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

Seth Hamrick (#20) breaks free from a Big Red defender on his way to scoring for the Vikings.

Point after attempt breaks Ripley’s heart as comeback falls just short

RIPLEY –- The Vikings returned home for the final time this season to face a Parkersburg Big Reds team that was assured of finishing the season below .500. Despite a tough loss at George Washington the previous week, Ripley still had reason to believe they could vanquish the Big Red machine.

The resulting battle was one of the most entertaining games of the season. Read the full story

CHARLESTON — The Vikings came into the rainy George Washington game at Laidley Field off a bye week and an electrifying 16-14 win of MSAC opponent Riverside. Injured quarterback Seth Parsons also returned for the Vikings.

For the first half, the Vikings played with the #3 ranked team in the state. That promising start, however, crumbled in the second half as the Patriots ran away with the game, winning 44-18. Read the full story

RIPLEY — Next Sunday, Memorial Stadium will host all three Ripley teams in the Midget League.

The rare trifecta was accomplished over the weekend as all three teams took to the field: A and C-Team on Saturday and B-Team on Sunday.

Ripley’s A-Team started off the festivities as they defeated Gilmer County, 20-7. The game was played in Spencer.

Ripley’s C-Team then took on the homestanding Roane County C-Teamers, looking to continue the Vikings winning ways. 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