The Northern Valley Football Wrap Up (Week 5)

Eagles Coach Chris Parker 100 wins    Moe Murphy

BLUEMONT, Va.- The Clarke County Eagles (3-1) defeated the Central Falcons (2-3) 27-6 Friday, Sept. 25 at Wilbur M. Feltner Stadium as they started their 2015 Bull Run schedule.

Eagles Head Coach Chris Parker picked up his 100th coaching victory and was presented a game ball by Clarke Athletic Director and assistant coach Casey Childs.

"I remember vividly that first win," Parker said. "I was trying to get the program back and it's been a long haul, but this is a team milestone, I'm always about the team."

The Eagles got two touchdowns from quarterback Jordon Turner on rushes of 6 and 2 yards. Turner ended up with 83 yards on 12 carries and was 2 of 4 for 25 yards passing.

Hunter Rogers led all rushers with 102 yards on 18 carries including a 3 yard touchdown run.

Jaxon Ottobre scored on a 41 yard touchdown run and 57 yards on 5 carries. Matt Dang added 60 yards rushing on 4 carries.

Central running back Hank Hoover ended up with 57 yards on 17 carries including a 1 yard touchdown run.

Central quarterback Jordon Hosaflook was 11 for 18 for 126 yards.

The Millbrook Pioneers (3-2) lost a thriller to the Woodgrove Wolverines (4-1) 31-28 in double overtime.  The score at the end of regulation stood at 21-21.

Wolverine kicker Cameron Gieseman hit a 24 yard field goal in the second overtime that was the difference and game winner.

Both teams scored touchdowns in the first overtime with Nazeeh Johnson (22 carries, 85 yds. 2 td's) going in from 4 yards out for Millbrook, while Woodgrove quarterback Mike Kovich (12 of 19 for 155 yds. 2 td's) hit Mikey Bryant for a 19 yard touchdown pass.

Wolverine running back Charlie Clewis led all rushers with 106 yards on 27 carries with touchdown runs of 5 and 3 yards.

Pioneer back P.K. Kier added 66 yards on 17 carries including a 12 yard touchdown run.

The Sherando Warriors (5-0) continued their perfection as they defeated the Jefferson, WV Cougars (3-1) 28-7. 

Warrior running back D.J. Myers rushed for 175 yards on 36 carries and scored on a 65 yard touchdown run.

Dylan Rivers scored twice for the Warriors on a 1 yard run and a 48 yard touchdown pass from Patrick Minteer.

Wood back Tyler Bishop 1,114 yards in 5 games       James Murphy / CCS

The James Wood Colonels  (4-1) won their 4th game in a row with a 28-0 shutout the Hedgesville, WV Eagles  in a cross state matchup.

Wood's Dillon Manuel had 108 yards receiving including a 79 yard touchdown pass from Dade Carroll and on the other side of the ball returned an interception 38 yards for a Colonel score.

One of the Valley's top running backs Tyler Bishop rushed for 151 yards on 26 carries and scored on touchdown runs of 13 and 19 yards. 

In five games Bishop has rushed for 1,114 yards and is averaging 222 yards per game and is on pace for a 2000 yard season.

Other area games included:

Madison Co. 26, Warren Co. 13

Riverheads 40, Luray 8

Stonewall Jackson 51, Page Co. 24

Turner Ashby 35, R.E. Lee 34

Loudoun Valley 26, Dominion 13

Randolph-Macon 25, Hargrave Military 21

Mussleman, WV 44, University, WV  20

 

The Northern Valley Football Wrap Up (Week 1) with Moe Murphy

James Wood's Tyler Bishop rushes for 288 yards and 2 TD's. James Murphy/CCS

Bluemont, Va.- The 2015 High School Football season kicked off this past weekend and there was no lack of action in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
The Clarke County Sports Game of the Week featured the James Wood Colonels (0-1, 0-0) out of the Northwestern District facing the Heritage Pride(1-0, 0-1) in Loudoun County's Dulles District.

Heritage used a combination of blinding speed, pin point execution and a little trickery to defeat James Wood 55-21.

Long time Millbrook coach, Reed Prosser was pleased with his teams performance.

"I was real excited how we played offensively," Heritage Coach Reed said, "the kids did a good job playing hard, executing, we knew we were going to be exposive on offense and just really proud of the effort the kids gave tonight."

Heritage Quarterback Alex Carlin was 8 for 13 for 237 yards and 5 touchdowns. Carlin also rushed for a 30 yard touchdown.

James Wood running back Tyler Bishop rushed for 288 yards and scored twice on runs of 8, and 85 yards.

"We gave up a lot of trick type plays, onside kicks and those things early.The thing we learned is that we can run the ball," James Wood Coach McHale said."

The Sherando Warriors (1-0, 0-0) from the Northwestern District traveled to Louisa County (0-1, 0-0) from the Jefferson District and came away with a 35-7 victory. It looks as if Warrior Coach Bill Hall had another successful summer as the Warriors opened on the road with a strong opponent and won in impressive fashion.

Warrior quarterback Patrick Minteer was 5 of 11 for 134 yards including a 72 yard touchdown to Dylan Rivers. Rivers had 121 yards receiving also scored on a 2 yard run and scored a two point conversion.

Warrior running back back D.J. Myers had 3 scores on the ground with runs of 38, 9, and 49.

The Handley Judges (0-1, 0-0) out of the Northwestern District (0-1, 0-0) lost a close battle to the Warren County Wildcats (1-0, 0-0) from the Bull Run District 27-17.

Warren County quarterback Robert Rutherford passed for a 10 yard touchdown and rushed 68 yards for another score in the win. Rutherford was on the money all night going 13 of 14 for 115 yards.

Cam Ford had 10 receptions for 82 yards for Warren County. Daniel Spangler returned a fumble for an 80 yard touchdown.

Jacob Shade had 98 yards on 8 carries for Handley. Chris Moten scored on a 57 yard run to give the Judges the early lead.

The Millbrook Pioneers (0-1, 0-0) of the Northwestern District traveled over state lines to play the Jefferson Cougars (1-0, 0-0) of the Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference and fell 25-13.

James King replaced an injured Isaac Myers at quarterback for the Cougars and rushed for two scores on runs of 9 and 5 yards. King rushed for 116 yards on 14 carries.

Christian Johnson returned a kick off 85 yards for a Cougar score.

Millbrook quarterback Mark Paxton had touchdown passes of 39, and 43 yards, but was picked three times by the Cougar defense.

The Washington Patriots (1-0, 1-0) defeated rival the Hedgesville Eagles (0-1, 0-1) scoring an impressive 59-0 shutout in the Eastern Panhandle Athletic Conference matchup.

Quarterback Chase MacCubbin accounted for five touchdowns passing for 3 and rushing for 2. MacCubbin was 11 of 14 for 267 yards and connected on touchdowns of 24, 37, and 67 yards, and scored on runs of 22 and 6 yards.

Jonathan McFarlane grabbed 5 receptions for 164 yards including 2 touchdowns of 37 and 67 yards. Gavin MacCubbin also hauled in 5 passes for 88 yards including a 24 yard touchdown.

P.J. Bowlin led the Patriots rushing with 66 yards on 8 carries including a 17 yard touchdown.

Kicker Stephen Groh was 8 of 8 on PAT's and had a 37 yard field goal.

Other area games included:

The Strasburg Rams (1-0, 0-0) of the Bull Run District defeated the Stonewall Jackson Generals (0-1, 0-0) of the Shenandoah District 29-6. 

The Skyline Hawks (1-0, 0-1) of the Northwestern District defeated the Central Falcons (0-1, 0-0) of the Bull Run District 28-27.

The Clarke County Eagles did not play last week and open their 2015 season at home against Manassas Park Cougars, kick off is set for 7:30.

This weeks Northern Shenandoah Valley Schedule:

Friday, Sept. 4

Manassas Park at Clarke County  7:30
Handley at Harrisonburg  7:00
Hedgesville, WV at Millbrook  7:00
Martinsburg, WV at Sherando 7:00
Park View at James Wood  7:00
Broadway at Skyline  7:00
E. Rockingham at Strasburg 7:30
Stonewall Jackson at Central 7:30
Oakdale, MD at Washington, WV 7:00
Warren County  off
Jefferson, WV   off