High School Football Roundup: Fairmont Senior stuns Spring Valley; Poca rebounds

Fairmont Senior quarterback Gage Michael, a Kent State commit, accounted for four touchdowns Friday as the Class AA Polar Bears upset Class AAA No. 2 Spring Valley 27-18 at East-West Stadium in Fairmont.

Michael, a senior, ran for 209 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries while also passing for 109 yards and two more touchdowns.

The turning point of Friday’s upset win for the Polar Bears came just after halftime. Fairmont Senior scored late in the second quarter to take a 14-12 lead into the break, then Michael took the first play from scrimmage in the third quarter 75 yards for a touchdown. Spring Valley fumbled the kickoff that followed, which Fairmont Senior recovered.

“They scored quick and then we muffed the kickoff,” Dingess said. “Then all of a sudden we’re down two scores. They way our team’s built – and I don’t care who we’re playing – it’s tough for us to come back.”

POCA 42, WINFIELD 14

The Dots bounced back from a lopsided loss last week with an emphatic win of their own on the road at Putnam County rival Winfield.

Senior Ethan Payne, a Marshall commit and the 2019 Kennedy Award winner as the top high school football player in West Virginia, led the way for Poca with 254 all-purpose yards to go with two rushing touchdowns and one touchdown reception.

POINT PLEASANT 38, KEYSER 28

Point needed a win to stay in good shape for the Class AA state playoffs, and it got one thanks in large part to 28 first-half points against the visiting Golden Tornado.

OAK HILL 42, GREENBRIER EAST 35

The Red Devils moved to 2-0 this season after digging out of an early 10-0 hole against the Spartans en route to the win. Oak Hill scored the game’s final two touchdowns, including a short run for the eventual game-winner by Te-amo Shelton.

CABELL MIDLAND 28, HURRICANE 20

Senior fullback Jakob Caudill ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns as Midland held off their neighbors from Putnam County on Friday. Knights’ senior quarterback Jaydyn Johnson also had two rushing touchdowns — finishing the win against Hurricane with 108 yards on the ground. As a team, Midland ran for 315 yards.

ELKINS 39, TYGARTS VALLEY 34

In the first-ever meeting between Randloph County’s two football playing high schools, the Tigers stormed back from a 21-7 deficit to score the win at Bulldog Field. As a team, Elkins amassed 507 yards of total offense while T.J. Guire ran for 138 yards and two scores to help hand Tygarts Valley its first loss of the season.

MARTINSBURG 82, SPRING MILLS 27

Kevon Warren threw for two touchdowns and ran for another while fellow Bulldog Peyton Curry tossed three touchdown passes as Martinsburg blasted Eastern Panhandle rival Spring Mills on Friday.

GREENBRIER WEST 58, POCAHONTAS COUNTY 0

Noah Brown accounted for four rushing touchdowns and the Cavaliers became the state’s first 6-0 team of 2020.

Miss any of Friday’s West Virginia high school football action? Check the WVSN scoreboard for all of Friday’s final scores.