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— By David Walsh
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall’s football season under first-year coach Tony Gibson is over.
Georgia Southern, seeking bowl eligibility just like the Thundering Herd in the regular-season finale Saturday at Joan C. Edwards Stadium, secured the needed sixth win, 24-19, and thus denied Marshall on its home turf in front of 21,524 fans.
Georgia Southern (6-6, 4-4 Sun Belt Conference) is bowl bound for the fourth consecutive year under head coach Clay Helton. Marshall’s streak of
by WV MetroNewsPRINCETON, W.Va. — Nathan Tanner knew the exact number of weeks since he was named Princeton’s head coach back in the spring. 31 weeks later, his Tigers have the opportunity to cap a perfect season on the state’s biggest stage.
Princeton (13-0) shutout Spring Valley, 27-0 in the Class AAA semifinals at Hunnicutt Stadium.
“I just thought about all the time we put in. Next week will be week 32 since I got here. These kids have laid it on the line. They bought in. Coaches have bought in and laid it
by WV MetroNewsBLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Highlights from No. 2 Bluefield’s 56-27 win over No. 3 Philip Barbour in the Class AA semifinal round. The Beavers (11-2) will face No. 1 Frankfort (13-0) in the WVSSAC Class AA Championship game Saturday, December 6 at noon.
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — After a highly competitive 21-13 first half, the Martinsburg defense forced a second half shutout to beat University 44-13 in the AAAA Semifinals.
The Bulldogs scored first with quarterback Brian Dick linking up with Boston Todd from 8 yards and a minute to go in the first quarter. It was one of a trio of scores Todd had in the game.
It’s @MburgFootball off to Charleston to play for a AAAA state championship! Hear the highlights
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 2025 season concludes for West Virginia on Saturday afternoon in the form of a matchup with seventh-ranked Texas Tech, which is No. 5 in the latest College Football Playoff Ratings and will play for a Big 12 Conference Championship next weekend against BYU in Arlington, Texas.
The Mountaineers (4-7, 2-6) have been competitive in four straight games, two of which have been wins, but they enter this contest their biggest underdog all season at 23 points.
Texas Tech (10-1,
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