class aa high school football playoffs
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CLASS AA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: No. 14 Chapmanville (6-4) at No. 3 Sherman (10-0) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. at Sherman High School, Seth, W.Va.
Tigers, Tide to renew series n Chapmanville opens playoffs Saturday afternoon at unbeaten Sherman By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
CHAPMANVILLE — It’s been three years since Chapmanville and Sherman met on football field but the Tigers and the Tide are certainly no strangers to each other. Chapmanville and Sherman played a spirited series against each other earlier in
the 2000s decade but the Tigers had to stop playing the Tide after 2006 when Chapmanville Regional High School had to clear its schedule to make way for Cardinal Conference membership. But this Saturday, the Tigers and the Tide are scheduled to renew their rivalry as Chapmanville plays at Sherman in the first
round of the Class AA playoffs at Sherman High School. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m. at the Sherman High School football field at Seth. The Tigers enter the game 6-4 and are the state’s No. 14 seed. Sherman is 10-0 and ranked No. 3. Chapmanville won the last meeting between the two schools back in 2006 at Sherman as the Tigers won 32-13 and went on to a 6-4 season — their first of four straight winning grid campaigns. Ten years ago this week, Sherman beat Chapmanville, 47-20, in a firstround playoff game at Scott High School. The Tide are perfect in 10 games this season with wins over Independence (36-20), Wyoming East (48-24), Herbert Hoover (34-30), Liberty Raleigh (6-0), Sissonville (46-27), Shady Spring (27-8), Midland Trail (36-6), Tug Valley (50-0), Scott (33-32) and Mount Hope (38-27). Sherman is led by senior quarterback/linebacker Colby Treadway (6-2, 225) and wide receiver/defensive back Jacob Rollo (6-4, 190). Chapmanville coach George Barker said the Tide has an excellent football team. “They have great skilled position players with the quarterback Treadway and the receivers, including Rol-
lo,” Barker said. “Those players are as good as you are going to see as a group. Rollo is as good an athlete that you are going to see at this level. He’s fast and he can jump. He’s an outstanding athlete. Treadway, their quarterback, is the catalyst who makes them go. He runs the ball and throws the ball and spreads it out. That’s what impressed me about him. He just doesn’t throw to Rollo. He throws to all of the receivers. Treadway has made better decisions as the season has gone on and he’s made the big plays. He’s the guy who makes them go. If you can stop him you can stop Sherman.” Dylan Wiley update Dylan Wiley, Chapmanville’s starting sophomore tailback, might be able to play on Saturday against the Tide. Wiley left the game in the second quarter against Wayne two weeks ago with an injured leg and did not play last week against Point Pleasant, Wiley has rushed for 512 yards on 92 carries (5.6 yards per carry) and is the Tigers’ leading receiver with 24 catches for 447 yards and three touchdowns. “We wanted to be careful last week,” Barker said. “We needed to be 100 percent this week. Dylan sat the See TIGERS on Page 5B
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Chapmanville quarterback Josh Easterling drops back for a pass in action this season.
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CLASS AA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Chapmanville Tigers at Sherman Tide
‘Workhorse’ Terry has done it all By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
CHAPMANVILLE — Todd Terry has been nothing short of spectacular this season for the Chapmanville Regional High School football team. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound senior fullback and linebacker has done just about everything for the Tigers, who are preparing to play at Sherman in Saturday afternoon’s Class AA playoff game. First and foremost, Terry has been Chapmanville’s workhorse in the backfield. Terry has rushed for 1,107 yards on 190 carries, an average of 5.8 yards per attempt and has scored 19 touchdowns. The hardnosed Terry can run for tough yards between the tackles or he can take it outside and streak down the sideline for a 20-yard gainer. Terry has also proven to be a top target for Chapmanville quarterback Josh Easterling as he has grabbed 27 passes for 311 yards. Terry can cut to the middle and isn’t afraid to take a hit but most of his damage as a receiver has come on screen plays. Terry is also a tough player on defense from his linebacker post. For the season, he’s had 43 total tackles, 10 assists and one and a half sacks. But Terry is not just a two-way player. He’s a true Iron Man as he is also Chapmanville’s kicker and punter. With a range of 40 yards and out, the strong-legged Terry has given the Tigers an added dimension in the kicking game over the last three years. This year, he’s booted three field goals and has been reliable on his extra point tries. Terry has also boomed several punts this season for more than 40 yards. Chapmanville coach George Barker said the versatile Terry has had an outstanding season this fall for the Tigers. “Todd does it all for us,” Barker said. “He blocks well. He runs the ball well. He’s our workhorse. There in a couple of games he’s had to get the tough yards at the tailback. He’s done a super job for us. If you look at his game stats over the last five games, it looks pretty good.” Terry is also a strongarmed thrower. Last year, he split time at quarterback with Easterling. This season, he’s 1-of-2 passing for 42 yards. Chapmanville fans might remember Terry’s lone completion. The pass took place in the Poca game where Terry, on a halfback throw gadget play, fired a 42-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Cox with 20 seconds remaining to lift the Tigers to a come-frombehind 30-26 Cardinal Conference victory early in the season at Poca. As Chapmanville’s punter and a good thrower, Terry is a threat to pass anytime on a fake. Since Terry is so important to Chapmanville’s offense, defense and special teams, he will be impossible to replace, Barker said. “He’s the kind of kid that you hate to see go because he does so much for us,” he said. “He kicks off. He kicks the extra points. He punts and right now he would be our backup quarterback. This week, we put him on all of the special teams. We’ve had him off a few times just to give him a break but there’s no tomorrow this
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Chapmanville Regional High School senior fullback Todd Terry bulls for yards earlier in the season at Tolsia. He’s also played well on defense and has been a steady kicker and punter for the Tigers.
2009 CHAPMANVILLE FOOTBALL
Tigers 6-4 August (1-0) 28 *Sissonville...............W 34-19 September (2-2) 4 *at Herbert Hoover....L 20-30 11 Scott..........................L 8-32 18 *at Poca.....................W 30-26 25 Logan........................W 21-14 October (3-1) 2 OPEN DATE 9 at Man........................W 16-14 16 Tug Valley...................W 47-0 23 at Tolsia.....................W 33-16 30 *at Wayne..................L 17-42 November (0-1) 6 *Point Pleasant..........L 20-48 14 a) at Sherman...................1:30 Home games in BOLD HEAD COACH: George Barker a) Class AA playoffs *Cardinal Conference game
time. He’s not going to come off the field this time unless he needs a drink of water or he needs to take a short break just to get his
CHAPMANVILLE
PLAYOFF HISTORY
1985 Class AA Quarterfinalist Class AA Quarterfinals (5) Tucker County 21 (4) Chapmanville 20 1986 Class AA Quarterfinalist Class AA Quarterfinals (5) Winfield 23 (4) Chapmanville 21 1997 Class AA Class AA First Round (3) Tolsia 34 (14) Chapmanville 14 1999 Class AA Class AA First Round (7) Sherman 47 (10) Chapmanville 20 2007 Class AA First Round (9) Chapmanville 18, (8) Keyser 14 Class AA Second Round (1) Bluefield 41, (9) Chapmanville 18 2008 Class AA First Round James Monroe 33, Chapmanville 0
breath.” In addition to his football prowess, Terry is also a top basketball player for the Chapmanville Tigers. He was an all-state cager
last season Chapmanville. The Tigers, coached by first-year man Harry Kirk, are set to begin basketball practices this Monday at 3 p.m.
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CLASS AA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Chapmanville Tigers at Sherman Tide
Robinson fitting in well with Tigers By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
CHAPMANVILLE — Just two months ago, Jake Robinson was wearing the Black and Gold of Scott High School and helped lead the Skyhawks to a 32-8 victory over the Tigers. Chapmanville fans might like to forget about Robinson, a bruising junior running back and linebacker, who rushed for 155 yards and scored two touchdowns as Scott dropped the Tigers at the time to 1-2 on the season. Robinson later torched another Logan County opponent as he carried the ball 20 times and rushed for 150 yards to help lead Scott beat the homestanding Logan Wildcats, 13-6. But in a surprising move, Robinson turned up in Chapmanville last week. In Friday night’s regJAKE ROBINSON ular season finale against Point Pleasant at Chapmanville’s Tiger Stadium, Robinson was donning the Black and Orange and wore No. 35 for the Tigers. Earlier in the week, Robinson had transferred to Chapmanville. Robinson’s dad, who lives in Chapmanville, reportedly was awarded custody of his son and that prompted the move from Boone County to his home in Logan County. In last week’s 48-20 loss last week to Point Pleasant, Robinson rushed for 102 yards on 10 carries on offense, had seven solo tackles and one assist from his linebacker post and had a handful of big hits. Robinson filled in for Dylan Wiley in Chapmanville’s backfield. Wiley was out with an injured leg. Chapmanville coach George Barker said the new Tiger performed well in his first game. “If you can run the ball you can run the ball and if you can tackle you can tackle,” Barker said. “He’s a good football player. He’s played a game for us but he’s still got to learn our system. That’s the tough part. We’re trying to get him to do what we do and have him know who we are. I think that he’s done a super job so far. When you get a football player of his caliber it’s hard to get him out of there. He did a great job last week. For him in just a week’s worth of practice to do what he did and get 100 yards was just a super job on his part.” Robinson and his new teammates are now preparing to play at Sherman in Saturday’s Class AA playoff game at Sherman High School. Game time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. “He’ll fit in and it will take time,” Barker said. “If we can find a way to win this week he’ll be better next week. I just look for him to be a little more knowledgeable. He’ll have more and more contribution as time goes on.” With starting fullback Todd Terry graduation this year, Robinson could likely be Chapmanville’s starter in the backfield in 2010 with sophomore Dylan Wiley, who also returns for the Tigers.
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Tigers game out and he looked to be ready to go this week at practice. He gives us an added dimension to our offense that we really need. With Dylan our offense goes a lot better.” Airing it out Chapmanville junior quarterback Josh Easterling has had a good season for the Tigers as he has completed 90-of-157 passes for 1,241 yards. “I think that he’s done super,” Barker said. “He’s taken command of the offense and anytime you can get a quarterback to do that it helps everything else go. He’s made better decisions as a juinor. He’s thrown the ball extremely well. Any time we’ve given him time to throw he’s been right on the money. He’s done a super job. I don’t know how many Double-A quarterbacks can match his numbers.” Easterling’s top target has been Wiley. Fullback Todd Terry also has 27 catches for 311 yards out of the backfield. Zack Maynard has 10 grabs for 193 yards. Craig Johnson has seven catches for 78 yards. Tyler Collier has seven catches for 73 yards. Chapmanville’s ‘D’ The Tigers’ defense has also played well this season. Senior defensive back Scooter Farley leads the way with 78 solo tackles, nine assists, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Senior lineman Jon Casto has 61 tackles, 14 assists, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Andy Bender, a sophomore linebacker, has 47 solos, 19 assists and an interception. Terry has 43 solos, 10 assists and one and a half sacks. Junior Jacob Browning has contributed 42 solos, nine assists and two fumble recoveries. Browning is sometimes used as a blocking fullback on offense. Last week against the Black Knights, he got a carry which went for four yards.
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Junior linebacker Brandon Ferguson has 37 solos and 13 assists. Joe Woody, a sophomore lineman, has 36 solos, 16 assists and two sacks. Sophomore defensive back Tyler Cox has 31 solos, 12 assists, one interception and three fumble recoveries. Nick Conley, a senior, has 20 solo tackles, four assists and a sack. John Toler, a sophomore lineman, has 20 solos, three assists, one fumble recovery and one sack. “Our defense is young but we’ve got nine of those kids who will be coming back next year,” Barker said. “We lost nine off of our defense this year and we only had two kids with any experience. For us to win six games they did a whole lot right. They’re young and they’ve got a lot to learn but we’re real pleased with them. I think they will continue to get better. We like those kids. They all run well and they all will hit you.” Sizing up the field No. 1 Wayne, No. 2 Magnolia and No. 3 are the top three Class AA seeds. All three are unbeaten. Several other teams could be dangerous, including No. 5 Westside (9-1) and No. 6 Bluefield. The winner of the Sherman-Chapmanville game could face Bluefield in the second round. “The field is good overall from top to bottom,” Barker said. “All of those teams have played well for the entire season. Bluefield is good and we’ve got three undefeated teams. I wouldn’t count anybody out.” Cardinal power Four of the Cardinal Conference’s six teams made it to the 2A playoffs, including Wayne, No. 10 Point Pleasant (7-3), No. 13 Herbert Hoover (6-4) and No. 14 Chapmanville. “What it says is that if you can win in our league you can make it to the playoffs and you can compete,” Barker said. “In football it’s like a playoff game every week because you have to win to get in.”
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n SERIES THIS DECADE: 2006: Chapmanville 32, Sherman 2005: Chapmanville 35, Sherman 2004: Sherman 20, Chapmanville 2003: Sherman 20, Chapmanville 2002: Chapmanville 14, Sherman 2001: Sherman 20, Chapmanville 2000: Sherman 54, Chapmanville n 1999 PLAYOFF MEETING: Sherman 47, Chapmanville 20 (at Scott High School)
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CLASS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: No. 15 Parkersburg Catholic (7-3) at No. 2 Man (9-1) Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Man, W.Va.
Billies have excelled in all parts of the game By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
MAN – For the Man High School football team it's been student body left this season. Then it's been student body right. Then student body up the middle. Man has used its patented ground game this season to crush its opponents by a cumulative score of 396-86. The Billies hope to make a long run in the Class A playoffs this fall as No. 2ranked Man (9-1) hosts No. 15 Parkersburg Catholic on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Man's George A. Queen Memorial Stadium in a first-round playoff game. It's the first home playoff game for the Billies since 1997 and the fourth appearance this decade under head coach Harvey Arms. Arms loves to pound you with the ground game and loves to wear down opposing defenses. That's exactly what the Billies have done this season as Man has utilized an armada of running backs to power past its foes. Man is led in the backfield by Brandon Plymale, a 5-foot-11, 170-pounder. For the season, Plymale has 102 carries for 766 yards – an average of 7.5 yards per attempt. He's also scored nine touchdowns. A total of 15 different Man players have carried the ball this season. Quarterback Ryan Crum, a senior, has 68 carries for 403 yards and eight TDs. Senior Michael Lomax has 402 yards rushing on 69 attempts and six scores. His brother, Derek Lomax, a junior, has 398 yards on 73 carries and four TDs. Andrew Hale, a senior, has added 197 yards on the ground on 33 carries. He's scored four touchdowns. Jeremy Tipton, a 5-8, 120-pound junior, has 15 carries for 150 yards and three TDs. Josh Cline, Shane Browning, Jimmy Duba, Wade Maynard, Jeremy Hatfield, Brandon Mason, Evan Riggins, Tyler Dunigon and Michael Vitruls all have at least one carry on the season. As a team, the Billies have 405 carries for 2,509 yards, an average of 6.2 yards per carry. Coach Arms said it's been nice to have depth in the backfield. The last two years, Khris Tolliver carried the workload for the Billies. "In the past couple of years we pretty much depended on one guy," Arms said. "This year, we've
CLASS A STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2009 WVSSAC STATE TOURNAMENT – November 13-December 5
16. Gilbert (6-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 1. Madonna (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
9. Tucker Co. (8-2) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 8. Clay-Battelle (9-1)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
13. Valley Fayette (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 4. Williamstown (8-2)
Second round
Class A State Title Game
Nov. 20-21
12. Moorefield (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 5. Wheeling Cent. (7-3)
Dec. 5, 7 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium
15. Park. Catholic (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 2. MAN (9-1)
Second round Nov. 20-21
10. Wahama (8-2) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 7. Fayetteville (8-2)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
14. Pendleton Co. (7-3) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 3. Richwood (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
11. Iaeger (8-2) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 6. Wirt County (8-2)
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PLAYOFF HISTORY UNDER COACH
2004 Class A Class A First Round (4) Weirton Madonna 47, (13) Man 0 2005 Class A Quarterfinalist Class A First Round (9) Man 14, (8) Hamlin 0
got four or five who run the ball really well. They've done a great job but that also shows the job that our offensive line has done to block for them because all of them have been successful." Crum, Man's senior quarterback, has also had a good season as has completed 30of-91 passes for 648 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. The Billies' top receivers this season have been Hatfield and Derrick Earnest, both seniors. Hatfield has nine catches for 228 yards and five touchdowns. Earnest has nine grabs for 217 yards and four scores. Riggins, a senior, has nine catches for 180 yards and one TD. "Ryan has thrown the ball well and he's also ran with the ball well," Arms said. "Our wide receivers have caught the ball and he's thrown some touchdowns to
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Class A Quarterfinals (1) Williamstown 26, (9) Man 12 2008 Class A First Round Man 27, Mount Hope 6 Class A Quarterfinals Williamstown 21, Man 16
our tight ends. He's had a real successful season, too." Man's defense has also stepped up big for the Billies this season. The stats don't lie. Man has given up only 86 points and 937 rushing yards all season or 93.7 yards per game. The Billies' opponents have averaged just 2.6 yards per carry in 10 games and have scored just seven rushing touchdowns. Man's pass defense has been just as good as the Billies have allowed only 574 yards through the air on 56of-158 passing and just three touchdowns. Man's defense is led by junior lineman Zach Underwood, who has 84 total tackles and two sacks. Manny Gibson, a senior lineman, has 79 tackles and four sacks. Earnest has 77 tackles and four sacks, while Cody
Owens, a junior, has 59 tackles and two sacks. Hale has 52 tackles and one sack for Man this season. Jimmy Duba, a sophomore, has 52 tackles and one sack. Dunigon, a senior lineman, has 44 total tackles. Derek Lomax has 40 tackles, while Plymale has 31 and Hatfield 25. Corey Kinningham, a senior defensive back, has 25 tackles as well. Ryan Crawford, a junior, has 22 tackles and two sacks. Junior Cody Frye has 18 tackles, while Browning and Maynard have 17 each. Riggins and Steven Craddock have 16 stops each. Hatfield leads the team with four interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. Earnest has three picks and one score, while Craddock and Derek Lomax have
Man High School quarterback Ryan Crum looks to run the ball in action this season. He’s helped lead the Billies to the Class A playoffs and No. 2 seed. Photo/Steven Browning
two each and Plymale and Owens have one. Gibson leads the team with four fumble recoveries. Earnest has two. Shane Almodovar, Coty Crum, Duba, Corey Earnest, Brandon Gibson, Hale, Derek Lomax, Maynard, Owens and Plymale all have one each. "The defense has been outstanding especially up front on the line with Manny Gibson and Tyler Dunigon," Arms said. "Underwood and Hale have also played well. We've subbed in there with a lot of guys that have played well. We think that our defense has been outstanding all year long. We've given up less than 100 points on the season and we're proud of what they've done." Man has also been outstanding on special teams. Kicker Earnest has made five field goals this season and is 39-of-47 on his extra
point kicks. He also leads the team with 83 total points. Earnest is 3-of-4 from 3039 yards out and has a long of 44 yards in the win over Westside. Earnest has also had a big leg on kickoffs as he is averaging 52.9 yards a kick and has 12 touchbacks. Backup kicker Josh Booth is 4-of-4 on his PATs. Crawford, Man's punter, is averaging a hefty 35.7 yards a boot heading into the playoffs. Man enters the playoffs fresh off last Saturday night's 56-6 win over Matewan at home. The Billies led 7-0 after one quarter, 21-0 at the half and 35-0 after three. Plymale led Man with 75 yards rushing. Eight different Billies scored touchdowns in the game.
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CLASS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders at Man Hillbillies
CLASS AA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2009 WVSSAC STATE TOURNAMENT – November 13-December 4
16. Oak Glen (6-4) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 1. Wayne (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
9. James Monroe (8-2) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 8. Ravenswood (8-2)
Final Four
Park. Catholic could be tough first-round opponent for Man
Nov. 27-28
By PAUL ADKINS
13. Herbert Hoover (6-4) Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Sports Editor
4. Frankfort (9-1)
Second round
Class AA State Title Game
Nov. 20-21
12. Pikeview (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 5. Westside (9-1)
Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium
15. Roane County (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 2. Magnolia (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
10. Point Pleasant (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 7. Keyser (7-3)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
14. CHAPMANVILLE (6-4)
Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 3. Sherman (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
11. Liberty Raleigh (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 6. Bluefield (8-2)
CLASS AAA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2009 WVSSAC STATE TOURNAMENT – November 13-December 5
16. Princeton (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 1. Brooke (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
9. Ripley (8-2) Saturday, 7:30 p.m. 8. Nicholas Co. (9-1)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
13. University (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 4. Spring Valley (9-1)
Second round
Class AAA State Title Game
Nov. 20-21
12. Park. South (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 5. Fairmont (9-1)
Dec. 5, 12 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium
15. Lewis County (7-3) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 2. S. Charleston (9-1)
Second round Nov. 20-21
10. Morgantown (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 7. Martinsburg (8-2)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
14. Parkersburg (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 3. Bridgeport (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
11. Capital (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 6. George Wash. (8-2)
MAN – On paper, it looks as if the Man High School football team will blow out the Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders in the first round of the Class A playoffs on Friday night at Man. The Billies are 9-1 and the state's No. 2 seed. Catholic is 7-3 and the No. 15 seed. But as the old sports cliche goes, you can throw out the records and the seeds. This is playoff time. Man coach Harvey Arms, expects a tough game from the Crusaders, a traditional playoff team in the state of West Virginia. "For a 15th seed they are a pretty tough team," Arms said. "They play really well and have an outstanding tradition. They are a small private school, so they don't have a lot of numbers and depth but they play real disciplined. They don't make a lot of mistakes. They are pretty varied on offense. They can move it out and run the spread or they can go under center and run the power stuff. They're a good team." Just like Man, the Crusaders have played a difficult schedule. Parkersburg Catholic opened the season with a 47-6 victory at Buffalo, then won 35-0 at St. Marys. The Crusaders then made it 5-0 with wins over Calhoun County (39-29), Trinity (52-0) and Doddridge County (31-0). Catholic then suffered its first loss of the season with a 35-13 setback at Fayetteville, a Class A playoff team Man beat 23-7 during the regular season. The Crusaders lost a second straight game as they fell 12-7 at Wirt County. Parkersburg Catholic closed out the season with wins over Pocahontas County (21-14) and Gilmer County (35-6) and a loss at home to Williamstown (2814), the defending Class A state champs. "They have played a tough schedule in that part of the state," Arms said. "They've played some good teams like Wirt County, St. Marys and Williamstown. They've been under fire but
2009 MAN FOOTBALL
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9-1 August (1-0) 28 Logan..........................W 34-7 September (3-0) 4 at Mount View..............W 56-0 11 at Westside................W 20-14 18 St. Marys..................W 42-12 25 OPEN DATE October (3-1) 2 at Fayetteville...........W 23-7 9 Chapmanville.............L 14-16 16 Gilbert.......................W 48-12 23 Wyoming East...........W 61-0 November (2-0) 2 at Buffalo....................W 42-12 7 Matewan......................W 56-6 14 a) Parkersburg Cath.......7:30 Home games in BOLD HEAD COACH: Harvey Arms a) Class A playoffs
they've played well." Parkersburg Catholic coach Danny Tennant said his team has been inconsistent. ''We've been up and down,'' Tennant told the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. ''We haven't played our best yet.'' Since 1999, the only teams to play in the Class A state championship game have been Wheeling Central, Williamstown, Moorefield and Madonna. That could change this year. Man has its sights set on the state championship game. The Billies have made it to the state football finals three times in their history as Man finished as state runner-ups in Class AA in 1977, 1980 and 1984 under former coach Tootie Carter. If Man is able to get past Parkersburg Catholic, the Billies would face the winner of the first-round contest between No. 7 Fayetteville and No. 10 Madonna on Nov. 20-21 in the second round of the playoffs. Fayetteville and Madonna are scheduled to meet on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Nicholas County High School. In other first-round Class A state playoff games: No. 1 Madonna plays No. 16 Gilbert on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Weirton; No. 8 Clay Battelle hosts No. 9 Tucker
County on Friday night at North Marion; No. 4 Williamstown hosts No. 13 Valley Fayette on Friday night; No. 5 Wheeling Central hosts No. 12 Moorefield on Friday night at Wheeling Island Stadium; No. 3 Richwood hosts No. 14 Pendleton County on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.; and No. 6 Wirt County hosts No. 11 Iaeger on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. If Man makes it to the third round, the Billies could be facing Richwood for the right to advance to the state finals. Man has homefield advantage throughout the post-season. The quarterfinal round is Nov. 20-21, with the state semifinals set for Nov. 2728. The Class A state championship game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium. Arms said the Class A field is strong. "I think that it's strong this year from one to 16," he said. "We played Fayetteville and we know that they are a good team. We have seen some of the others and we know that they have played well. We tell our kids that they've got to play every game like it's the championship game. There are no easy games now. Iaeger has also played well all year long. One of their losses was to Westside and they are a strong Double-A playoff opponent. It should be a good year for Single-A playoff football. It's going to be competitive all down the line." Arms said it will be good to play at home in the playoffs. Man's last three trips in 2004, 2005 and 2008 were all on the road. "Our people are really looking forward to it," Arms said. "It's the first time since I've been coaching here that we've had a home playoff. We've been on the road a few times and it feels good to be able to be playing at home than it does to have to load up and play somewhere else. But our fans back us real good and go wherever we go. I'm sure, though, that they are happy that we are playing at home. We're going to have a good sized crowd and we look forward to playing the game."
CLASS AA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: No. 14 Chapmanville (6-4) at No. 3 Sherman (10-0) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. at Sherman High School, Seth, W.Va.
Tigers, Tide to renew series n Chapmanville opens playoffs Saturday afternoon at unbeaten Sherman By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
CHAPMANVILLE — It’s been three years since Chapmanville and Sherman met on football field but the Tigers and the Tide are certainly no strangers to each other. Chapmanville and Sherman played a spirited series against each other earlier in
the 2000s decade but the Tigers had to stop playing the Tide after 2006 when Chapmanville Regional High School had to clear its schedule to make way for Cardinal Conference membership. But this Saturday, the Tigers and the Tide are scheduled to renew their rivalry as Chapmanville plays at Sherman in the first
round of the Class AA playoffs at Sherman High School. Game time is set for 1:30 p.m. at the Sherman High School football field at Seth. The Tigers enter the game 6-4 and are the state’s No. 14 seed. Sherman is 10-0 and ranked No. 3. Chapmanville won the last meeting between the two schools back in 2006 at Sherman as the Tigers won 32-13 and went on to a 6-4 season — their first of four straight winning grid campaigns. Ten years ago this week, Sherman beat Chapmanville, 47-20, in a firstround playoff game at Scott High School. The Tide are perfect in 10 games this season with wins over Independence (36-20), Wyoming East (48-24), Herbert Hoover (34-30), Liberty Raleigh (6-0), Sissonville (46-27), Shady Spring (27-8), Midland Trail (36-6), Tug Valley (50-0), Scott (33-32) and Mount Hope (38-27). Sherman is led by senior quarterback/linebacker Colby Treadway (6-2, 225) and wide receiver/defensive back Jacob Rollo (6-4, 190). Chapmanville coach George Barker said the Tide has an excellent football team. “They have great skilled position players with the quarterback Treadway and the receivers, including Rol-
lo,” Barker said. “Those players are as good as you are going to see as a group. Rollo is as good an athlete that you are going to see at this level. He’s fast and he can jump. He’s an outstanding athlete. Treadway, their quarterback, is the catalyst who makes them go. He runs the ball and throws the ball and spreads it out. That’s what impressed me about him. He just doesn’t throw to Rollo. He throws to all of the receivers. Treadway has made better decisions as the season has gone on and he’s made the big plays. He’s the guy who makes them go. If you can stop him you can stop Sherman.” Dylan Wiley update Dylan Wiley, Chapmanville’s starting sophomore tailback, might be able to play on Saturday against the Tide. Wiley left the game in the second quarter against Wayne two weeks ago with an injured leg and did not play last week against Point Pleasant, Wiley has rushed for 512 yards on 92 carries (5.6 yards per carry) and is the Tigers’ leading receiver with 24 catches for 447 yards and three touchdowns. “We wanted to be careful last week,” Barker said. “We needed to be 100 percent this week. Dylan sat the See TIGERS on Page 5B
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Chapmanville quarterback Josh Easterling drops back for a pass in action this season.
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CLASS AA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Chapmanville Tigers at Sherman Tide
‘Workhorse’ Terry has done it all By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
CHAPMANVILLE — Todd Terry has been nothing short of spectacular this season for the Chapmanville Regional High School football team. The 6-foot-3, 225-pound senior fullback and linebacker has done just about everything for the Tigers, who are preparing to play at Sherman in Saturday afternoon’s Class AA playoff game. First and foremost, Terry has been Chapmanville’s workhorse in the backfield. Terry has rushed for 1,107 yards on 190 carries, an average of 5.8 yards per attempt and has scored 19 touchdowns. The hardnosed Terry can run for tough yards between the tackles or he can take it outside and streak down the sideline for a 20-yard gainer. Terry has also proven to be a top target for Chapmanville quarterback Josh Easterling as he has grabbed 27 passes for 311 yards. Terry can cut to the middle and isn’t afraid to take a hit but most of his damage as a receiver has come on screen plays. Terry is also a tough player on defense from his linebacker post. For the season, he’s had 43 total tackles, 10 assists and one and a half sacks. But Terry is not just a two-way player. He’s a true Iron Man as he is also Chapmanville’s kicker and punter. With a range of 40 yards and out, the strong-legged Terry has given the Tigers an added dimension in the kicking game over the last three years. This year, he’s booted three field goals and has been reliable on his extra point tries. Terry has also boomed several punts this season for more than 40 yards. Chapmanville coach George Barker said the versatile Terry has had an outstanding season this fall for the Tigers. “Todd does it all for us,” Barker said. “He blocks well. He runs the ball well. He’s our workhorse. There in a couple of games he’s had to get the tough yards at the tailback. He’s done a super job for us. If you look at his game stats over the last five games, it looks pretty good.” Terry is also a strongarmed thrower. Last year, he split time at quarterback with Easterling. This season, he’s 1-of-2 passing for 42 yards. Chapmanville fans might remember Terry’s lone completion. The pass took place in the Poca game where Terry, on a halfback throw gadget play, fired a 42-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Cox with 20 seconds remaining to lift the Tigers to a come-frombehind 30-26 Cardinal Conference victory early in the season at Poca. As Chapmanville’s punter and a good thrower, Terry is a threat to pass anytime on a fake. Since Terry is so important to Chapmanville’s offense, defense and special teams, he will be impossible to replace, Barker said. “He’s the kind of kid that you hate to see go because he does so much for us,” he said. “He kicks off. He kicks the extra points. He punts and right now he would be our backup quarterback. This week, we put him on all of the special teams. We’ve had him off a few times just to give him a break but there’s no tomorrow this
Photo/Paul Adkins
Chapmanville Regional High School senior fullback Todd Terry bulls for yards earlier in the season at Tolsia. He’s also played well on defense and has been a steady kicker and punter for the Tigers.
2009 CHAPMANVILLE FOOTBALL
Tigers 6-4 August (1-0) 28 *Sissonville...............W 34-19 September (2-2) 4 *at Herbert Hoover....L 20-30 11 Scott..........................L 8-32 18 *at Poca.....................W 30-26 25 Logan........................W 21-14 October (3-1) 2 OPEN DATE 9 at Man........................W 16-14 16 Tug Valley...................W 47-0 23 at Tolsia.....................W 33-16 30 *at Wayne..................L 17-42 November (0-1) 6 *Point Pleasant..........L 20-48 14 a) at Sherman...................1:30 Home games in BOLD HEAD COACH: George Barker a) Class AA playoffs *Cardinal Conference game
time. He’s not going to come off the field this time unless he needs a drink of water or he needs to take a short break just to get his
CHAPMANVILLE
PLAYOFF HISTORY
1985 Class AA Quarterfinalist Class AA Quarterfinals (5) Tucker County 21 (4) Chapmanville 20 1986 Class AA Quarterfinalist Class AA Quarterfinals (5) Winfield 23 (4) Chapmanville 21 1997 Class AA Class AA First Round (3) Tolsia 34 (14) Chapmanville 14 1999 Class AA Class AA First Round (7) Sherman 47 (10) Chapmanville 20 2007 Class AA First Round (9) Chapmanville 18, (8) Keyser 14 Class AA Second Round (1) Bluefield 41, (9) Chapmanville 18 2008 Class AA First Round James Monroe 33, Chapmanville 0
breath.” In addition to his football prowess, Terry is also a top basketball player for the Chapmanville Tigers. He was an all-state cager
last season Chapmanville. The Tigers, coached by first-year man Harry Kirk, are set to begin basketball practices this Monday at 3 p.m.
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CLASS AA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Chapmanville Tigers at Sherman Tide
Robinson fitting in well with Tigers By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
CHAPMANVILLE — Just two months ago, Jake Robinson was wearing the Black and Gold of Scott High School and helped lead the Skyhawks to a 32-8 victory over the Tigers. Chapmanville fans might like to forget about Robinson, a bruising junior running back and linebacker, who rushed for 155 yards and scored two touchdowns as Scott dropped the Tigers at the time to 1-2 on the season. Robinson later torched another Logan County opponent as he carried the ball 20 times and rushed for 150 yards to help lead Scott beat the homestanding Logan Wildcats, 13-6. But in a surprising move, Robinson turned up in Chapmanville last week. In Friday night’s regJAKE ROBINSON ular season finale against Point Pleasant at Chapmanville’s Tiger Stadium, Robinson was donning the Black and Orange and wore No. 35 for the Tigers. Earlier in the week, Robinson had transferred to Chapmanville. Robinson’s dad, who lives in Chapmanville, reportedly was awarded custody of his son and that prompted the move from Boone County to his home in Logan County. In last week’s 48-20 loss last week to Point Pleasant, Robinson rushed for 102 yards on 10 carries on offense, had seven solo tackles and one assist from his linebacker post and had a handful of big hits. Robinson filled in for Dylan Wiley in Chapmanville’s backfield. Wiley was out with an injured leg. Chapmanville coach George Barker said the new Tiger performed well in his first game. “If you can run the ball you can run the ball and if you can tackle you can tackle,” Barker said. “He’s a good football player. He’s played a game for us but he’s still got to learn our system. That’s the tough part. We’re trying to get him to do what we do and have him know who we are. I think that he’s done a super job so far. When you get a football player of his caliber it’s hard to get him out of there. He did a great job last week. For him in just a week’s worth of practice to do what he did and get 100 yards was just a super job on his part.” Robinson and his new teammates are now preparing to play at Sherman in Saturday’s Class AA playoff game at Sherman High School. Game time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. “He’ll fit in and it will take time,” Barker said. “If we can find a way to win this week he’ll be better next week. I just look for him to be a little more knowledgeable. He’ll have more and more contribution as time goes on.” With starting fullback Todd Terry graduation this year, Robinson could likely be Chapmanville’s starter in the backfield in 2010 with sophomore Dylan Wiley, who also returns for the Tigers.
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Tigers game out and he looked to be ready to go this week at practice. He gives us an added dimension to our offense that we really need. With Dylan our offense goes a lot better.” Airing it out Chapmanville junior quarterback Josh Easterling has had a good season for the Tigers as he has completed 90-of-157 passes for 1,241 yards. “I think that he’s done super,” Barker said. “He’s taken command of the offense and anytime you can get a quarterback to do that it helps everything else go. He’s made better decisions as a juinor. He’s thrown the ball extremely well. Any time we’ve given him time to throw he’s been right on the money. He’s done a super job. I don’t know how many Double-A quarterbacks can match his numbers.” Easterling’s top target has been Wiley. Fullback Todd Terry also has 27 catches for 311 yards out of the backfield. Zack Maynard has 10 grabs for 193 yards. Craig Johnson has seven catches for 78 yards. Tyler Collier has seven catches for 73 yards. Chapmanville’s ‘D’ The Tigers’ defense has also played well this season. Senior defensive back Scooter Farley leads the way with 78 solo tackles, nine assists, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. Senior lineman Jon Casto has 61 tackles, 14 assists, two sacks and a fumble recovery. Andy Bender, a sophomore linebacker, has 47 solos, 19 assists and an interception. Terry has 43 solos, 10 assists and one and a half sacks. Junior Jacob Browning has contributed 42 solos, nine assists and two fumble recoveries. Browning is sometimes used as a blocking fullback on offense. Last week against the Black Knights, he got a carry which went for four yards.
CHAPMANVILLE
Junior linebacker Brandon Ferguson has 37 solos and 13 assists. Joe Woody, a sophomore lineman, has 36 solos, 16 assists and two sacks. Sophomore defensive back Tyler Cox has 31 solos, 12 assists, one interception and three fumble recoveries. Nick Conley, a senior, has 20 solo tackles, four assists and a sack. John Toler, a sophomore lineman, has 20 solos, three assists, one fumble recovery and one sack. “Our defense is young but we’ve got nine of those kids who will be coming back next year,” Barker said. “We lost nine off of our defense this year and we only had two kids with any experience. For us to win six games they did a whole lot right. They’re young and they’ve got a lot to learn but we’re real pleased with them. I think they will continue to get better. We like those kids. They all run well and they all will hit you.” Sizing up the field No. 1 Wayne, No. 2 Magnolia and No. 3 are the top three Class AA seeds. All three are unbeaten. Several other teams could be dangerous, including No. 5 Westside (9-1) and No. 6 Bluefield. The winner of the Sherman-Chapmanville game could face Bluefield in the second round. “The field is good overall from top to bottom,” Barker said. “All of those teams have played well for the entire season. Bluefield is good and we’ve got three undefeated teams. I wouldn’t count anybody out.” Cardinal power Four of the Cardinal Conference’s six teams made it to the 2A playoffs, including Wayne, No. 10 Point Pleasant (7-3), No. 13 Herbert Hoover (6-4) and No. 14 Chapmanville. “What it says is that if you can win in our league you can make it to the playoffs and you can compete,” Barker said. “In football it’s like a playoff game every week because you have to win to get in.”
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SHERMAN
n SERIES THIS DECADE: 2006: Chapmanville 32, Sherman 2005: Chapmanville 35, Sherman 2004: Sherman 20, Chapmanville 2003: Sherman 20, Chapmanville 2002: Chapmanville 14, Sherman 2001: Sherman 20, Chapmanville 2000: Sherman 54, Chapmanville n 1999 PLAYOFF MEETING: Sherman 47, Chapmanville 20 (at Scott High School)
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CLASS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: No. 15 Parkersburg Catholic (7-3) at No. 2 Man (9-1) Friday, 7:30 p.m. at Man, W.Va.
Billies have excelled in all parts of the game By PAUL ADKINS Sports Editor
MAN – For the Man High School football team it's been student body left this season. Then it's been student body right. Then student body up the middle. Man has used its patented ground game this season to crush its opponents by a cumulative score of 396-86. The Billies hope to make a long run in the Class A playoffs this fall as No. 2ranked Man (9-1) hosts No. 15 Parkersburg Catholic on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Man's George A. Queen Memorial Stadium in a first-round playoff game. It's the first home playoff game for the Billies since 1997 and the fourth appearance this decade under head coach Harvey Arms. Arms loves to pound you with the ground game and loves to wear down opposing defenses. That's exactly what the Billies have done this season as Man has utilized an armada of running backs to power past its foes. Man is led in the backfield by Brandon Plymale, a 5-foot-11, 170-pounder. For the season, Plymale has 102 carries for 766 yards – an average of 7.5 yards per attempt. He's also scored nine touchdowns. A total of 15 different Man players have carried the ball this season. Quarterback Ryan Crum, a senior, has 68 carries for 403 yards and eight TDs. Senior Michael Lomax has 402 yards rushing on 69 attempts and six scores. His brother, Derek Lomax, a junior, has 398 yards on 73 carries and four TDs. Andrew Hale, a senior, has added 197 yards on the ground on 33 carries. He's scored four touchdowns. Jeremy Tipton, a 5-8, 120-pound junior, has 15 carries for 150 yards and three TDs. Josh Cline, Shane Browning, Jimmy Duba, Wade Maynard, Jeremy Hatfield, Brandon Mason, Evan Riggins, Tyler Dunigon and Michael Vitruls all have at least one carry on the season. As a team, the Billies have 405 carries for 2,509 yards, an average of 6.2 yards per carry. Coach Arms said it's been nice to have depth in the backfield. The last two years, Khris Tolliver carried the workload for the Billies. "In the past couple of years we pretty much depended on one guy," Arms said. "This year, we've
CLASS A STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2009 WVSSAC STATE TOURNAMENT – November 13-December 5
16. Gilbert (6-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 1. Madonna (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
9. Tucker Co. (8-2) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 8. Clay-Battelle (9-1)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
13. Valley Fayette (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 4. Williamstown (8-2)
Second round
Class A State Title Game
Nov. 20-21
12. Moorefield (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 5. Wheeling Cent. (7-3)
Dec. 5, 7 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium
15. Park. Catholic (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 2. MAN (9-1)
Second round Nov. 20-21
10. Wahama (8-2) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 7. Fayetteville (8-2)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
14. Pendleton Co. (7-3) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 3. Richwood (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
11. Iaeger (8-2) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 6. Wirt County (8-2)
MAN
PLAYOFF HISTORY UNDER COACH
2004 Class A Class A First Round (4) Weirton Madonna 47, (13) Man 0 2005 Class A Quarterfinalist Class A First Round (9) Man 14, (8) Hamlin 0
got four or five who run the ball really well. They've done a great job but that also shows the job that our offensive line has done to block for them because all of them have been successful." Crum, Man's senior quarterback, has also had a good season as has completed 30of-91 passes for 648 yards with 10 touchdowns and four interceptions. The Billies' top receivers this season have been Hatfield and Derrick Earnest, both seniors. Hatfield has nine catches for 228 yards and five touchdowns. Earnest has nine grabs for 217 yards and four scores. Riggins, a senior, has nine catches for 180 yards and one TD. "Ryan has thrown the ball well and he's also ran with the ball well," Arms said. "Our wide receivers have caught the ball and he's thrown some touchdowns to
HARVEY ARMS
Class A Quarterfinals (1) Williamstown 26, (9) Man 12 2008 Class A First Round Man 27, Mount Hope 6 Class A Quarterfinals Williamstown 21, Man 16
our tight ends. He's had a real successful season, too." Man's defense has also stepped up big for the Billies this season. The stats don't lie. Man has given up only 86 points and 937 rushing yards all season or 93.7 yards per game. The Billies' opponents have averaged just 2.6 yards per carry in 10 games and have scored just seven rushing touchdowns. Man's pass defense has been just as good as the Billies have allowed only 574 yards through the air on 56of-158 passing and just three touchdowns. Man's defense is led by junior lineman Zach Underwood, who has 84 total tackles and two sacks. Manny Gibson, a senior lineman, has 79 tackles and four sacks. Earnest has 77 tackles and four sacks, while Cody
Owens, a junior, has 59 tackles and two sacks. Hale has 52 tackles and one sack for Man this season. Jimmy Duba, a sophomore, has 52 tackles and one sack. Dunigon, a senior lineman, has 44 total tackles. Derek Lomax has 40 tackles, while Plymale has 31 and Hatfield 25. Corey Kinningham, a senior defensive back, has 25 tackles as well. Ryan Crawford, a junior, has 22 tackles and two sacks. Junior Cody Frye has 18 tackles, while Browning and Maynard have 17 each. Riggins and Steven Craddock have 16 stops each. Hatfield leads the team with four interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. Earnest has three picks and one score, while Craddock and Derek Lomax have
Man High School quarterback Ryan Crum looks to run the ball in action this season. He’s helped lead the Billies to the Class A playoffs and No. 2 seed. Photo/Steven Browning
two each and Plymale and Owens have one. Gibson leads the team with four fumble recoveries. Earnest has two. Shane Almodovar, Coty Crum, Duba, Corey Earnest, Brandon Gibson, Hale, Derek Lomax, Maynard, Owens and Plymale all have one each. "The defense has been outstanding especially up front on the line with Manny Gibson and Tyler Dunigon," Arms said. "Underwood and Hale have also played well. We've subbed in there with a lot of guys that have played well. We think that our defense has been outstanding all year long. We've given up less than 100 points on the season and we're proud of what they've done." Man has also been outstanding on special teams. Kicker Earnest has made five field goals this season and is 39-of-47 on his extra
point kicks. He also leads the team with 83 total points. Earnest is 3-of-4 from 3039 yards out and has a long of 44 yards in the win over Westside. Earnest has also had a big leg on kickoffs as he is averaging 52.9 yards a kick and has 12 touchbacks. Backup kicker Josh Booth is 4-of-4 on his PATs. Crawford, Man's punter, is averaging a hefty 35.7 yards a boot heading into the playoffs. Man enters the playoffs fresh off last Saturday night's 56-6 win over Matewan at home. The Billies led 7-0 after one quarter, 21-0 at the half and 35-0 after three. Plymale led Man with 75 yards rushing. Eight different Billies scored touchdowns in the game.
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CLASS A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders at Man Hillbillies
CLASS AA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2009 WVSSAC STATE TOURNAMENT – November 13-December 4
16. Oak Glen (6-4) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 1. Wayne (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
9. James Monroe (8-2) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 8. Ravenswood (8-2)
Final Four
Park. Catholic could be tough first-round opponent for Man
Nov. 27-28
By PAUL ADKINS
13. Herbert Hoover (6-4) Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Sports Editor
4. Frankfort (9-1)
Second round
Class AA State Title Game
Nov. 20-21
12. Pikeview (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 5. Westside (9-1)
Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium
15. Roane County (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 2. Magnolia (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
10. Point Pleasant (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 7. Keyser (7-3)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
14. CHAPMANVILLE (6-4)
Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 3. Sherman (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
11. Liberty Raleigh (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 6. Bluefield (8-2)
CLASS AAA STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 2009 WVSSAC STATE TOURNAMENT – November 13-December 5
16. Princeton (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 1. Brooke (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
9. Ripley (8-2) Saturday, 7:30 p.m. 8. Nicholas Co. (9-1)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
13. University (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 4. Spring Valley (9-1)
Second round
Class AAA State Title Game
Nov. 20-21
12. Park. South (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 5. Fairmont (9-1)
Dec. 5, 12 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium
15. Lewis County (7-3) Saturday, 1:30 p.m. 2. S. Charleston (9-1)
Second round Nov. 20-21
10. Morgantown (7-3) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 7. Martinsburg (8-2)
Final Four Nov. 27-28
14. Parkersburg (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 3. Bridgeport (10-0)
Second round Nov. 20-21
11. Capital (6-4) Friday, 7:30 p.m. 6. George Wash. (8-2)
MAN – On paper, it looks as if the Man High School football team will blow out the Parkersburg Catholic Crusaders in the first round of the Class A playoffs on Friday night at Man. The Billies are 9-1 and the state's No. 2 seed. Catholic is 7-3 and the No. 15 seed. But as the old sports cliche goes, you can throw out the records and the seeds. This is playoff time. Man coach Harvey Arms, expects a tough game from the Crusaders, a traditional playoff team in the state of West Virginia. "For a 15th seed they are a pretty tough team," Arms said. "They play really well and have an outstanding tradition. They are a small private school, so they don't have a lot of numbers and depth but they play real disciplined. They don't make a lot of mistakes. They are pretty varied on offense. They can move it out and run the spread or they can go under center and run the power stuff. They're a good team." Just like Man, the Crusaders have played a difficult schedule. Parkersburg Catholic opened the season with a 47-6 victory at Buffalo, then won 35-0 at St. Marys. The Crusaders then made it 5-0 with wins over Calhoun County (39-29), Trinity (52-0) and Doddridge County (31-0). Catholic then suffered its first loss of the season with a 35-13 setback at Fayetteville, a Class A playoff team Man beat 23-7 during the regular season. The Crusaders lost a second straight game as they fell 12-7 at Wirt County. Parkersburg Catholic closed out the season with wins over Pocahontas County (21-14) and Gilmer County (35-6) and a loss at home to Williamstown (2814), the defending Class A state champs. "They have played a tough schedule in that part of the state," Arms said. "They've played some good teams like Wirt County, St. Marys and Williamstown. They've been under fire but
2009 MAN FOOTBALL
Hillbillies
9-1 August (1-0) 28 Logan..........................W 34-7 September (3-0) 4 at Mount View..............W 56-0 11 at Westside................W 20-14 18 St. Marys..................W 42-12 25 OPEN DATE October (3-1) 2 at Fayetteville...........W 23-7 9 Chapmanville.............L 14-16 16 Gilbert.......................W 48-12 23 Wyoming East...........W 61-0 November (2-0) 2 at Buffalo....................W 42-12 7 Matewan......................W 56-6 14 a) Parkersburg Cath.......7:30 Home games in BOLD HEAD COACH: Harvey Arms a) Class A playoffs
they've played well." Parkersburg Catholic coach Danny Tennant said his team has been inconsistent. ''We've been up and down,'' Tennant told the Parkersburg News and Sentinel. ''We haven't played our best yet.'' Since 1999, the only teams to play in the Class A state championship game have been Wheeling Central, Williamstown, Moorefield and Madonna. That could change this year. Man has its sights set on the state championship game. The Billies have made it to the state football finals three times in their history as Man finished as state runner-ups in Class AA in 1977, 1980 and 1984 under former coach Tootie Carter. If Man is able to get past Parkersburg Catholic, the Billies would face the winner of the first-round contest between No. 7 Fayetteville and No. 10 Madonna on Nov. 20-21 in the second round of the playoffs. Fayetteville and Madonna are scheduled to meet on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Nicholas County High School. In other first-round Class A state playoff games: No. 1 Madonna plays No. 16 Gilbert on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Weirton; No. 8 Clay Battelle hosts No. 9 Tucker
County on Friday night at North Marion; No. 4 Williamstown hosts No. 13 Valley Fayette on Friday night; No. 5 Wheeling Central hosts No. 12 Moorefield on Friday night at Wheeling Island Stadium; No. 3 Richwood hosts No. 14 Pendleton County on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.; and No. 6 Wirt County hosts No. 11 Iaeger on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. If Man makes it to the third round, the Billies could be facing Richwood for the right to advance to the state finals. Man has homefield advantage throughout the post-season. The quarterfinal round is Nov. 20-21, with the state semifinals set for Nov. 2728. The Class A state championship game is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. at Wheeling Island Stadium. Arms said the Class A field is strong. "I think that it's strong this year from one to 16," he said. "We played Fayetteville and we know that they are a good team. We have seen some of the others and we know that they have played well. We tell our kids that they've got to play every game like it's the championship game. There are no easy games now. Iaeger has also played well all year long. One of their losses was to Westside and they are a strong Double-A playoff opponent. It should be a good year for Single-A playoff football. It's going to be competitive all down the line." Arms said it will be good to play at home in the playoffs. Man's last three trips in 2004, 2005 and 2008 were all on the road. "Our people are really looking forward to it," Arms said. "It's the first time since I've been coaching here that we've had a home playoff. We've been on the road a few times and it feels good to be able to be playing at home than it does to have to load up and play somewhere else. But our fans back us real good and go wherever we go. I'm sure, though, that they are happy that we are playing at home. We're going to have a good sized crowd and we look forward to playing the game."
