West Virginia Week 9 – Games to watch: Class A
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Tyler (7-0) vs Williamstown (7-0) A battle of the unbeaten, one of these programs is going to have their perfect season come to an end on Friday night in Sistersville. Tyler this season has been led by their terrific offense,…
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Continue ReadingTyler (7-0) vs Williamstown (7-0)
A battle of the unbeaten, one of these programs is going to have their perfect season come to an end on Friday night in Sistersville.
Tyler this season has been led by their terrific offense, averaging 46 points per game. Their defense hasn’t been too shabby either, allowing just under 18 points a game. On the other end, Williamstown has been posting slightly better offensive stats, 48.7 points per game but their defense has been absolutely tremendous, allowing 11.8 points per game.
The second half could be the deciding factor in this game. Both teams this season have gotten out to strong starts consistently, but it’s been Tyler that has had huge second-half efforts, including averaging over two touchdowns per week in the fourth quarter. Now, a part of that is that Tyler has been so dominant this season – they haven’t needed to have those efforts in the second half and fourth quarter. While Tyler has had their fair share of victories in dominant fashion, they have had several games that have been close late as well. Could Tyler’s experience in close games be to their advantage?
Williamstown Players to Watch:
2024 QB Maxwell Molessa Maxwell Molessa 6'0" | 190 lbs | ATH Williamstown | 2024 State WV
2025 ATH Lynken Joy Lynken Joy 5'11" | 185 lbs | RB Williamstown | 2025 WV
2024 WR Louis Goodnow Louis Goodnow 5'10" | 175 lbs | WR Williamstown | 2024 State WV
2024 DE Aiden Corbett Aiden Corbett 6'2" | 225 lbs | DL Williamstown | 2024 State WV
2025 LB Rex Anderson
Tyler Players to Watch:
2024 RB Sean Winfrey Sean Winfrey 6'0" | 185 lbs | RB Tyler Consolidated | 2024 State WV
2025 WR Brady Strode Brady Strode 6'1" | 160 lbs | QB Tyler Consolidated | 2025 WV
2024 DE Tristen Tuttle Tristen Tuttle 6'4" | 235 lbs | DL Tyler Consilidated | 2024 State WV
2026 WR Bo Tallman Bo Tallman 5'10" | 145 lbs | WR Tyler Consolidated | 2026 WV
East Hardy (5-2) vs Doddridge County (5-2)
Both East Hardy and Doddridge are looking to garner more momentum as the postseason approaches this weekend.
For East Hardy, the Cougars are winners of their last four straight and have done it in dominating fashion, winning 69-20, 52-14, 33-0, and 24-6. Their two losses of the season came to Wahama and Tucker County in the first three weeks of the season. The Cougars have been led by a strong defensive effort that is allowing just 16.7 points per game. The offense has been solid this year, averaging over 33 points per game, including 44.5 points over the last four games.
Doddrige started the season off with back-to-back losses against St. Mary’s and Wahama, but has five dominating wins since those two losses. In their five wins, the Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 207-16 and have posted three shutout wins in the process.
East Hardy Players to Watch:
2024 RB Tyler Tarallo Tyler Tarallo 5'8" | 170 lbs | RB East Hardy | 2024 State WV
2024 WR Brandon Jones Brandon Jones 5'9" | 145 lbs | WR East Hardy | 2024 State WV
2025 RB/WR Eli Mathias
Doddridge Payers to Watch:
2026 QB Brysen Dixon Brysen Dixon 5'8" | 140 lbs | QB Doddridge County | 2026 State WV
2024 WR Brandon Hileman Brandon Hileman 5'10" | 150 lbs | RB Doddridge County | 2024 State WV
2024 WR Seth Cass
2026 LB Calob James Calob James 5'9" | 165 lbs | LB Doddridge County | 2026 WV
2025 LB Talyn Snyder Talyn Snyder 5'10" | 170 lbs | LB Doddridge County | 2025 WV
2026 WR Landon Thomas Landon Thomas 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Doddridge County | 2026 State WV
Wheeling Central Catholic (4-4) vs Harbor Creek (PA)(3-5)
Despite the records, this should still be a solid game between Wheeling Central Catholic and Harbor Creek out of Pennsylvania. Central Catholic is coming off back-to-back wins and has had their ups-and-downs throughout the season but three of their four losses have been to out-of-state opponents.
The good news for Wheeling Central Catholic is that they enter this weekend on a two-game winning streak. On the other side of the field, Harbor Creek enters this week with back-to-back losses but is led by a good defense that’s allowed just 22.7 points per game. Their offense has struggled at times, only averaging just over 22 points a game as well. We expect the West Virginia boys to pick up a big win here in Week 9 over the neighbors from the north.
Wheeling Central Catholic Players to Watch
2025 QB Seth Cover Seth Cover 5'10" | 180 lbs | QB Wheeling Central Catholic | 2025 WV
2025 RB Braden McWreath Braden McWreath 6'2" | 185 lbs | WR Wheeling Central Catholic | 2025 State WV
2026 RB Isaac Martin Isaac Martin 6'0" | 215 lbs | RB Wheeling Central Catholic | 2026 State WV
2027 DT Dominic Asbury Dominic Asbury 5'8" | 240 lbs | DL Wheeling Central | 2027 WV
2026 LB Wyatt Brady Wyatt Brady 5'8" | 175 lbs | LS Wheeling Central Catholic | 2026 WV