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Prep Roundup: Union Local Stays Perfect

WEIRTON – Union Local continued its impressive season by pulling away from host Weir High Friday night at Jimmy Carey Stadium for a 42-6 win.

The Jets, with the win, improve to 6-0, while the Red Riders fall to 3-2.

Union Local racked up 400 yards of offense, 270 of which came on the ground, while the defense held Weir to just 69 yards.

Jaksan Price carried the ball 22 times for 180 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Carter Blake added 70 yards and two additional six-pointers to go with his 130 passing yards and a score through the air.

The Red Riders were led by Jamari Hubbard-Bass’ 23 yards and a score.

Price opened the scoring with a 60-yard scoring run to make it 7-0 UL early in the contest, then Blake hit Billy Schumacher for a toucdown in the second quarter to make it a 14-0 Jets lead at halftime.

Blake ran for a 4-yard score early in the third quarter to make it 21-0, then added another early in the fourth on a 7-yard run to make it 28-0 visitors.

The Red Riders got on the board with a 4-yard Hubbard-Bass run to make it 28-7 with 9:48 to go, but Price ran for a 20-yard score, then Blake recovered a fumble for a touchdown on the ensuing kickoff to score the final points.

Malachi Stromile threw for 28 yards, 23 of which went to Devan Colson.

Union Local looks to remain unbeaten when it hosts Cambridge next Friday, while the Red Riders will look to bounce back hosting Richard Wright.

Valley 44, Beallsville 24

PINE GROVE — The Lunberjacks rode a 36-point first half to a 44-24 victory over visiting Beallville Friday night.

Valley (4-1) put up 515 yards of toal offense against the Blue Devils, with 365 coming on the ground.

Lane Dallison led the charge with 204 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns. Dandy sophomore quarterback Gavin Derby ran for 156 and a 47-yard score and threw for 150 yards and two more touchdowns.

Patrick Higginbotham was the recipient of five passes of 112 yards and a touchdown while Dallas Preat caught a 15-yard scoring strike to begin the night.

Brigg Anderson was credited with four tackles and two sacks on defense.

Paden City 28, Millersport 8

MILLERSPORT, Oh. — The Wildcats won for the second week in a row, upending Millersport by three touchdowns Friday.

Powerful running back Joey Baker ran for 219 yards and a couple of touchdowns on 18 carries for the victors. Kayden Myers threw a couple of touchdown passes to Ashton Little, who finished with 90 receiving yards on five catches.

Monroe Central 36, Magnolia 8

WOODSFIELD — Tucker Howell ran for two touchdowns and passed for a third as Monroe Central (1-5) tallied all of its points in the first half in a 36-8 rout of winless Magnolia Friday night at Monroe Park.

Howell had scoring runs of 52 and 45 yards, while also finding Carter Knowlton for a 29-yard scoring play.

Arville Rutter added a 9-uard touchdown run and Dakota Phillips ran 56 yards for another Seminoles TD.

Howell gained 86 yards on just three carries, while passing for 87 on five completions. Knowlton caught two passes for 66 yards. Phillips added 54 yards on the ground and made 11 tackles on defense. Price had 10 stops.

Union Local 42, Weir 6

Union Local 7 7 7 21 – 42

Weir 0 0 0 6 – 6

UL-Price 60 run (Blake kick)

UL-Schumacher 15 pass from Blake (Blake kick)

UL-Blake 4 run (Blake kick)

UL-Blake 7 run (Blake kick)

W-Hubbard-Bass 4 run (kick blocked)

UL-Price 20 run (Blake kick)

UL-Blake 43 fumble return (Price run)

RUSHING: Union Local 38-270 (Price 22-180-2tds, Blake 14-70-2tds, Keller 2-20). Weir 25-41 (Hubbard-Bass 7-23-td, Lyons 6-9, Stromile 7-8, Smith 1-3, Mowder 102, Shuble 1-0, Colson 1-(-2), Turner 1-(-2)

PASSING: Union Local 10-14-130-td (all by Blake). Weir 6-16-28 (all by Stromile)

RECEIVING: Union Local 10-130-td (Higgenbotham 3-37, Saunders 3-29, Akers 1-33, Schumacher 1-15-td, Tomolonis 1-13, Price 1-3). Weir 6-28 (Colson 3-23, Lyons 1-6, Turner 1-1, Prentice 1-(-2)

FIRST DOWNS: Union Local 20. Weir 5

FUMBLES: Union Local 3-0. Weir 3-1

PENALTIES: Union Local 11-97. Weir 9-82

Monroe Central 36, Magnolia 8

Magnolia 0 0 0 8 – 8

Monroe Central 20 16 0 0 – 36

MC-Rutter 9 run (run failed)

MC-Howell 52 run (Rutter kick)

MC-Howell 45 run (run failed)

MC-Phillips 56 run (Knowlton pass from Howell)

MC-Knowlton 26 pass from Howell (Rutter run)

M-41 run (Anderson passd from Vargo)

RUSHING: Magnolia 36-141-td (Anderson 28-82, no name 6-50). Monroe Central 20-244-4tds (Howell 3-86-2tds, Phillips 5-64-td, Rutter 4-53-td)

PASSING: Magnolia 4-11-32-int (Vargo 2-6-22-int, Anderson 2-5-18). Monroe Central 6-9-84-td (all by Howell)

RECEIVING: Magnolia 4-32 (Anderson 2-18). Monroe Central 6-84-td (Knowlton 2-66-td, Price 2-7)

FIRST DOWNS: Magnolia 10. Monroe Central 11

PENALTIES: Magnolia 2-15. Monroe Central 6-60

FUMBLES: Magnolia 2-2. Monroe Central 0-0

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