Hitting the Road
Tigers, Bucs and Tucker look to move up in playoff ratings
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ELKINS -- Area high school football squads will all take to the road this evening, with Elkins, Buckhannon-Upshur and Tucker County facing key games in regards to playoff positioning and Tygarts Valley visiting an old rival in Pocahontas County.
All games begin a 7 p.m.
The 8-1 Tigers, winners of six straight games, travel to Wellsburg to battle Brooke in the fourth-ever meeting between the schools in football.
Elkins, fourth in this week's Class AAA, WVSSAC playoff ratings, won last year's contest, 31-7, at home.
The defense came up big for the Tigers a week ago in a victory at Fairmont Senior, halting a two-point conversion with no time remaining to preserve a 35-33 victory.
Jaden Hatfield led the offensive effort with 144 yards rushing and two scores.
The Bruins enter the matchup with a 4-4 mark and 14th in the ratings. They have dropped two straight, falling at East Liverpool (Ohio), 27-26, last Friday night.
At Kingwood, B-U looks to rebound from last week's setback to Class AA, No. 7 Lincoln when it visits Preston for a battle of teams still vying for a Class AAAA postseason berth.
The Bucs (3-5) are 15th in the playoff ratings, while the Knights are 16th with a 2-6 mark.
Kadeen Edwards had a TD run and Jacob Frye found the end zone on a 7-yard pass from Brody McDaniels in last week's 34-15 setback to Lincoln.
Tucker County, meanwhile, will venture to Petersburg in looking to move up in the Class A ranks.
The Mountain Lions (3-5) are coming off a 43-20 loss at No. 9 Greenbrier West last Friday and are 14th in this week's ratings.
The Vikings are also 3-5 and halted a three-game losing skid last Friday in a 55-13 home victory over Clear Spring (Md.).
In Dunmore, Tygarts Valley looks to halt a two-game losing streak to Pocahontas County and garner its first win of the season.
The Bulldogs (0-8) were idle last week after dropping a tough 6-0 verdict at home to No. 11 Clay-Battelle back on Oct. 16.
The Warriors are 2-6 and fell to No. 3 East Hardy, 41-20, a week ago.