Week Ten Standout Performers: Class A
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Week ten has come and gone and there were plenty of standout performers in the second week of the WV high school football season. Here are 15 athletes that stood out during week ten of the season. Ashton Boron Ashton…
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Continue ReadingWeek ten has come and gone and there were plenty of standout performers in the second week of the WV high school football season. Here are 15 athletes that stood out during week ten of the season.
Ashton Boron Ashton Boron 5'9" | 170 lbs | RB St. Marys | 2024 State WV – St. Marys ’24 RB
St. Marys star senior running back Ashton Boron Ashton Boron 5'9" | 170 lbs | RB St. Marys | 2024 State WV has had a fantastic senior season for the Blue Devils this year and had another impressive night in a big 46-12 win over Tyler Consolidated. Boron scored five total touchdowns in the game with four of them coming on the ground. He carried the ball 15 times for 139 yards and four touchdowns on a 9.3 yards per carry average. Boron added his fifth touchdown of the night in the passing game while catching 3 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. He now has 1,000 yards rushing on the year and 21 total touchdowns.
Sawyer VanMatre – Wahama ’24 ATH
Sawyer VanMatre has been absolutely phenomenal for Wahama this season as he has another unbelievable performance in a 53-6 win over Gilmer County. The senior QB/ATH scored 7 total touchdowns in the game with five coming on the ground. He rushed for 220 yards on 21 carries and scored five times while also adding 126 yards passing and two more scores on 6 of 9 passing. This puts him 2 yards away from surpassing 1,000 yards passing to go along with 1,200 yards rushing for the season with at least two more guaranteed games to go for the White Falcons.
Hunter Oates Hunter Oates 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB Magnolia | 2025 WV – Magnolia ’25 ATH
The Magnolia Blue Eagles have now won two games in a row for the first time in a long time and in large part due to the performance they got from junior running back Hunter Oates Hunter Oates 5'8" | 165 lbs | RB Magnolia | 2025 WV . Oates had 307 total yards of offense in their 40-30 win over Wetzel County rival Valley. He rushed for 253 yards and added another 54 yards receiving in the game. The junior athlete even added 8 tackles on defense as it looks like Magnolia has found something to build around next season as they continue to build up that program again.
Zac Hall – Clay-Battelle ’24 ATH
Clay-Battelle senior running back Zach Hall had the performance that I’ve been waiting for him to have this year as the Cee Bees took down Paden City 40-28 in a big win. Hall played out of his mind as he scored five touchdowns and ran for nearly 350 yards of total offense on 30 carries and a couple of receptions. The 5’8 160 jitterbug was simply taking direct snaps from the center and letting his athleticism do the rest of the work as the Wildcats had no answer for Hall.
Landen Jerico – Valley ’25 WR
Valley junior wide receiver Landen Jerico had a big night through the air for the Lumberjacks in a 40-30 loss to rival Magnolia. He hauled in five passes for 164 yards and three touchdowns in the game with a long of 80 yards. Jerico averaged 32.8 yards per catch for the game and has been one of the Lumberjacks’ top targets this season.
Tyson Adkins – Summers County ’25 RB/LB
The Summers County Bobcats have a plethora of athletes that can go off on any given night and junior Tyson Adkins is the third Bobcat to make our weekly standouts this season. Summers County got some hard running from Adkins in a tough loss to a surging Class AA Clay County team in a 48-42 loss. Adkins rushed for 171 yards and four touchdowns in the game on a 10.7 yards per carry average and he is the leading rusher for the Bobcats this season as they now await their playoff destiny.
Chase Lowe – Wirt County ’24 RB
Wirt County star senior running back Chase Lowe had by far his best performance of the season in a big 25-8 win over previously ranked Madonna to keep the Tigers’ playoff hopes alive. Lowe toted the ball 29 times for 275 yards rushing and three touchdown runs. He added 7 tackles on defense in the game and has now rushed for over 1,300 yards and 14 touchdowns on the season.
Trace Rohrbaugh – Petersburg ’25 RB
Petersburg makes their first appearance of the season in our weekly standouts from a big night from junior running back Trace Rohrbaugh. Rohrbaugh had his highest rushing yard performance of the season thus far in a tough 30-27 loss to undefeated Tucker County. He carried the ball 13 times for 175 yards and a touchdown in a heartbreaking loss to the Mountain Lions. Rohrbaugh added a second touchdown in the passing game on a 53-yard touchdown catch and he also added 8 tackles and an interception on defense.
Jake Pate Jake Pate 5'7" | 155 lbs | RB Greenbrier West | 2024 State WV – Greenbrier West ’24 RB
Jake Pate Jake Pate 5'7" | 155 lbs | RB Greenbrier West | 2024 State WV of Greenbrier West is peaking at the right time for the Cavaliers as he makes our weekly standouts in back-to-back weeks. Pate eclipsed the 200-yard rushing mark in their 63-14 drubbing of Midland Trail. He rushed for 232 yards in total and scored two touchdowns in the game. Pate also added two catches for another 50 yards to bring his offensive yardage to nearly 300 total yards.
Maxwell Molessa – Williamstown ’24 ATH
Maxwell Molessa had his usual big performance in Williamstown’s statement win over Doddridge County in a 55-0 shutout of the Bulldogs. Molessa scored five touchdowns in the game with two coming through the air and three on the ground. He completed 7 of 11 passes for 128 yards and two scores and carried the ball 9 times for 83 yards and three more touchdowns on a 9.2 yards per carry average.
Trey Ward Trey Ward 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB Man | 2026 WV – Man ’26 ATH
Making his debut in our weekly standouts this season is sophomore receiver Trey Ward Trey Ward 6'0" | 160 lbs | DB Man | 2026 WV for the Man Hillbillies. The sophomore hauled in two touchdown passes in the game including a 65-yard deflection off of a Tug Valley defender that he took to the house. Ward wasn’t done there as he also returned a kickoff 85 yards for a fourth score in the first half in Man’s huge 22-21 victory over Tug Valley.
Isaac Snyder – Webster County ’25 QB
When star QB/RB Zach McCourt went down in game 3 of the season for the Webster County Highlanders they needed someone else to step up and be the next man up for him. Junior quarterback Isaac Snyder has been one of those players that has tried to fill in for the injured McCourt and he had a very nice game against Calhoun County in a 38-23 victory. Snyder completed 10 passes for 131 yards and three touchdowns in the game while also adding a fourth touchdown and 30 more yards with his feet.
Lucas Rush Lucas Rush 6'2" | 200 lbs | RB South Harrison | 2024 State WV – South Harrison ’24 ATH
South Harrison makes their debut in our Class A weekly standouts after a huge rushing performance from senior Lucas Rush Lucas Rush 6'2" | 200 lbs | RB South Harrison | 2024 State WV . Rush is an appropriate name after he rushed for four total touchdowns in a 26-12 win over Ravenswood. He had two explosive 40+ yard touchdown runs in the game and scored all four touchdowns for the Hawks.
Gavin Derby – Valley ’25 ATH
Although the Valley Lumberjacks fell to fellow Wetzel County rival Magnolia, junior quarterback Gavin Derby had yet another big performance which has been the case all season long. Derby ran the ball 18 times for 173 yards and a touchdown on the ground. He also added 186 yards passing and three more touchdowns on 8 completions to push him over the 300-yard mark for total offense in the game.
Jackson Danielson – River View ’24 QB
Stats have been hard to come by for River View this season but senior quarterback Jackson Danielson made our Preseason Class A Second Team All-State team before the season and had a big night for the Raiders in a 55-26 win over Class AA PikeView. Danielson is a big 6’4 athlete playing quarterback for River View and went over 100 yards passing and rushing in the game. He set a school record with five total touchdowns in River View’s short history as a school. Danielson threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while adding 101 yards rushing and two more touchdowns.