Parkersburg South (WV) 42 - 20 Athens

[Raider6309]

Can Athens finally get its first win vs a very good Parkersburg South squad?

[FANOSPORTS]

Nope but they do get it against then 3-0 Alex next week.

[93Bulldog]

Athens cant win this game. They are a smaller school. That's all that matters. Lol

[93Bulldog]

Parkersburg South enrollment 1,559 students.
Wow
This is going to be a beatdown.
I cant believe Athens even scheduled this team.
What were they thinking?

[Ironman92]

More good competition for Moore to show his talents.

Tall order for Athens

[Dundas]

Parkersburg South enrollment 1,559 students.
Wow
This is going to be a beatdown.
I cant believe Athens even scheduled this team.
What were they thinking?

That’s boys and girls 9-12. Athens probably has around 1000-1200.

[Raider6309]

Nope but they do get it against then 3-0 Alex next week.

Athens got dropped by a 9-1 OCC school. I’m sure you would spin it in saying the OCC sucks and Athens should play St Ed

[93Bulldog]

Parkersburg South enrollment 1,559 students.
Wow
This is going to be a beatdown.
I cant believe Athens even scheduled this team.
What were they thinking?

That’s boys and girls 9-12. Athens probably has around 1000-1200.

Seriously Dundas?
You think were Columbus or something? Lol
Athens usually hovers around 700 total students 9-12.

[93Bulldog]

Athens has 784 this year, which is fairly high for them. We're half the size of Parkersburg South.

[Raider6309]

That’s boys and girls 9-12. Athens probably has around 1000-1200.

Athens true enrollment is close to Vinton County. Athens gets no out of district kids that play sports but we have 400 out of district kids going to Athens. I can only name one. This is because Trimble, NY, Alexander, and Fed Hock kick out their poor kids and get sent to Athens since it cost more to educate them. The state is not happy. Athens 90 million dollar school is for 700 kid max at the high school.

[Dundas]

Athens has 784 this year, which is fairly high for them. We're half the size of Parkersburg South.

So I was off by 216! Lol

[Dundas]

I still think you guys win this game.

[Raider6309]

This is probably a 5.0 Harbin points by itself

[Raider6309]

I still think you guys win this game.

We are going to build a wall around VC. Keep the athletes in Vinton County

[93Bulldog]

I still think you guys win this game.

Just like VC Friday?

You cost me a game you jack***!

[FANOSPORTS]

Nope but they do get it against then 3-0 Alex next week.

Athens got dropped by a 9-1 OCC school. I’m sure you would spin it in saying the OCC sucks and Athens should play St Ed

Are you referencing Canal ? If so, they are in what I call the "starter division" (Occ Capital) which is the weakest of the 5 divisions . The OCC will restructure again next year (2020) so it will be more balanced and they will be called A,B,C,D and E to make it easier than having to name them every time they add teams.

[Raider6309]

Hopefully their running back and QB graduated. I can’t remember what grade they were last year

[Dundas]

I still think you guys win this game.

We are going to build a wall around VC. Keep the athletes in Vinton County

I’m on board with that!

[Dundas]

I still think you guys win this game.

Just like VC Friday?

You cost me a game you jack***!

Sometimes you have a bad game! Lol

[Raider6309]

ORGANTOWN — There was a lot of bad, especially early, for the University High football team Friday night against Parkersburg South, but head coach John Kelley wasn’t quite as upset as most coaches would be following a 48-14 loss at home.


The first half numbers were not pretty for the Hawks (1-1) — they mustered just one first down and rushed for minus 11 yards. The UHS defense didn’t fare much better — the Patriots (2-0) scored 27 unanswered heading into the locker room after dominating every phase of the game.

But the second half showed a glimpse of what the young Hawks could be capable of if they continue to buy in to what the coaching staff is telling them.

After a surprising win in Week 1 over John Marshall, the first half went the way many expected the entire season to go, but UHS came out in the second half and didn’t quit, which is what the coaching staff wanted to see despite the end result.

“I was really pleased with the way we came out and played,” Kelley said. “I was pleased with what we did offensively and I think we did some good things against the same people we couldn’t do anything against in the first half.”

There was an effort to give the ball to bruising senior running back Logan Raber, who was finally able to get positive yards on the ground. But the big play was a 39-yard pass from quarterback Joseph McBee to freshman Jaeden Hammack, who was brought down at the 1-yard line.

Raber finished the drive by powering in a touchdown, which was followed by an interception by Hammack to turn the momentum totally in favor of the Hawks.

After a controversial no-catch ruling by an official on what would have been another UHS touchdown, there was confusion on a pass interference call on 3rd down that many thought was an automatic first down for the Hawks, but instead, it was half the distance. On 4th down, Raber ran it, but was stopped at the 1-yard line.

The momentum slipped away, as and Parkersburg South scored three-straight touchdowns to put the game away.

But Kelley refuses to be disappointed, though he knows there are glaring weaknesses that have to be worked on.

“I came away from that actually not as miserable as I thought I would be,” he said. “At 48-14, you’d think, ‘Oh wow,’ but I saw a whole lot of positives, especially late third and fourth quarter.”

For the Patriots, quarterback Brandon Penn was electric, finishing with 132 yards rushing with two touchdowns and 106 through the air with another two scores. Running back Devin Gaines had 155 yards and two touchdowns, and receiver Dylan Day grabbed five passes for 54 yards and a score. Day also had a rushing touchdown.

“Those three kids have put in a lot of work this offseason since I got here,” head coach Nathan Tanner said. “All three are exceptional athletes and they’re even better kids. They show up to work every single day and they do what they’re coached to do. On top of that, they make plays, so it’s a lot of fun.”

UHS will travel to Brooke on Sept. 13 for its first road game of the season.