Zach Shriver (#11) tries to outrun the Grafton Bearcats in Friday night’s playoff game. The Red Devils lost 41-7.

GRAFTON, WV – Bitter cold air surrounded McKinney Field in Grafton Friday night for seventh-seeded Ravenswood’s quarterfinal playoff matchup against the second-seeded Bearcats. The air of controversy that plagued the week leading up to the game regarding field conditions was all for naught– McKinney field’s sod was comparable to that of Flinn Field. Unfortunately for Red Devil fans, other controversies appeared during Ravenswood’s 41-7 loss to Grafton.

Ravenswood received the opening kickoff but was unable to gain a first down. Read the full story

RAVENSWOOD — Ravenswood may have been unable to reclaim the Hatchet, but the Red Devils are more interested in a trip to Wheeling for a state championship. That journey began Friday night at Flinn Field against the Webster County Highlanders. On paper, the opening round Class AA playoff game between seventh and tenth seeds should have been close. Read the full story

RAVENSWOOD — Pundits billed Friday’s contest at Flinn Field between the fifth-ranked Ravenswood Red Devils and the tenth-ranked Point Pleasant Big Blacks as one of the week’s premier football games in West Virginia. That was a gross understatement. Victims of multiple heartbreakingly close losses to their Route 2 neighbors in recent years, the Red Devils gladly returned the favor with a kind of fourth quarter heroics few have ever seen. Read the full story

RAVENSWOOD — The Ravenswood Red Devils proved against the Poca Dots they are capable of quick turnarounds — both from season to season and play to play. On the opening kickoff, Poca’s Forrest Mattox found a lane on the far sideline and sprinted 85 yards for a touchdown. Ravenswood senior linebacker Jake Young then blocked the extra point, and for a while, both teams treated Flinn Field fans to a defensive slugfest.

Throughout the first quarter, both teams exchanged several possessions. During one Red Devil drive, Poca successfully defended an ill-timed reverse play that pinned the Red Devils deep in their own territory. However, sophomore punter Chad Small proved to be anything but, as his 43-yard punt bailed out his team. Read the full story