 3 Indians scored 27 unanswered points to break a 7-all tie against No. 13 Morgantown en route to a 34-7 victory in a Class AAA opening round game at Wayne Jamison Field.
The two schools, which met in the regular season (a game Bridgeport won 31-20) traded touchdowns on their initial drives of the game, then traded fumbles on their next possessions.
Charlie Brazier recovered a Morgantown fumble to set up his own 1-yard TD run that gave the Indians a 14-7 lead.
Bridgeport also received a pair of field goals from Taylor Thomas.
Morgantown’s TD came on a 28-yard run by Petyon Johnson.
Bridgeport is now 31-8 all-time in first-round playoff games and 2021 marks the 29th consecutive year the Indians have appeared in the postseason, which is a state record.
The Indians will face either No. 6 Jefferson or No. 11 Hurricane in the quarterfinals.
Martinsburg 83, Parkersburg South 20
MARTINSBURG — The Clement Brothers scored a pair of first-half touchdowns apiece as Martinsburg built a 57-0 halftime lead on the way to an 83-20 victory.
Hudson Clement caught a 42-yard touchdown pass from Ezra Bagent on the fourth play of the game, and the rout was on.
He later caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from his brother, Murphy, while Murphy ran for touchdowns of 36 and 4 yards.
Parkersburg South scored three touchdowns in the third quarter against a collection of Martinsburg reserves, but the Bulldogs added a pair of interception returns for touchdowns as part of four straight turnovers by the Patriots.
Zion Grantham scored a pair of touchdowns for Martinsburg (10-1) to end the game.