Gazette-Mail visuals editor Kenny Kemp, right, shows former Gazette-Mail sportswriter Rick Farlow, center, and Herbert Hoover quarterback Dane Hatfield a photo he had just taken at the cover shoot for the 2023 Gazette-Mail and Herald-Dispatch high school football preview tab at Herbert Hoover High School in Elkview.
Big rivalries with a side order of the potential for history dot tonightƵs high school football schedule in the Mountain State.
Welcome back to ƵAt the Game,Ƶ a new feature we're producing on game nights this season to keep readers in the loop of what's going on across the area, in as close to real time as we can manage.
Cabell Midland hosts Spring Valley in one of the Tri-State's top rivalries, with both teams needing a win to get headed in the right direction in Mountain State Athletic Conference play. Winfield travels to Wayne in a game that could play a big part in the Cardinal Conference race.
George Washington travels to South Charleston in a game that figures to be historic for one reason or another. Either the Patriots will hand coach Steve Edwards Jr. the 200th win of his career, or the Black Eagles will give Dustin Resler his first.
Final scores
Buffalo 34, Van 14
Capital 37, St. Albans 0
Clay County 68, Sissonville 33
DeWitt (Michigan) 70, Hurricane 63
George Washington 54, South Charleston 0
Huntington 47, Riverside 0
Independence 30, Scott 24
Logan 28, Poca 27
Mingo Central 30, Man 7
Nitro 34, Chapmanville 21
Spring Valley 49, Cabell Midland 19
Wayne 26, Winfield 14
Fairland 40, Gallia Academy 7
Fairview 42, Green 20
Grandview Heights 24, Chesapeake 6
Ironton 41, Bishop Hartley 0
Portsmouth 34, Coal Grove 0
Rock Hill 41, South Point 20
Ƶhland 48, Russell 7
Belfry 35, Pikeville 21
Greenup County 63, Montgomery County 35
Highlands 35, Raceland 0
Knott County Central 46, Phelps 34
Lawrence County 35, Harlan County 14
Capital takes down St. Albans 37-0 in injury-shortened game
Capital added two third-quarter touchdowns to its three-score halftime lead then punched in a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter to finish a 37-0 shutout of St. Albans. Jermare Smith's 3-yard run set the final tally, but play was stopped after a Red Dragons blocker was injured on the ensuing kickoff. Both coaches agreed to stop play with 10:17 officially remaining in the game.
Wayne finishes it off
The Pioneers prevail, 26-14, over Winfield.
Jaydon Wayman's 16-yard scoring run with 6:11 to play closed the door for Wayne.
Spring Valley tops Cabell Midland
Spring Valley improves to 2-2 with a 49-19 victory over Cabell Midland (0-3).
Timberwolves reserves score
Spring Valley's Lincoln Davis came off the bench and ran for a 7-yard touchdown. Ryan Minigh boots the extra point. Spring Valley leads Cabell Midland 49-19 with 2:05 remaining.
McGuire to Abercrombie for another TD
Jalyn Abercrombie is making his pitch for the HD Media player of the week, catching a 53-yard touchdown pass from Liam McGuire. Ryan Minigh tacks on the extra point. Spring Valley leads Cabell Midland 42-19 with 8:31 left.
Up the middle, up the middle, up the middle, score
Spring Valley quarterback Liam McGuire races 39 yards up the middle, cuts to his right and scores. Ryan Minigh extra point makes it Spring Valley 35, Cabell Midland 19 with 10:28 to play.
Pioneers up heading to fourth
Wayne's lead over Winfield through three periods is 18-14.
After Ronnie Staley's TD got the Pioneers within two, the Generals fumbled the ensuing kickoff.
Fisher Fry capped the drive with an 8-yard plunge to put Wayne ahead.
Spring Valley up nine after three
Spring Valley leads Cabell Midland 28-19 through three quarters.
Cabell Midland pulls within 28-19
Quarterback Eian Duffy ran 10 yards up the middle for a touchdown with 1:45 left in the third quarter. The two-point conversion run failed. Spring Valley leads 28-19.
GW pitching shutout at halftime
South Charleston, trailing 34-0, drove to the Patriots 1 on its final drive of the first half.
But GW's Jackson Morgan made an interception to conclude that drive and preserve the shutout through two frames.
Wayne back in it
Winfield scored the first 14 points of a Cardinal Conference showdown at Pioneer Field, but Wayne has gotten back within two midway through the third quarter.
Ronnie Staley III's 6-yard scoring run has the Pioneers within 14-12.
Three first-half scores put Capital in control
An interception return and two touchdowns by David Robinson -- one receiving, one rushing -- have given Capital a 19-0 halftime lead over St. Albans.
Patriots pulling away early
Three scoring runs have GW up on South Charleston in the second quarter.
Sai'Vyon Brown struck for the first two. Hunter Giacomo added another TD plunge after a Black Eagles fumble.
Cougars strike for a pair
Capital gets a 43-yard interception return for a TD by Damian Johnson, and on the next series, Peyton Grigsby connects with David Robinson for a 16-yard TD catch and run for a 12-0 Capital lead with 6:55 to play in the first half.
Fly Spring Valley air
Liam McGuire throws a 27-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Dixon with 37 seconds left before halftime. Ryan Minigh adds the extra point. Spring Valley leads Cabell Midland 28-13 as we head to intermission.
... And Cabell Midland closes it
Eian Duffy hits Marcus Dean with a 32-yards touchdown pass. Andrew LaFon makes the extra point to bring Cabell Midland within 21-13 of Spring Valley with 3:27 left in the second quarter.
Timberwolves widen the gap ...
Spring Valley's Logan Harris rumbles 25 yards through the middle of the Cabell Midland defense for a touchdown. Ryan Minigh extra point. Timberwolves lead the Knights 21-6, 6:17 left in the second quarter.
Hurricane ahead in Michigan
Hurricane took a long, long road trip today, to the Wolverine State.
Hurricane has made the most of it so far, leading DeWitt (Michigan) 20-14 late in the first period.
Spring Valley extends its lead
Liam McGuire up the middle from 7 yards for a touchdown. Ryan Minigh extra point. Spring Valley 14, Cabell Midland 6, 9:21 2Q. The Timberwolves, by the way, were penalized six times for 50 yards in the first quarter.
Generals up after one
Winfield is up 7-0 on the host Pioneers out Wayne.
Easton Pinkerton found Toby Laughery from 24 yards out to get the Generals on the board.
Red Dragons to start with the ball
St. Albans wins the coin toss and elects to start on offense in the 24th meeting between the Red Dragons and Capital.
The Cougars are 1-1 on the season while St. Albans is 0-3, but the Red Dragons are at Crawford Field for this matchup.
Knights respond, pull within 7-6
Lance Massey runs 3 yards for a touchdown, capping a six-play, 66-yard drive. Andrew LaFon's extra point attempt was blocked. Spring Valley 7, Cabell Midland 6, 6:11 left in the first quarter.
Timberwolves trickery for a TD
Jalyn Abercrombie with a 50-yard halfback pass to Cole Ferguson for a touchdown. Ryan Minigh kicks the extra point to give Spring Valley a 7-0 lead over Cabell Midland.
Military Night at Cabell Midland
It's Military Night at the Castle, where Cabell Midland is playing Spring Valley. National Guard members are here. The Knights are wearing camouflage jerseys. It's also Alumni Band Night. Cabell Midland won the coin toss and deferred to the second half. The Timberwolves will receive the opening kickoff.
Pregame
Here's where we'll be this evening:
Spring Valley at Cabell Midland Ƶ
Nitro at Chapmanville Ƶ
Huntington at Riverside Ƶ
Capital at St. Albans Ƶ
George Washington at South Charleston Ƶ
Winfield at Wayne Ƶ
Russell at Ƶhland Ƶ
Belfry at Pikeville Ƶ
Portsmouth at Coal Grove Ƶ
Our goal is to get you real-time updates on this page from Elmore, Taylor and Timmy, and a smattering of updates from elsewhere, pending availability of Wi-Fi or signal to get them posted.
Looking back, looking forward
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It's one-stop shopping for our stories, photos and video coverage of the sporting landscape across the Tri-State, from Morgantown to Huntington and Charleston to Williamson.
Thanks, Kenny
For the second straight Friday, we are saying goodbye to an important figure in our HD Media sports coverage.
Gazette-Mail visuals editor Kenny Kemp is working his last shift before retirement. He is a skilled photographer and a talented journalist who has shot photos of generations of West Virginia high school athletes.
Gazette-Mail visuals editor Kenny Kemp, right, shows former Gazette-Mail sportswriter Rick Farlow, center, and Herbert Hoover quarterback Dane Hatfield a photo he had just taken at the cover shoot for the 2023 Gazette-Mail and Herald-Dispatch high school football preview tab at Herbert Hoover High School in Elkview.
Taylor Kennedy | HD Media
We thank Kenny for his time covering news, sports and just about everything else and wish him the best in his next chapter.
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