Ohio vs West Virginia BACF Classic

[Raider6309]

PARKERSBURG - A three-score second half for host West Virginia snapped a 7-7 halftime deadlock and gave it a 24-7 BACF Football Classic win over Ohio Friday night at Stadium Field.

The victory gave West Virginia a 15-8 series advantage over Ohio in a game specifically started to raise money for research into finding a cure for cystic fibrosis.

Both squads started out hot, scoring on their first posesssions. Neal Schriner from Parkersburg Catholic took the opening kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown just 13 seconds into the game.

He fielded the ball at his own 18 and took off right up the middle, got open and then veered to the left and outraced his pursuers, finally squeezing in at the left front corner of the end zone.

But the 7-0 lead didn't last long for West Virginia.

Ohio's Kole Carter (Gallia Academy) had runs of 20 and 14 yards before a 21-yard pass to Kaileb Sheets (Meigs) to the W.Va. 30. Then from the 20, Carter tossed a TD strike to Sheets at the 6:53 mark of the first period.

After that though, there was no scoring until the third quarter.

Calhoun County's Ethyn Miller intercepted at the Ohio 28 and returned the pass theft 10 yards to the 18 at 10:40 of the third. After getting to the Ohio 8, St. Marys' Bret Fetty, the eventual West Virginia MVP, swept right to paydirt at 8:44 for a touchdown lead.

Then the teams traded turnovers with Cole Hoff (Roane County) recovering a fumble, but the Ohio MVP Tim Ousley (Vinton County) making a diving interception as the the third stanza ended at 14-7 in West Virginia's favor.

But Wirt County's Cam Nelson rammed into the line at the Ohio 34, then broke loose and raced to paydirt for West Virginia with 8:54 to play.

A 34-yard pass to the W.Va. 2 looked like it was setting Ohio up to slice the margin back to just one TD. However, that opportunity was fumbled away with a high snap over thee quarterback's head that West Virginia recovered.

A 32-yard field goal by Ravenswood's Preston Humphries, who had booted all three previous W.Va. PATs, hiked the count to 24-7 with only 18.1 seconds remaining in the game.

But things had been so snippy and increasingly more physical in the fourth quarter, that at that point the officials called the rest of the final seconds of the game off.

[Raider6309]

Fact Box

BACF Football Rosters

23rd annual BACF Ohio vs. West Virginia Football Classic

7 p.m. Friday, June 10 at PHS Stadium Field

Ohio Roster

Head coach: Mike Bartrum, Meigs

(Players listed by school)

Belpre: Tavian Miller, 6-0, 210, QB-OLB; Eric Worstell, 6-2, 220, OT-DT; Josh Moore, 6-2, 240, TE-P

Fort Frye: Derek Layton, 6-2, 230, FB/TE-ILB-P; Devin Waterman, 6-2, 155, WR-DB-KR; Anthony Winters, 5-11, 220, OG-DT/DE

Waterford: Kyle Schrader, 5-11, 276, OL-DL; Weston Wagner, 5-10, 185, OL-DL

Frontier: Damon Metheny, 6-0, 190, QB/WR-DB-KR; Nick Camino, 6-0, 185, WR-DB-P

Caldwell: Austin Mettler, 6-0, 165, WR-DB-PR/KR; Austin Cobb, 5-11, 215, OG-DE; Tanner Clark, 6-0, 185, QB-DB-PR/KR; Clay Poling, 6-3, 240, OG/OT-DT

Federal Hocking: AJ Cobb, 6-1, 170, QB-DB-KR

Eastern: Ross Keller, 6-3, 275, DT

Morgan: Jerome Mayle, 5-8, 200, RB-LB-KR; Alex Clark, 6-3, 210, OL-DL

Monroe Central: Justin Kilburn 5-10, 260, OT-DT; Tanner Potts, 5-11, 250, OG-DE/DT

Beallsville: Dawson Weekley, 6-0, 200, FB-LB; Chase Mercer, 5-10, 155, QB-DB

Meigs: Kaileb Sheets, 5-11, 185, WR-LB; Dalton Clark, 6-0, 300, OT-DT; Colton Lilly, 6-0, 190, WR; Colton Atkinson, 5-11, 205, FB-DT; Coltin Neutzling, 6-0, 210, OG

Athens: Dylan Cochran, 6-1, 195, TE-DE; Cortez Gainey, 5-7, 150, WR-DB-PR/KR

Gallia Academy: Kole Carter, 6-0, 195, RB-DB

Vinton County: Tim Ousley, 6-0, 235, RB-LB; Sean Caudill, 6-2, 255, OL-DL

Alexander: Joe Barnes, 5-8, 180, RB/WR-DB; Shea Grigsby, 6-2, 220, OL-DL; Mason Chapman, 6-0, 190, RB-LB; Jake Weaver, 6-5, 195, WR-DB; JD Pollard, 6-1, 280, OL

Nelsonville-York: Walker Elliott, 5-6, 165, WR-OLB; Jacob Talbert, 5-6, 185, FB-LB; Paul Varner, 6-0, 215, C/OG-DT

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West Virginia Roster

Head coach: Paul Burdette, Roane County

(Players listed by school)

Parkersburg: Issiah Gossett, 6-0, 195; Jesse McGrew, 5-8, 195; Brannon Turner, 6-4, 190

Parkersburg Catholic: Neal Schriner, 5-8, 160; Noah Collie, 6-1, 250

Williamstown: Mike Beck, 6-0, 190

Wirt County: Lee Sims, 6-2, 160; Matt Toney, 5-10, 170; Cam Nelson, 6-0, 195; Logan Bell, 6-0, 210

St. Marys: Wesley Parsons, 5-8, 180; Bret Fetty, 5-10, 185; Jacob Cox, 6-0, 230; Zach Davis, 6-4, 280

Ravenswood: Colton Stovall, 5-10, 160; Preston Humphries, 5-8, 210

Ritchie County: Cory Farley, 6-2, 170; Orlando Burgy, 5-9, 190; Scott Riddle, 5-11, 185; Kyle Cole, 5-10, 195

Roane County: Stetson Moore, 6-4, 230; Dale Locklear, 5-10, 180; Cole Hoff, 6-2, 215; Caleb Boggs, 5-11, 235; Gabe Foster, 6-3, 240

Calhoun County: Casey Ritchie, 6-0, 170; Ethyn Miller, 5-8, 150; Cole Ritchie, 6-0, 180; Dustin Holcomb, 5-11, 268

Doddridge County: Duncan Leishman, 5-8, 180; Will Trent, 5-10, 260; Andrew Lloyd, 5-9, 155

Magnolia: Todd Lemasters, 6-1, 180; Zach Haught, 6-3, 210; Joe Ledergerber, 5-11, 200

Paden City: Logan Carroll, 6-0, 190; Deven Price, 5-10, 170

Point Pleasant: Garrett Litchfield, 5-10, 140; Trey Tucker, 6-1, 185

Wahama: Jared Nutter, 6-1, 160

[Banned4ever]

So much for Ohio superiority in football....
I bet paladin can explain why we are losing so often in this series.

Also heard our staff really didn't have much control over player behavior. Anyone else go and have any thoughts?

[Ground Buck]

So much for Ohio superiority in football....
I bet paladin can explain why we are losing so often in this series.

Also heard our staff really didn't have much control over player behavior. Anyone else go and have any thoughts?

I saw film of the Ohio team and thought they looked a little slow. Guess that must have hurt them.