The martinsburg varsity football team won saturdays neutral playoff game against cabell midland ona, wv by a score of 4921. Coach clay hite lead the hilltoppers to state championships in 1922 and 1926. This page is dedicated to present day elkins high school football and its long and storied tradition. He is a member of the national high school sports hall of fame and the west virginia high school sports hall of fame. High school football history for virginia, west virginia schools. Murr, a senior at lindsay lane christian school in athens, alabama, finished his career earlier this month with a state record 5,716 points. The season ended with a 143 win over south carolina in the peach bowl. Khsaa basketball record book boys kentucky high school. He says that bluefield played a few games in 1910 and 1911, but dropped football until 1922. This is a place you can post photos, share photos, and tag photos, so please remember to post your photos. We would like to thank logan high and various individual donors over the many years for our yearbook collection. This video will be used for training purposes only. The wvssac office and staff members do not respond to email messages.
Stratton high school a segregated class aa school in beckley was 100 in 1961 and 1962. Ohio high school athletic association 4080 roselea place columbus, oh 43214 fax. Welcome to grafton high school home of the bearcats. Bluefield, west virginia, high school football records. These 10 records were all set in west virginia, and are all completely amazing. The mountaineers saw modest success during this period and made appearances in bowl games in both 1922 and 1948. West virginia secondary school activities commission. Grafton high school is the only high school in the taylor county school district. Only marc bulger had thrown 30 touchdown passes in a season up to that time, throwing for 31 in 1998.
Maxpreps has professional photography of west virginia high school football teams and games. From 1891 to 1949, west virginia competed as a football independent. Individual records rushing yards news more news 7312005 football edit. Though an 184849 act of the general assembly of the state of virginia made created what would become the first independent school district of what would later become the state of west virginia, wheeling had no central public high school until 1897. Cedar grove middle school, cedar grove, west virginia. Our mission is to educate and prepare students for success in future endeavors. Freshman orientation 20202021 pdf attention parents and guardians of 8th grade students. Wisconsin high school football coaches association record book. From 1950 to 1967, west virginia was a member of the southern conference and won the. Recent yearbyyear wonlost records for area high school football teams 199320.
Patrick hite the news leader as he was working on the bluefield info, hed occasionally be asked how one of bluefields opponents did in a particular year. The school will then be contacted to verify the information. Did you know that gatha hoffman, a punter from fairmont wvsenior hs is credited with a punt covering 105 yards in 1929. Old bluefieldprinceton road princeton wv 24740 jamie crews duration. River ridge john curtis christian school, 19692018 569646 89. Our students excel not only academically, but also. Walker has served 32 seasons as a head football coach at the high school level, serving first at east hardy high school in baker, then spending the last 22 years at martinsburg where he racked up. News articles are written weekly about important high school football events in west virginia. Dupont high football star was state high school basketball player of the year in 199495. This live scoreboard is refreshed automatically as scores are updated. Tracing the history of high school football in moundsville. They were compiled by the ohio high school athletic association from information received by. Due to the high number of submission received, no action will be taken on undocumented information. West virginia mountaineers football statistical leaders.
Basketball memories live on as northfork fades away. Alltime high school football rushing leaders from each state. Fhsaa championship record books florida high school. He moved on to beckley high school after his brief stint at point pleasant. Although west virginia began competing in intercollegiate football in 1891, 1 the school s official record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1933. Old bluefieldprinceton road princeton wv 24740 jamie crews.
Starting in 1937, the secondary school activities commission started recognizing champions based upon a poll of the sportswriters. He broke wvu record books, but is rarely mentioned in. The entire kanawha city community takes pride in our school. Point pleasant high school west virginia wikipedia. Patrick hitethe news leader as he was working on the bluefield info, hed occasionally be asked how one of bluefields opponents did in a particular year. That total, when approved by the alabama high school athletic association, ranks second all time, behind only louisianas. Doug huff, one of wvs leading sports historians, left both schools in his book, history of sports in west virginia, so this author left them on this list. Two schools, one coach and marion countys finest football. But west virginia gridiron fanatics will see many familiar names as well.
Aug 16, 2018 four seasons football is a website with historical data for most of the public high school football teams in virginia and west virginia. It would be very difficult to find any other school in the state of west virginia with a tougher upcoming high school football schedule than the parkersburg big reds. This game was part of the 2019 wvssac football playoffs aaa tournament. Wayne poca is celebrating the 2019 football season like its 1978. As we prepare students for adult life, we must develop in them effective communication skills, the confidence to selfadvocate. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. Bluefield high school football records rick baker has researched the history of football at bluefield high school in bluefield, west virginia, and has found the scores of every game played. Starting in 1979 all 3 championships are played at the same location. The mountaineers represent west virginia university in the ncaas big 12 conference. On the football field, moss led the dupont panthers to backtoback state. The 50 greatest sports figures from west virginia sports.
That total, when approved by the alabama high school athletic association, ranks second all time, behind only louisianas greg procell who scored 6,702 points from 196770. Ceredokenova high school football reunion aug 29, 2015 the ceredokenova high school football reunion and community dinner to honor former head coach carl ward and the 1965 aa west. Top 5 passing rushing receiving scoring touchdowns total yards tackles sacks interceptions field goals pat kick scoring punts. Our goal is to provide a statewide system of education that ensures all students graduate from high school prepared for success in college andor careers. Roy michael coached mannington highs football team from 1971 to 1978 before the school consolidated into north marion high school where michael continued his coaching career. Wheeling high school ohio county wv wheeling wv history. Wisconsin bryce huettner, iolascandinavia iola, 6,870 years.
Explore teams thousands of teams have chosen fieldlevel to promote their athletes to colleges. Walker officially introduced as concord football coach. High school football teams in west virginia fieldlevel. Daily telegraph high school football player of the year awards banquet. Moss was born in charleston, west virginia and moved to rand, west virginia at a young age. Virginia cavaliers football record by year college.
Top 20 most dominant west virginia high school football. Their schedule was very weak since most of the other segregated schools in the area were in class a. The rating system and 16 team playoff has proved to be a great addition to high school sports in west virginia. High school illustrated september 5, 20 featured, football 5,101 views. Wv scored 5 points in a high school basketball game. Four seasons football is a website with historical data for most of the public high school football teams in virginia and west virginia. Still playing independent football, west virginia lost just one game in 1969 a brutal road loss to no. Weir high welch high west liberty normal school west virginia state college west virginia university west virginia wesleyan college weston high wheeling high williamstown high woodrow wilson high scrapbooks. Alltime high school football records high school illustrated. Berkeley springs east hardy frankfort hampshire hedgesville. He attended marshall university in huntington, west virginia where he originally played halfback on the football team, but moved to tight end his last two years, catching 24 passes for 442 yards and four touchdowns.
Maxpreps west virginia high school football rankings, leaderboards, and scoreboards. Football arkansas high school sports and activities. Richard ward and is the team doctor for the coastal carolina university football team in myrtle beach, s. The following links will take you to the scores of all playoff games held in west virginia, along with rankings and regular season records. The west virginia department of education is a government agency that oversees the public school system in west virginia, which is responsible for the education of more than 273,000 students in more than 700 schools with 20,000 teachers. Freshman orientation will be held on february 19th from 6. Record categories use the following links to find a specific category. Alltime high school football rushing leaders from each. Ethan payne sets state scoring record as poca blanks. Wvmat the west virginia wrestling page 106 1 120 126 2 8 145 152 160 170 182 195 220 285 email to.
In an effort to better train our football officials, we are asking those schools who have a hudl account to exchange your game video with us. He attended dupont high school, one of two schools that later consolidated into riverside high school, where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, and track. Its goal is to provides an objective view of the legal landscape in west virginia as well as an active forum for. This is an ongoing project to add digital copies of the logan high school amphion annuals to our website. In 2012, pinnacle mine, which is located near pineville, wv, set a world record of 32,430 tons of raw coal production from a longwall plow. Yearbyyear area high school football records sports. Wv 19062004, 726433 710 mayfield, ky 19192004, 71022832. Although west virginia began competing in intercollegiate football in 1891, the school s official record book considers the modern era to have begun in 1933. West virginia high school football aaaa home facebook. West virginia high school football state championships and. West virginia class aaa high school football playoffs. Procedure for obtaining answers to eligibility questions. Cedar grove middle school cedar grove, west virginia. Those numbers were increased to 4 in 1972, 8 in 1978 and 16 in 1991.
This list also includes some of our state records which are also completely jawdropping. Some high school principals believe that football is the most important extracurricular activity on campus. Did you know that gatha hoffman, a punter from fairmont wv senior hs is credited with a punt covering 105 yards in 1929. Ethan payne broke the west virginia singleseason scoring record that stood for 41. Individual records 8 record book football mhsaa sports.
The west virginia secondary school activities commission, wvssac began its formal recognition of wv state football championships in 1937 with the states sports writers vote. West virginia high school football scores scorestream. The book is a musthave for any big high school football fan nationwide. N orthfork poca won the 2015 class aa state boys basketball title in march with a 270 record the best documented mark for a west virginia high school team and the best doublea winloss. Charleston junior and high schools 1920s greenbrier college 192627 school newspapersmagazines. National federation of high schools record book what ever happened played at west virginia university tech. Champion ck team reunites, honors former coach sports. Charleston high 1969 frank vincents mountain lions won three straight. The wvssac began a class system, dividing larger and smaller schools in 1947. This is a page for all football players past and present in the great state of wv. Find the latest videos we have for high school football in west virginia. West virginia high school football school sports team. After a tour of the new monarch stadium on wednesday, i decided to try to found out more about high school football in moundsville, including when it began and the initial site.
High school football history for virginia, west virginia. The 2020 big red football schedule has been revealed and two old familiar faces are gone while the new schedule shows an incredible nine opposing teams that made this years. In the years before 1991, i have noted teams with outstanding records 82 or better that did not make the playoffs. So instead of a book, baker created a website to house the information. To avoid any misunderstanding, confusion or delay, all questions regarding the eligibility of a studentathlete by their parents or coach should be directed through the athletic director or principal. High school and club teams use it to help their athletes get recruited. No one had ever passed for 4,000 yards as a wvu quarterback, yet smith did it twice. The following state records should be regarded as unofficial.
A west virginia school of excellence 4300 macorkle ave. These 10 strange but totally real world records are held in west virginia. West virginia record is a legal journal covering west virginias legal system. Pruett is a native of beckley, west virginia and was a star football player, wrestler, and sprinter at woodrow wilson high school. They were champions by popular acclaim in 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922 and 1927. Hmms is a blue ribbon school and a west virginia school of excellence. Huntington, wv, 11659 38 lemar northington trigg county vs. Americas finest high school athletes hand picked each month. The west virginia high school football state championships have been held since the early. While he was at beckley, he won 222 football games along with 3 state championships, 674 basketball games and six state championships. Ironton kicker avery book turns career page to glenville. Parkersburg high school as been state football champions 16 times, which is more than any other school in west virginia. Irontons avery book punts during a high school football game in 2019 at tanks memorial stadium in ironton. These federations oversee allstate awards, name district allstars, and compile records of achievement.
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