The third-seeded Colts (9-2) will host No. 11 Clay County (8-3) in Class AA quarterfinal play at George Byrer Field at Freedom Bank Park at 7 p.m..

It will be the first time in school history Philip Barbour has hosted a quarterfinal game as the Colts also look for their first-ever appearance in the state semifinals on the gridiron.

Philip Barbour, which handed South Harrison a 38-8 setback in the opening round last Friday night, enters the contest on a seven-game winning streak.

The Colts will face a Clay County squad with tons of momentum after rolling past No. 6 Roane County, 44-12, last Friday as Cooper Collins threw for 341 yards and four touchdowns and Joel Elliott collected six passes for 240 yards en route to three scores.

Tucker County senior quarterback Sam Marks surveys the Tug Valley defense in the first half of Saturday’s Class A first-round playoff contest at R.H. Armstrong Memorial Field at Class of 1984 Alumni Stadium in Parsons.

Brody Scarbro led the ground attack with 86 yards.

In Philip Barbour’s victory over South Harrison on the same evening, sophomore quarterback Robbie Jones connected with senior Malachi Poling for a pair of scores and juniors Landyn Carpenter and Mason Jones and senior Tyler Vance also found the end zone.

Carpenter has galloped for over 1,000 yards this season.

Another key offensive threat, Cam Bennett, missed the opening-round contest after being injured in the season finale against Lincoln.

Bennett gives the squad a weapon not only at receiver and special teams, but behind center out of the “Wildcat” formation.

Defensively, Philip Barbour got a boost from sophomore linebacker Parker Herrod, who took part in 21 total tackles, had two tackles-for-loss and collected 1 1/2 sacks.

The Colts defeated the Panthers, 28-17, in last season’s opening round.

The winner of tonight’s contest faces either No. 2 Bluefield or No. 7 Midland Trail in the semifinals at the site of the highest-remaining seed.

Eighth-seed Tucker County (7-4) ventures to top-seed Wheeling Central (7-2) at Bishop Schmitt Field on the campus of Wheeling University in Class A action set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.

In the Mountain Lions’ opening-round victory over No. 9 Tug Valley last Saturday, senior quarterback Sam Marks threw for 379 yards and five touchdowns.

Junior receiver Cayden Arnold snagged six receptions for 156 yards and a pair of scores, senior Reid Kisamore had five catches for 103 yards and accounted for three touchdowns and senior Keelyn Eichelberger six catches for 91 yards.

Kisamore led the ground attack with 71 yards, followed by junior Lucas Barb with 43 yards rushing and an additional three receptions for 29 yards.

Tucker County will face a Maroon Knight squad which cruised to a 51-8 win over No. 16 Tolsia last Saturday.

Senior running back Kade Koroneos rushed for 89 yards and two scores on just seven totes and caught a scoring pass in the win, while junior quarterback Nico Kusic threw for three scores and rushed for another.

Max Olejasz, a D-I recruit, and Joey Hall had TD receptions.

The Central defense limited Tolsia to just 96 yards of total offense.

This will be the first-ever meeting between the schools in football.

Tonight’s victor faces the winner of Saturday’s contest between Potomac Valley Conference foes No. 4 Pendleton County and No. 12 East Hardy in the semifinals.