October 31, 2009
Prep football roundup: GW has no trouble with Greenbrier East
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Sixth-ranked George Washington scored touchdowns on eight of its first nine possessions as the visiting Patriots belted Greenbrier East 55-20 in high school football Friday night.

A short field helped fuel the quick start for the Patriots, as an average starting field position of the Greenbrier East 40-yard line in the first quarter helped them pile up a 28-0 lead in the first 12 minutes.  

Six different players found the end zone in the game for the Patriots (7-2), led by Felix Mollett's three rushing touchdowns. Mollett rushed for 89 yards on 12 attempts, eclipsing the 1,000-yard mark for the season. Ryan Switzer added 88 yards and a score on just four carries.

Quarterback Nick Britton was 6-of-7 passing for 131 yards and two touchdowns, finding Shawny Badger for a 21-yard score to start the scoring, and hooking up with Cody Clay for a 7-yard strike in the third quarter.

Greenbrier East (2-8) was forced into five turnovers, with the Spartans' last three possessions ending in a fumble. Nathan Lilly led the Spartans with 147 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 28 attempts. East was averaging only about 11/2 turnovers per game,

  • POINT PLEASANT 33, HOOVER 8: Point Pleasant exploded for 26 third-quarter points on its way to a big home victory over Herbert Hoover.
  • It was a damaging blow for the Huskies, who are ranked 11th in Class AA but finished the regular season 6-4. Point Pleasant (6-3) stands to climb from No. 13.

    Quarterback Eric Roberts started the eruption with a 1-yard touchdown and a 28-yard scoring throw to Cody Greathouse. Roberts finished the game 6-for-10 passing for 98 yards. Brother Nathan Roberts rumbled for 151 yards on 25 carries and a score, going over the 1,300-yard mark for the season in the process.

    The Point Pleasant defense came up big on several occasions, picking off four passes from Hoover quarterback Jamie Hurd. Storm Robinson ran for 108 yards on 19 attempts and a fourth-quarter score for the Huskies, who were outgained 403-172.

    Point Pleasant finishes its regular season at Chapmanville next Friday.

  • ROANE 36, PHILIP BARBOUR 7: Rhett Atkinson threw for two touchdowns, Nathan Reynolds scored one passing and one receiving as the host Raiders rolled up 417 first-half yards in taking a 36-0 lead.
  • The Raiders (5-4) stand to climb from 20th, but need a win over Ritchie County next week and some help to make the Class AA playoffs. Philip Barbour fell to 1-8.

    Tyler Dolan started the scoring with a 58-yard run, and Atkinson hit Josh Wine for 34 yards and Reynolds for 21 to give Roane a 22-0 lead after a period. After Reynolds scored on a 21-yard run, Cody Hershman ran it in from 15.

    Dylan Cottrell led a committee of rushers with 103 yards on 13 carries. The Raiders were 10-of-13 for 107 yards passing, all in the first half.

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