2023 #5 Princeton vs #3 Martinsburg AAA State Championship - Wheeling Island Stadium - WV Metro News

perfect day on the island for football cloud sun mix and we're headed to a high of 60° opening coin toss has taken place and we had a very special honory coin tosser Bernie Dolan the now retired executive secretary of the West Virginia secondary schools activities commission he fli that coin like a pro Martinsburg won the toss and they deferred their option to the second half the third man in our broadcast team today Joe ricado following the story lines down a Turf level Joe good afternoon good afternoon Travis perhaps the best C man about this martinburg program came from their semi-final opponent last week at hton head coach phly seals where he said martinburg is the most dominant program in the state of West Virginia and anybody who disagrees with me hasn't watched football in the last 15 years as you mentioned princ is making their first appearance at the Super Six their first year head coach Keith Taylor said nobody expected us to be here why not go out there and give it our best shot they'll get that shot right now all right thanks a lot Joe there's a look at the first year head coach keate Taylor former defensive coordinator under Chris Pedigo at Princeton he played some college ball back in the day there looks like you could still get out there D tackle laid down in emry and Henry for the wasps in Abington Virginia there's Dave Walker what a story this has been Dave Walker Ultra successful head coach at Martinsburg one of the the state's best in terms of winning percentage he takes a college job in the mountain conference at Concord is their three seasons decides you know college coaching is not for him he likes to have the impact on the young lives comes back to Martinsburg undefeated season on the cusp of a 10 title never missed a beat almost like he didn't leave martinsburg's right back to where it was as dominant as it's ever been they've got skill they've got talent all over the field it should be a good one there's a check of the forecast game time temperature 7 we're going to be dry today a little Breezy as it typically is here at Wheeling Island Stadium located right in the middle of the Ohio river in the state's Northern Panhandle all right ready to go great atmosphere and Cody Pig has that ball teed up for the Bulldogs of Martinsburg ready to kick it away to get this one underway and it's going to be a sky kick and a fair catch called for and taken near sideline by marvan Howard and that's where this high powered Princeton tiger offense will go to work and what a semifinal game they had last week at home against bridport 7370 the final score the Tigers give up 63 points in the second half after leading 27-7 at half time but they can score in bunches and it starts with their quarterback the sophomore chance Barker who won the job of the preseason yeah he's outstanding can throw it all over they like to throw it in the flat and get their guys in space but watch Martinsburg they're going to come right up with some Man Press coverage on the outside first and 10 for marker in the offense and he's going to run the football trying to get to the outside and he does and he'll step out at the 37 yd line the marker is not a big threat to carry the ball but he can do just that he can escape when it's there and picked up positive yardage and he might have to do that a little bit more today that's one of the things the quarterback can do against man coverage when those defensive backs clear with their back to you if you can avoid the rush you can get up field in some scenes talk about this dominant martinburg defense when's the last time you saw the three leading tacklers on a defense are the D linan yeah there's no doubt and we we've seen Martinsburg up here a ton and we often talk about their skill and rightfully so I think their lines are under talked about on both sides watch this D line today really talented there's a hand off to low and low crashes forward for a yard it's going to be really tough for Princeton to run the ball against that front the two youngsters to watch up front today number 75 ernit Hendrick he's a preferred walk on to West Virginia and Rashad Reed the nose guard 6' 285 he's committed to Elon yeah it's going to be a challenge as you just said to get up inside there I think that's why at some point Princeton's going to have to look to beat guys on the outside on that one-on-one coverage and hit some balls over the top Dom Collins is located in the slot bobbled s by Barker in trouble Collins bobbles it makes the catch here comes the speed Don Collins with a stock block down the field picks up the first down crosses into plus territory at the 48 yd line boy he's electric isn't he great job there to get the ball out before the brush and there's that pressure from Martinsburg marker does a great job Collins a good job to keep eyes on the football and it just explodes across the field two bobbles on the same play the quarterback bobbles it Collins bobbles it and it freezes martinsburg's defense and tigers are across Midfield first attempt so Martinsburg is going to do a little bit of bracketing on Collins they've got a corner right up on him and then they've got a safety shade it over to keep an eye on him from coming into the middle Chris belur the offensive coordinator for Princeton former tiger quarterback Little Speed option Barker's going to keep it there you can see the speed and Recovery ability of Hendrick holds out to a yard gain hendri playing both The Pitch Out and the quarterback and was able to close the quickly on the 10th grader and make the tackle he leads the team with s and half sacks you know another match up to watch I know we talk a lot about Collins and we should but watch moer number one for Princeton going against Musgrove number one for Martinsburg on the side closest to us short side of the field they've been going matched up tight oneon-one that might be a match up Moser has to get loose on today yeah Moser is the other quarterback that was battling with bar in the pre-season and he drops the ball on his first attempt well boser with 815 yd receiving can't squeeze it and it's third long yeah so they were just trying to get the ball in his hands with some blockers in front of him didn't make the catch now here's a tough situation CH you get third long against this Martinsburg defense you know you're going to get heavy pressure coming up front and some receivers Get Loose It Takes the r longer to develop as Moser will line up as a lone receiver and trips to the left to the quarterback Barker on this third down and n on the opening drive of the game here comes the pressure Barker stands in the pocket looking for escape R he finds it now he PS but there you see the closing speed HRI chases him down that's a d end running down the quarterback it'll go as a sack L of a yard on the play well you said it all six guys in the Box for martur just came with heavy pressure plus Barker to the side just no way to get up field against that marur speed offensively today you cannot be indecisive got to get rid of that football and the pun team will come on we the Tigers after the HRI stop goes without saying but I'm going to say it anyway third and long is not where Princeton wants to be against this aggressive Bulldog Zod Musgrove back deep to receive Michael De the punter two puns last week 34 yd average that would bounces off the turf it's slow but it's going to be effective it's not a beauty contest and the ball goes to to the 20 yd line so it didn't have to look good getting there but it does get down to the 20 yd line he might have been surprised by the pressure getting there so quickly and just had to get it off that would have been a great onsite kick it would have been a great I got a great bouns he'll take it all right martinburg will have the ball our first look at Murphy Clement the senior he split time at quarterback last year as a junior 1500 yd passing 17 touchdowns he's run for just under a th000 yards on the season just a flat out after CL a lot of quarterback Powers though run he breaks free from an initial Surge and Eli Campbell will pulling down on the play the senior he's committed to the Air Force Academy and that'll be a gain of six on kin yeah this Martinsburg offensive line outstanding he mentioned Reed and HRI on the def side now add in number 77 West Hancock he's headed to Wu as well the right tackle really talented and big up front and stoppage here and looks like maybe a knee pad issue with martinburg tie on Jacobs so he'll come out for a play they tend to that second down and short the senior line up front left tackle left guard Right Guard right tackle all seniors Payton Kaufman is a junior Center snap it again F try to get outside and he can't good job by the Tigers to continue to fill the lanes and finishing off the play was moer but Brady Klein also involved in that tackle yeah great job usually Martin bounces this out and it's gone but Princeton did an excellent job stringing it and then multiple guys to the Ball third and short for Martinsburg on their first possession down early here in the opening quarter we'll get a stoppage as the officials will run in another equipment uniform situation another knee pad or that might have been a we had last week in that semifinal game a lot of guys going out because of their mouthpiece not being in but that is a that's a knee pad issue we'll talk about that in a moment here third and three that was a point of emphas preseason these guys are basically you see in college and the pros they're wearing shorts it's like shorts out high school they still want those knees covered here's Clement he's going to run it he's going to have the first down as he Dives to the 40 35 yd line but a late flag comes in in the area of holding and that might have been what sprung it first marker of the play or of the game is marel low came over to make the tackle for Princeton and the Bulldogs are backing up on the offense number four 10 y PTY from the spot foul down the slot receiver buzzed over Travis that's that quarterback power martinburg is going to use when they need a big play right up behind that line keep an eye on that today you run that enough and's going to have to adjust and bring some more guys into the box and down that will open up receivers at some point today now third and eight Blitz off the edge steps up the pocket throws over the Middle High throw incomplete as he was trying to connect with Nick musy back up running back and FW it over that good pump there p a good pressure by Princeton there to make Clement get off his spot have to slide up in that pocket a little bit throw just a little high that's a good defensive start for princ you'll take that all day long all righton keeps her defense out there because right now marber has the offense on the field but might quick kick it now they're going to motion out of it they will go with a quick kick hard count flag down and that'll stop the play before bosy could kick [Music] it so the play clock was winding down but this came from the side judge b ball start for the off number four over left early typical punter is po B looks like Martinsburg is going to do the same thing here going the pistol and in motion out of it now Dom Collins goes back this time for Princeton to receive the punt looks like the Bulldogs want to send the regular punt team out now play Clocks time tell we're playing tripa football today because these teams actually have HT teams guys run in and out they got not everybody playing all three ways all right there's a punt pits initial touching at the 45 yd line so it's going to be a short pun of about 27 yard hit one of the up men running down the field to cover it right off the thigh of trill Coffield andon excellent starting field position here for second Drive 742 remaining in the opening quarter scoreless in the class AAA state championship game number three Martinsburg and number five Princeton from Wheeling Island Stadium Tigers offense will have the ball when we come back to Wheeling after this time out so far so good 742 and we're scoreless out to your head coach Neil Brown like checking his phone for a full invite find out officially tomorrow of course bla Stewart also on the sideline playing the son of former M coach the late Bill Stewart course now on the West Virginia staff great season for WVU fantastic way to end that Neil Brown walked in today uh Travis got the biggest Ovation of the day when he entered the stadium here at Wheeling Island so good to see them here in attendance came in on the Martin sideline and Neil Brown 8 wins and a bowl invite coming tomorrow all right first and 10 back to work for the Tigers scoreless opening quarter motion low out of the back field marker going to fire over the middle there's Collins he's got it on the Move tackle Miss touchdown D Collins score tigers on top outstanding play there's that deep ball we talked about trying to get Collins free from that one-onone cover just beat his man down the field marker delivers a strike how about this Soph 47th touchdown pass of the Season just two interceptions incredible he's had an unbelievable year and you saw why right there he put that throw exactly where it had to be all right extra point for the play kicker josen they try to give the Tigers a seven nothing lead snap back pull down kick is on the way and Princeton the Cinderella story they had never won a semifinal game of their school history till last weekend and they're up on Martinsburg seven [Music] nothing now this is a Martinsburg defense that only surrenders 100 pass yards a game they've already given up half of that yeah tremendous job on the you had all three elements there you had protection marker delivered a strike and Collins did his job of knitting that one-onone match up now we'll see if Martinsburg adjusts to that will they now say all right we' got to take Collins out of this and roll a safety over there to bracket him on top a ton of blue in the stadium here as Princeton great fan support this season down in the Princeton Community signs on businesses they painted the town blue I did that semifinal game last week I rolled into the stadium at 3:00 hundreds of people tailg they did a tiger walk with the team High School to the stadium so great to see the support for the Princeton tigers and they have certainly delivered so far here in this opening quarter outside kick ball goes 10 yards Princeton waited on it to go 10 and there's a pile it looks like there's a white jersey on that football at the 49 yd line it's pron football they recover it it was almost as if Brad Martinsburg was waiting for the ball to go y agree I think that's exactly what happened they had Martin thought they had to wait for it to get 10 yard and instead Princeton just beat him to the spot you see the ball land in front and bounce as martinsburg's looking at it and boom here's the only question saw did moer kick it yes yes I think they might have touched it early you see the challenge flag out from Dave Walker all right so we get a challenge early here from Dave Walker and again this is a turnover the previous play is under review so turnover scoring plays and catch no catch are challengeable and the question's going to be was the ball kicked initially by Martinsburg before it went 10 yards or rather fron oh he mentioned the jakamo you that onside kick on that punt that was Calum Kaiser who kicked that one so it's on the right side here of the screen coming in it bounces yeah there's the kick off the left foot that was Brady Klein 11 that it hit so we get our official review presented by the health plan playing on it so the call on the field Brad was a good recovery at the 49 ydd line and obviously a huge moment here in this game and's able to hold on to it what a break but I think it's pretty clear isn't it Travis as you come in boom you see the ball change directions pretty clearly right there but where did that occurs the question for me Brad I mean was that ball touched prior to the 50 guys can we see that same angle one more time can you tell where the Princeton all right this is what the officials are currently looking at so this is going to be a great angle right here because it's right down the 50 yd line so it's just before that when the contact potentially occurs so you're behind the angle here but you can see the yard line there well Travis you make a good point there is y it might be right on the 50 when it's touched now the question again we've seen the angles here Brad is there enough to overturning I don't know that's that you bring up a great point of where he is when the ball touches him because it's clear it goes off his leg but as we're seeing this now with all those angles that might be tough to have it clear enough that you can overturn this all right so the white hats in the tent that's Larry McCloy in the white shirt he is the ssac rules clinician so he's ah head of the officials in the state of West Virginia it's actually 84 dayon Thomas who kicks it right we think there and from that look it might be short of the 50 and they might have enough to overturn that on illegal touching how big has replay been in this super six and again the longer this goes the more opt you are to me to have the play agree in fact if I'm Keith Taylor that's what I'm lobbying right now I'm saying all right you had enough time to look at it if you can't tell now let's play Yeah official jogs on and I I think it's safe to say we have no idea how this is going to go after further review the call has been reversed we had first touching by for the tech team number 84 at the 49 yd line the first and 10 yeah again just so close but you know four different angles and they were able to piece it together now the ball is actually spotted on the wrong 49 so we'll see if they'll they'll correct that it's a two yd difference the ball should be at the other 49 looks like they've got it here Ball's been picked up so it looks like they're going to move it all right now huge moment in the game that's a giant momentum swing right there potentially prinston got to regroup group itself here make another defensive stand Martin B with some new light getting the ball in great field position and good job by you you should be heading up the effici I don't know about that I would I probably would have had it stand it was tough tough to see right martinburg and a big momentum change sometimes they like to go for the kill here instead Clement's going to run it he'll break the tackle big play on the ground Clement stripped to the ball but it goes out of bounds he's out at the 27 yd line a gain of 22 for Murphy Clement nice block on the Edge by gy to help seal it and then Clement just running through the first tackle first 10 for the Bulldogs another a quarterback run flag down behind CL and that's going to be a ho they at the legs of West Hancock the Wu preferred walk on hold on the offense number 77 10y penalty from the previous spot replay first down look here left your screen against I think what they probably got him on that left hand was around the back I'm not sure he us hold but he did kind of bring it down I think hand stay inside generally okay they start to get out and around lot of times you get mailed on those first and 20 D SN back F's First Carry and he'll be tripped up trying to get around the edge at the 32 pick up four yard on the junior Koy Fan's First Carry 935 y on the season coming [Music] in a great job defensively there by marel low took on the Block shed it and did enough to get the T on F A great individual play back to that challenge want to remind our viewers that you get two challenges each head coach you don't get it back if you win you only have two per game and it does not cost you a timeout if you lose the challenge so Dave Walker will have one challenge remaining here in with the catch out of the back field and Dom Collins is there to run him out of bounds along with Kaiser and marberg loses yardage on that play it's going to be third got along yeah just a quick pass trying to get your players in Space Credit Don Collins he's winning the one-on-one battles on both sides of the ball here early third and 18 martinburg kind of anticipate them they'll try to get maybe half of this year on third down and go on Fourth yeah agree and when they've needed a play they look for Murphy Clement to run it you're probably going to have to put the ball up in the air here yeah if you can get this ball back up to the original line of scrimmage inside that a little bit I think they in four down teritory here here comes a blitz CL he'll di down to the 3029 yd line spotted a gain of five third make it fourth and 12 up coming from Marburg pretty good job byon there I tell you who's having a game early on that martinburg line and you see right there on the pancake block number 56 y he's had two tremendous blocks on this possession the left tackle fourth and we'll call it 13 for Clement's one of two through the a for2 y so far he's done the damage on the ground 34 y on three carries I'll be surprised if Martin runs the ball here will throw he's hit incomplete Wyatt kle on a corner fire came in on Clement unblocked and Princeton will take over on the 29 yd line what a great defensive call by Princeton and then tremendous execution Blind Side and I just mentioned G on that time he did not even see the Blitzer coming fast off the edge disrupting that fourth down play huge huge stop for the Tigers what a credit to Princeton's defense after the disappointment of the overturn call when you when you thought of your Princeton you just stole a possession out of Midfield their defense Rises up gives this electrifying offense the ball back back to work his last pass was that touchdown throw to Dom Collins Jo the tight end lines up in the wing marker back runs into the pocket tackled down he will get positive yardage to the 30 and pick up just a yard on the play you know as we mentioned before that man coverage allows for some scams in the quarterback to take off and run but that Martinsburg speed just closes so quickly those holes are not open for very long yeah you feel like you got a and then it completely fall quickly yard second and n and five fre yard coming way of the Tigers as will bass jumps in the neutral zone this is really uncharacteristic of a Martinsburg early we've seen a couple holding penalties now the quick jump crush on a defense number 58 5y priority thir second down I mean you look at them in the playoffs they have put games early to bed early and often fast steps across B parb South 557 shut out Jefferson 49 nothing Huntington game was tight for a while before Marburg pulled away 4926 closest game they've been in this season was against HD woods they DC 26-2 Barker scrambling flag down and Barker is going to keep it spin out to the 39 yd line he'd be right at the lead stick we'll have to check the marker [Music] Parker's got to get a Little Help from his receivers to come back to him there could not get anybody open downfield once he extended the play offense number 72 10 y penalty replay second down on the Freshman landed more Barker was trying to get loose well the hold of calls are even it's second down and 14 anything differently on Collins defensively still looks like man coverage still man they backed off a little bit on this play they were right up pressing him within a yard of him on the last down L goes in motion marker throws it right down the seam CL makes the catch cross Midfield to the martinburg 46 yd line buzzed over with the tackle great job great play design there they put Collins out wide at the top to clear some Defenders and you just throw it right down the seam another good pass actually two receivers in the area good protection that's the key right there and the Martinsburg defense covered two areas Collins deep and low in the flat and it left that seam right up the middle open 406 remaining here in the opening quarter 7 nothing Princeton with a first down to the 46 yd line on another completion from Barker two of three making three of four for 86 yards in this opening and again Kyle I think that's a great great uh offensive set for Princeton they're going to have to hit those plays deep if Martinsburg wants to continue to press up on them you're going to have to get by him and hit some big plays as they have early first and fron looks to the sideline play signal in high snap marker keeps it runs it marker 40 tackled at the 38 yd line boy right now everything is going fren's way high snap for the second time Barker's able to pull it down and marburg's defense who normally is always in attack mode right now I think they're a little flat footed yeah and they were coming right there all six guys in the Box were pressed up on the line of scrimmage low marker once he got control of the football break through that upper crush and there's that Gap in the middle that we've talked about it's been a Princeton opening quarter second down and two Moser in motion Barker to throws got to get rid of it rolls the pocket throws it to low out of bouns third down up coming Barker done a great job so far that pocket feeling the pressure and able to escape that's a good play design I like that they brought djo across the middle on a post which cleared that wheel route out for low to get down field pretty well defended there by martinburg credit Fen for staying within touching distance of low I like that play design though watch that again come back to that if you're paying attention to Collins on the other side of the field and you can clear that low around the outside on a wheel may be there later fact the player last week as well was low had a couple of touchdowns in the semifinal win third down and short jockamo the HB comes in motion across the formation run speed option pitch it out to low low gets around the corner we have the first down as he's bumped out at the 32 yd line believe it was Wyatt kle that got him the the seal block that got him around the edge yeah you're exactly right good job putting the defense having to make a decision stressing him right there Hendrick looks at the quarterback to get the pitch CL did just enough to disrupt the defender to allow low to get the corner CL got the block and Princeton leading seven nothing have taken the ball down to the Bulldog 32 yd line marker to throw flag is down and it's a wobbler incomplete and may have had a receiver start up field early on a legal motion we'll check the marker keep an eye guys on the on the seam route moer was open there down the right seam we saw the left seam be effective early but Martinsburg drol the safety over there to protect against that but moner down the right scene was open there now kle turned up field ahead of the snap legal motion on the offense number 21 5 PTY replay first down Bulldogs will take the five and get prinston down over B the 37 what we've seen early here kind of what we anticipated and that is Princeton knows they're going to have to throw the ball yeah and when they run it it's going to be from the quarterback you asked earlier Martinsburg has adjusted Malachi Williams is over on the right half so they're taking the post away from Collins when they line him up outside that's going to force him really only into a go route now they move Collins in a little bit he's not the furthest receiver out he's facing Man Press coverage at the top of your screen Mark quarterback screen and incomplete thrown low of Collins and Bulldogs all over that Murphy CL was in Thea malach Williams lot of traffic over there but I think by Form you can see that coming the last three plays Collins has been the furthest most receiver on the outside that time they brought him in a little bit tried to get in the B with blockers in front of him just too much traffic over in that area second down and 15 clock is stopped 242 remaining in the opening quarter a straight double the top of your screen now on Collins hand off the low and he tricks at the 39 yd line tries to go under the tackle EJ HR good penetration again there by Martinsburg up front just nowhere to go for low once he got the ball HRI got him at the end of the play Jacob started it with the trip tackle as Princeton loses a couple of yard third and 17 so now you're seeing from martinburg some differ right they're mixing up their cover a little bit you called it right there they put a a safety right over top the corner at the top of your screen on Collins same thing now going right back to Man Press up on the line with a safety stack right behind him Barker steps up hoisted to the end zone double coverage incomplete looking for colls broken up by Buzz that shows how much confidence Princeton has in Collins marker looking that way the whole time into double coverage puts it down there and gives him just no opening right there really covered well by the bullx do ran the r if not better than Collins you almost think that play serves a dual purpose if you can hit him for a big play great if not it's intercepted it almost serves a pass interf short but Jo comes on the punt and this one he gets into the air may have got too much of it and he did goes into the end zone for theou back so a 39 yd punt just 19 on the net as the ball will come out to the 20 145 to play well you knew it was coming Brad and here it is the top play in high school football or any level of football yesterday and certainly one of the best we've ever seen in State history now keep in mind this is 14 seconds left in a state championship game North Mar and down seven unbelievable catch landed fry goes up one hands it gets the foot down and on its own if that had happened in September it's the best catch you saw with a State title on the line as you said in the final 30 seconds of that game simply incredible athleticism great throw by the way too put it right where he needs to but an incredible catch Darren Hayes went for two and the State Championship win and Fairmont senior was able to keep them out of the end zone and seal a State title in class G for the polar bears P it with the carry picks up a couple impressed early with Princeton's ability to string out these perimeter runs not giving Martinsburg any cut back lanes and able to get to the edge to force these short games second down seven ball to 23 CL on the keeper and Bron's defense very good right now in the box at the linebacker depth and Tackle made by Hezekiah B he was one of the heroes last week for Princeton had a 96y fumble return for a touchdown just wonder at some point if Martinsburg is going to look to exploit the middle of the field because you just said it princ is doing a great job at the second level and the third level of diving down into the box to prevent that quarterback power R the middle should open up at some point rolls out throws underneath pass C 32 yd line first down out to the 42 move the sticks pulled in by Jacobs good little play right here get Clement rolling out just a little bit plenty of time to throw stop sets throws into open space let the receiver do the work sophore to change to the 42 clock winds under a [Music] minute up the middle and going nowhere is B he's going to be gang tackled he does just on pure leg Drive get out to the right that's Nick buy had a couple touchdowns last week against Huntington and he'll lose a yard on the play but he could have lost three with good effort to try to get back to the original line of scrimmage yeah credit Bernette he just got in there and filled the hole was on blocked then f it at the line and got him down for a loss Wy K holds that and you look at martinsburg's Rushing here in this opening quarter they've got 49 y 41 of those belonging to Murphy CL into one and Kei Taylor and his Tigers winning the first 12 minutes of the state championship game we'll head to the second quarter the 5 SE fron seven Martins B nothing seven nothing Princeton leading martinburg at the end of the first quarter you know you've had a big day when you can't quite remember which touchdown is your favorite I don't remember all that's he was electric that day wasn't he no question what a year he's had West Virginia kind of was an unknown coming in and of course dealt with an injury midseason but has been an impact player every time he's on the field including that near game winning touchdown catch and run against the Houston CG yeah worked his way right into a scholarship at WVU all right Dober with the catch tries to dance and Jo cuts off the music at the 39 yd line lost on the play of a couple I tell you what for a Princeton defense that gave up 70 last week and that was the story is how would this defense hold up they have been outstanding in getting to the ball holding Martinsburg under five yards per play so far through the first quarter ke Taylor take that all day long wouldn't he that is the third lost yardage play thus far as Princeton's getting the Bulldogs behind the sticks winning the time of possession and holding Martinsburg to five yards of play pit throws it out deep and wide and it's overthrown incomplete do it over the head of Jacobs there was that pressure on the the outside by 21 kle again coming from the left y did a nice job this time rerouting him but the pro comes up a little bit High has it again Travis bug offense a little out of sorts I'm surprised Martin B had this much trouble running the ball against Princeton you referenced last week Rich for that's a single wing offense all they do is run and the Bulldogs gave up or rather fron gave up 700 plus Cody yards last week all here's the punt excellent Punt and it'll be down at the 5 yd lineis to continue that point Princeton's defense has given up 200 plus yard rushing to four different opponents this year Coffield is able to down the punt so the special teams for the Bulldogs getting the job done andon will have to work the long field here on the first possession of the second quarter backed up deep in their own end important possession here for Princeton to get out of the Shadow their own End Zone here martinburg hoping they can get a stop here and will have flip the field position Taylor what a good job it's been between him and Chris Pedigo to build this program this was a two and eight football team back in 2019 there's a hand off up the middle to low and he'll get a little surge going to have a face mask thrown in at the 10 yd line so this should result in the first down for pron right at the end of the play [Music] for Martinsburg mentioned Reed 6' 285 Elon commit first in total tackles on the team for number 50 86 on the season probably would have gotten better offers had he been a little taller yeah agree and he man he's got some quick hands you're an offensive lineman you try and shoot out and get your hands engaged with him and he just knocks him away and I think he's a kid that could play up in the portal play a couple years at Elon improve your stock and move up marker go route had Mosser open but overthrow him he beat Musgrove on a go route down the for sideline but the sophomore's arm out a little too much juice on that one have good protection but that's the matchup we talked about opposite of Collins moer getting that one-on-one coverage no safety help over the top that's going to be there if they can get by Musgrove on the top so far just one big shot to Dom Collins two catches 57 yards and that touchdown throw and run of 44 yd Barker flush steps up shot ran out of time and Reed runs up his back and gets his eighth sack of the Season there was just nobody open Barker tried to look left first there was a wheel route developing just no space by the time he looks back right and is flush that direction that Marksburg defensive line gets through all right deamo is on the punt 34 yd average on two kicks long of 39 thus far in this game standing back at the 13 yd line mus single safety back low snap the Joo gets it out of there nearly blocked knuckle baller is going to Sail Out of B and this is going to be short kick we'll see what else the official will step it to the 40 yd line it'll be a 15yd punt so the Bulldogs have their best starting field position of this first half trailing by seven back in a moment the Wheeling Island Stadium all right Bulldogs here's their opportunity TR to good Square best starting field position on the tiger 40 and they're going to start with a FAL start dead ball ball start on the offense number eight 5 y penalty still first down F penalty 69 y thus far for Martin that play was whistled dead obviously but you saw what the Bulldogs were trying to do they thought they could send a couple go routes there and try and hit a big Play Over the Top there's Dave Walker 68 game winning streak as the head coach of Martinsburg he said steep stepped aside and went to Concord University in Athens West Virginia LED them to a 14 and8 record and here's a pass Dro at the 29 yd line Clement couldn't have thrown it any better Gideon couldn't hold it good design get Clement on the run again could take off if he wants to finds the open receiver puts it right on the money just can't complete the pass second down and 15 for this Martinsburg offense been held to just three first downs get four touchdown catches on the season would love to have that one back Martin the pl clock down two going to have to take a time out can not get the formation or the call in this uncharacteristic start here from Martinsburg we're seeing some penalties some drops not quite ready on that particular possessions that's things you normally see from martinburg when they're up here in Wheeling our second of three state champion chips coming your way tonight class single a title Williams yellow jackets from wood County we go for backto back class single a state championships they will take on the Cavaliers of greenb West tonight at 7:00 here at Wheeling Island Stadium on Metro a fun stylistic match up there you one of the best scoring offenses in single a and William against the best defense in West one of the candidates for the metro news player of the year is Maxwell Mesa former running back turn quarterback for Williamstown a tremendous year again that metr Player of the Year award will be announced here in the next week or so we're seeing a couple of solid candidates in this game as well Murphy Clement poy Fagan for martinburg and certainly chance marker and Collins for Princeton talk about a a prestigious award how about that vote every year trying to narrow down in this state one player and you see so many great perform Taylor he's got a ton of energy got a pregame ritual he walked sideline to sideline the entire pregame right at the 48 yd line we need to get a number on that how many miles does he get in in we'll we'll tap into his F here at half time let know CL Puffs throws High over the middle pass is caught excellent catch they come right back to Gideon and he makes the catch at the 30 and hangs on to fite a solid shot near the lead stick you said he wanted the last one back which I'm sure he did he makes up for it here climbs the ladder across the middle makes the catch right at the sticks just a tad short third down less a yard this is probably power from right short yard situation they need a play they like to take him right up the middle there he goes good blocks and and there he goes in zone [Music] touchdown that's really the first time today Travis that we've seen Clement be able to bust through that line you see the hole open up he bounces it to the outside off the tackle one hand on him but that's it Daylight into the endone 17th rushing TouchDown for Murphy Clement currently holds an offer from dominion and Cody Paige the Jun is on for the point after 824 remaining until half time to get Martinsburg back to even extra point is up the page and he pulled it no good wide left the Paige that's been a problem this season for Mars that's his ninth Miss but F finally gets the Bulldogs on the board but prinston hangs on to a onepoint lead hi martinburg on the board took the Bulldogs maybe a little longer than they're used to 824 to play until halftime but they lead 76 and we're able to take advantage that short field yeah first touchdown Drive of day after four possessions are on their fourth possession they're back in this game I checked this early formation here on the kickoff for Martinsburg everybody out wide outside the numbers except for the kicker and center and that's the way they're going to kick it and it's effective Paige and that ball hit oh that was close that looked like it was going to look like one of your golf shots but instead on the second bounce it goes into the end zone here's a another look at the Clement touchdown yeah that was just great blocking Hancock there on the outside to Spring him and we'll see that you're going to start to see that offensive line for Martinsburg I would think Dave Walker will want to lean on that group here as the game goes on try and wear down Princeton's front who's done a great job thus far all right Tigers you know offensively don't necessarily have to score on this drive R but you can't go three and out no you can't you want to keep the ball here Cho some clock as much as he can so he can get at least down the field and flip it if nothing else back to low and there you see the speed of the front line of Martinsburg and that is read all over low no chance on that one loses two yeah you just see the strength and the speed Martinsburg multiple guys just breaking through that line so talented up front loss of two on the play we saw Princeton get away from the run after that first series and I think they might have to get away from it again I think they have to they're going to have to try and take advantage of some of the single coverage here and try and get guys in space but remember you don't have a lot of time that Martinsburg defensive line is coming Arthur throws it to Collins and Collins spins with a marker down and he'll get back to the line of scrimmage at the 17 y line now the key for those receiver screens with Collins to work is you've got to get good blocking on the edge Klein and moer and that time the block Was Defeated and we'll see what we've got here on the the penalty marker after the play ended at the 17 yd line which would have been a loss of one blocker back on the offense half the distance to the goal start second ball back to the eight there's the Block in the back from climb and at that point CLS the blocks already defeated yeah credit Fagan out there just blowing that play up and this is now danger zone here for Princeton backed up against your end zone you know you're going to get a heavy Rush here up front for Mar marker flushed chased throws late over the middle Collins makes the catch at the 23 yd line catch great job by Barker to keep that Play Alive rolled right Collins flashes for just a second that's enough enough time for Barker to see him delivers a strike and what a great job climbing the ladder absorbing the hit and on in the football great job by five get FR and a manageable third and seven after being second and very long a little Bunch formation at the top that's a good job to try and break the Mano bunch at the bottom and something didn't work for there as the crowd may have been a factor on that one as the Martinsburg fans were trying to make noise and it looked like the receivers the stack receivers to the Martinsburg side left early de for the off number 55 5 y penalty third down Jimmy bowling the left guard and that's the first time we've seen that formation and that's a good idea when you're seeing that Man Press coverage that's one way to beat it is to stack or Bunch those receivers and make it difficult for the mark Defenders to get their hands on them off the line fron does a lot of that they'll set the receivers out wide outside the numbers and just try to create a lot of space in this middle of the field usually to run the ball in those situations third and 12 Barker back steps up in the pocket now he's going to run flag comes in that's going to be a hold and there's another flag where Barker went down at the 18 yd line Travis there's just not time for the Tigers on those long developing pass plays that Rush is is too dominant up front yeah I got to stay out of the strictly the third long because Bulldog's defense they're just dialing up pressure when you got four guys like they do up front you don't have to Blitz you can get you can get the the pocket to deteriorate with your front four they're taking those four up front that are so good and then they're putting their linebackers right up alongside holding on the off number 72 face pass for the defense number eight off set repl third down I do over there's the hole right there on chance Smith and then the face mask on Jacobs third and 12 Barker throws Collins catches it but he's tackled short of the lead stick by a yard he'll be at the 29 yd line it's going to be a long yard and Collins got hit by Buzz over and he has to be helped up and he's got a left leg issue he's going to have to come out here Travis as he's limping and now eventually goes down here great protection there time delivers an absolute strike in between the defense good catch by Collins Collins gets up and hobbles his way to the sideline and then goes down it's going to be fourth down and it's a long yard yard and a half so anticipate that Princeton will punt the ball here you in a normal situation this would be one where you think you go for it with a back like low but given that front of martinburg ball but the offense is out there leave out there this could be one of your quick kicks though that you saw martinburg try or maybe try to draw him off play clock at 19 that's what looks like Barker looks to the sideline they throw off the two hands and they will take a time out well now I anticipate though pun and if you're a barker there you could have gotten a couple of more Barks in before taking the time out to try to draw Martinsburg across right now course Princeton all the concern is on the left leg of Dom Collins 528 remaining until half time both teams have two timeouts hopefully Collins can continue really nothing evident on that tackle it was a hard tackle but didn't see his leg get twisted up or anything wonder if it was a cramp that's trying to rub out there that's your hope cins is up see one touchdown in this game Princeton fans seeing Collins get up and they all come to their feet in unison so they obviously the Tigers need him on the field so far on this game we've talked about the front just 1.6 yd per carry for Princeton so far Midway through the second and now Collins is going to come out and Howard will check in and as you see the Princeton offense is still out there martinburg anticipating around they've got everybody up on the line scrimmage and they're going to run it and no chance loow one you lose yardage back to the 35 yd line yany just outnumbered up front the strength of that Martinsburg defensive line knew a run was coming no chance from that play from the very beginning Travis now now through the Princeton defense you've been put in a really tough spot here giving Martinsburg a short field be able to step up here second straight possession start the last drive at the 40 this one they start from the 25 and cl will get it to the 21 for four on a high Tackle by J up of four second down and six from the 21 yd Line Stands in looks left throws left back to the end zone and coming back to the ball making the catch touchdown Martin spur getting outting the defensive back for the score what a pass put it exactly where it was supposed to go getting in running to that spot just did a great job of elevating up when that ball was released I thought I thought Garrett M was in a perfect position to get a pick Gideon just goes up over top of him makes the play and gets the putot down another great catch here in Wheeling Travis there you're right great coverage by Garrett may but just a better play by Gideon to fighting for the ball that's the only spot that ball could have been in to make a completion it's in the back corner of the end zone there wasn't a lot of room that's a great individual play right there great throw great catch all right Martinsburg will go for two and they're going to go tight formation power eye hand the ball off and that's F and and he'll run in for the two-point conversion Travis look out here if you're Princeton we've seen this so many times with Martin fur you give them a crack in a close game and they capitalize generally an avalanche follow so danger time at your PR yeah snowball rolling downhill of momentum and nobody uses it like the martinburg Bulldogs and Clement what a throw put it upstairs where Gideon could go up and fight forward got one foot in and that's all you need for six what a play mentioned earlier on that one Gideon had that drop the two catches since then have been absolutely outstanding D Walker going right back to him some big place right so Princeton seen Martinsburg go on a 40 yd and 25 yd Drive in their last two possessions the Tigers a team that were down against Parkersburg in the quarterfinals at home and found a way to come back and win so they they've been in these situations before and it's very early 443 to play until half time and each of the last two years in this exact situation in the second quarter when we've seen Martinsburg here look out for a special teams error they seem to take advantage of these situations if you're Princeton feel the ball get your offense back on the field try and get your feet back under you Sam Collins will kick off for Martinsburg and he's going to Boom it end over in Kick low over his head 5 yds deep touch back ball will come out to the 20 with 443 remaining until half time Princeton down 14 nothing's having a day out there I there's a bunch of schools out there that would like a kicker that can kick the ball into the end zone Travis services are going to be in demand 147 prinston with a seven nothing lead C out of boys for Sam Collins important drive here obviously you want to get points if you can but you also want to use some clock here and try and keep this game at Bay don't give the ball back to martinburg if Mar steps up throws there's Collins low throw misfire had him in that window as he's TR to snuck it in there between the corner of the safety he's looking at him all the way Barker steps up not much room to throw that's about only place he could have put that would have been a tough catch for [Music] colls to see coll back out there after the leg issue colls line lined out wide with Dober but Williams the safety now the motion Williams out Clement over top Barker throws underneath through wide of deamo on curl at the 26 yd line good idea right there obviously the execution wasn't what you want but nice job to just run down try and get a few yards martinsburg's taking those linebackers Travis and running them up in between the defensive line it's almost a six-man front right now with Martinsburg not they're not worried about Princeton Running at him right now so can you take advantage more of that middle of the field without running it in there because there's just no room inside third down and [Music] 10 Collins goes in motion Parker going to go deep got Moser broken up Musgrove got a hand up Moser had a step but Musgrove had long enough arms to tip the ball away it's Fourth and 10 great defensive play we talked about that match up all day trying to find a way to get it to moer he doesn't have any catches but just credit mro he's just running with him and does a great job at the last minute textbook getting that inside hand up tipping it away outstanding defensive play right the Tigers will punt this time on three straight incompletions Jo standing back at the eight that back pressure comes and he kicks it again short it's going to hit near Midfield lro will field it step out of Bounds at the 48 yd line so Martinsburg winning the field position here this is the third straight drive they'll start in plus territory and we talked about before that drive began of if your Princeton trying to choose some clock just were unable to running off just a few seconds now you get Martinsburg here it's starting to feel it a little bit look out for another big play I'm trying to take a shot deep I feel they've got prin on the ropes here a little bit and a possible two for one right here martinburg will get the ball to start the third quarter 422 the play play Clocks at 15 Husky's in the back field quarterback run there goes Clement outside the numbers chased to the end zone Murphy Clement One play 48 yds third straight full ball touchdown has been the bread and butter give it to Clement quarterback power off the right side when they need it look at the hole Hendrick's coming over with the seal and then the speed of Clement taking off for the end zone and this is what we talked about here that's when the snowball starts rolling in these situations we've seen it in the second quarter in martinsburg's last two appearances here in Wheeling big throw likes [Music] it extra point at the post to the right Cody pige adds the 21st Point L second rushing touchdown of this first half well Travis it took Martinsburg to their fourth possession to get on the board with the touchdown now they've racked up three consecutive touchdowns on the last three drives you see it's all working together now the defense in the last three possessions have come to life the offense has come to life yeah and you're seeing those linemen that are both offense and defensive linemen from Marburg now they have a little bounce in their step right they know they're starting to wear on Princeton up front on both sides of the ball here he carries 124 yds for Murphy CL and a couple of touchdowns he's got some wheels too just like his big brother does turn them into space let them rip there's there's good news sign says this is the last of the Clements good news for the oppon for the rest of triaa probably soon to be quad a yeah that's one of the things talked about the CL brothers and Hudson from earlier that's been one of the surprises I think NE know Brown mentioned earlier this year they clocked him at over 20 mil an hour during one of the games and that puts [Music] [Music] [Music] and the bulldog defense right now is who can get to the quarterback first yeah that was just straight bll Rush by Reed use his strengths his strength to push the offensive lineman out of the way and it just closes on the quarterback so quickly lost back to the 8 yd line the second quarter has been a nightmare for Princeton slow motion out of the back field marker receiver screen to Collins makes the catch here comes the speed turns up field they Wai on him at the 13 yd line before he can get wound up it's put down hard on the play by T Jacobs good play design that little tunnel screen trying to get the ball to Collins you got two linemen out there cut back in the middle did a great job there Jacobs did a great job shaking off the official right he sheds the lock of the official and then jumps right in there makes the tackle kind of hit behind the back jum there I I don't think cins saw it that's just great discipline to stay home and wait for Collins to run to you right there third and 15 Barker has time this time throws over the middle pass drop at the 30 yd line Collins would have had a first down those are you have to make if you're you're just not getting many opportuni you got to take advantage of them and make present Travis another quick drive there's still 238 left on this clock Martinsburg is going to get it great field position and you know they're in attack mode now yeah possessed the ball there for about two minutes andamo will come on the punt he's been unable to really get a hold of one so far in this game also kicking a little bit of a win from this end low snap they come after it and there it is there he goes rocket shot Buro back pedals makes the C at the 40 gets outside the numbers picks up the block up the sideline and is going to be shoved out of bounds into the martinburg bench at the 42 yd line that was pretty good coverage too byon they looked like they had him surrounded then right on the edge watch number 55 leanian Weller will come into your picture and make a play right on the right hand side right here comes Weller lining him up weight does not hit him in the block back sprung mus go for a few extra yards nearly got the block on the other end bringing some pressure off the edge with yansy there you see the domination in this second quarter all Martinsburg the Princeton now you just got to try and hang on not give up points get in and regroup here at half time see quarterback power to start and like that on first [Music] down from the 42 CL and the receiver fell down buzzed over incidental contact with dom C no flag I was going to say we track every single stat that you can think of for state championship records we don't have this one officially but I'm going to give it to them right now for family yeah alltime touchdown record for his family oh they've got 10 all right you're calling it that's it who you got got anybody else he got more in 10 good Jr house get there by himself uh maybe maybe had a cousin third cousin here's CL On The Run gets around the edge look at that job tiptoeing the sideline the ballerina ha to stay in bounds and will get past the lead stick and a first down on a gain of 13 yeah that was well done by man started off with a pass on that drive and they just said okay forget it go back to quarterback power let's get our guy in space goes around the outside look at it look down stays in bounds get few more yards first down for Martinsburg and the Bulldogs again will get the ball to start the third quarter West Handcock there the right tackle signaling to the sideline like hurry up we want to go here you can tell that offensive Line's feeling it right now up the middle to the [Music] endzone boy Meg for the 18th time this season the Z and the r is on just amazing how they do this to you you can hang around with them and then at some point again I've referenced it a few times we've seen it three straight championship games from marford it's the second quarter that where the separation comes that's four touchdowns now in about the last8 minutes for the Martin gold team to take control of this game and we talked about the difference the Dave Walker has made this program has 54 playoff wins prior to Walker stepping foot on the Martinsburg campus is the head football coach they had one playoff point in their history and you see it again guys when Martinsburg needs a play where did they go they run it and they run it to the right side getting over there by Reed and Hancock on that side and you see that massive hole just open up again F into the house we've seen Martinsburg just in this quarter more than double their yards per play they were just at 4.1 as we started the second quarter now up to 9.2 yard per play 28 straight points for Martinsburg unan 148 remaining now prinston has a pair of timeouts here down three touchdowns but you're set to get the ball back to martinburg to start the third quarter after the Bulldogs W the opening toss and Def [Music] F Preston's trying to do what often is not done you know since moving to Wheeling first time teams at a state championship game eight wins 30 losses just two and nine in Triple A yeah since 1994 and that's it's been a challenge and there's a lot that goes into that it's they do such a great job up here in Wheeling at taking care of you from the setup of the locker room to the hospitality they provide and really a lot of it Travis starts in the week before I talked to Nick bck earlier this week and he said that was one of the biggest challenges just the preparation is different during the week because there's more going on there's more people bringing you food tickets the travel so a lot of times it's not just the day of the game but it's the week leading up that's the challenge all right scrip kick by Collins fielded by Zaden Neely and I wanted to point out that young guy you may wonder why is a guy wearing 74 on the second line of the kickoff return team for Princeton last week in the game against Bridgeport the Indians onside kicked about five times times in a row and Neely recovered two of those onside kicks so he might wear 74 but he's got great hands might bring him in a tight end it's like you held on the ball pretty well there I Princeton for the first time in the last what three or four drives they had field position finally here to start this drive pitch out the low block defeated and low is tackled at the 42 yd line low is an outstanding football player he just can't shake loose there is no room for him to run great decision gets the ball in his hands but look at Martin speed to force the pitch and there's those defensive backs right up in there again Co how many times have we called his name on the defensive side today closing from that corner position and making a great play yeah got off the block of w Kine and you know certainly these receivers from Princeton have done a great job all year of blocking but they've run into a different animal here today marker motions slow out of the back field comes back to Mosser his first catch turns up field positive gain across Midfield to the 49 yd line before Jacobs tracks him down third down and short there and that was good work that's what you do there's a lot of traffic over there but get it in the hands of moer First Catch on the day for him and he's a guy you're going to want to try and get cranked up in the second half mus just done a great job over there on one-onone third down and two two of eight on third down I'm sorry I still think this is a throwing situation given what we've seen up front for martur I think you got to put it up in the air I think they're all throwing here on out foron marker Blitz comes throws incomplete wide of to jakamo you had two receivers in the same area and that meant that three Defenders were there as well and marker had to get rid of that one quick Qui as he had a free rusher on it yeah that was buy coming up from that safety position like a flash he was in on Barker in a hurry and delivered a shot fourth down and two for Princeton o for one on fourth down conversions you go back this tital wave from Martinsburg started when Princeton went for it on that fourth and one right deep in their own in yep at about the 9 Minute Mark there the second quart been all martinburg since tiger is going to take a timeout here 14 seconds remaining in the half all let's take a look at some of West Virginia natives it's been a banner year for State natives playing in the National Football League not only playing but having an impact yeah there was Tyson ping you saw first for the Bears more former Marksburg quarterback he was fantastic Darnell Wright also the Bears top 10 pick this year and how about Dante Stills Vermont senior product for the Cardinals having an impact in his first season in the league as well Tren strange the tight end former parkerburg big red playing for Penn State had his first touchdown catch as a pro this past year Trayvon Wesco making impact as well he's been in the league a few years what makes some sense you saw the the video from earlier with all the division one Tal out of this state it would make some sense you're breaking through now with some more NFL guys as well playing at the highest level Dave Walker trying to win his ninth State title it be the schools 10th Brett Sherman who took over as head coach when Walker left for a remains on staff he won a State title pretty good program you got two two coaches on your sideline both with state titles 17 coaches on the sideline Mar well fourth and two marker to throw goes deep Collins got step he's got it Collins touchdown second of the first half and the Bulldogs give up a touchdown with s seconds remaining until half time great job by Princeton and that's massive from a confidence standpoint there's that deep ball we talked about Collins just has to beat his guy and he did beat two guys on that play but here's the loed at a 43 electronic timer he was a [Music] 4298 what I believe it was yeah you don't drive that fast anymore he a wb's camp and again he's a kid that uh his last two weeks we'll see what it does in terms of his recruiting only holds division two offers currently guy what I always say Travis you can't teach speed right he he's not just a straight line guy he gives you some wiggle he's got both those things you're looking for and you saw just go back to West IND you saw it this year with true freshman Rodney Gallagher getting the play he's not a big guy either slight of build but you saw him start to come along both speed and wiggle so there's a place at the next level fors by description of Collins is he gets fast quick that's a good one like not a guy that has to get wound up he can he can kick it into a high gear pretty quickly here's the kickoff from Kaiser and he's going to go Sky kick and a fair catch will be called for and taken at the 42 yd line by Cofield that's a big touchdown there for Princeton been five straight possessions since they scored you have to go all the way back to the 742 Mark of the first quarter when they jumped out to that lead so big moment there to get on the board before we head to half and gives Keith Taylor some locker room to try to rally the troops here and we'll see how martinburg plays it they they do have two time outs but only 7 Seconds remain don't really seem like the uh take a knee and run it out here I think they're going to push it you got those athletes on the edge and a guy that can get it to him 7 Seconds you can get a couple of plays out of this and Pete Taylor who also acts as the defensive coordinator take a time out want to see what the formation looked like yeah think they had the right alignment or the alignment that they wanted wants to make sure they get this right and get in the locker room that's seven seconds remaining couple of timeouts for Martinsburg leading by 15 28- 13 one of the huge keys for Martinsburg already has been field position Travis we've mentioned it a couple times starting in pron territory right now they hold a 19 yd field position Advantage they always say if you're you're plus 10 in field position at least at the college level you win those games about 95% of the time Martin living with a 19 yd Advantage as we to go to the half right Clement the offense back out there on a first and 10 from the Bulldog 42 yd lineon and Jacobs are the speed Merchants you see Princeton back to high safety look back 20 yard off the line of scrimmage in going to run it he's going to spin and that'll keep the clock running we'll see Martin will run it out and they will that'll be the end of the first half so the Bulldogs score 28 straight points before Dom Collins with that touchdown catch with seven seconds pron down 15 at half time and Joe bado is with Dave Walker in between Princeton's two touchdown drives what led to your better execution defensively I think we just settled in a little bit um you know coming out in a big game like this anything can happen we had some penalties first quarter really hurt us offensively but I thought we settled in but then we let him back in there so we we got a whole half of play what's the message to the guys at half time they just keep doing what we're doing but just we got to eliminate big plays and stop number five thanks all right Dave Walker in search of his ninth State title would be martinsburg's 10th overall they are halfway home Bulldogs up by 15 and that time 2813 despite Dom Collin heroics couple of touchdowns catches for the senior wi out half time Martinsburg by 15 on the [Music] island months of preparation and a commitment to Excellence have led to this year's Super 6 on behalf of wvrc media and metro news congratulations to all the teams we take pride in the voice of West Virginia and in providing coverage of the SSA Super 6 we look forward to many more years of exemplary coverage of West Virginia High School athletics metro news and wvrc media we're proud to live here too halim Martinsburg leading by 15 28-13 Bulldog scor 28 Onan points before Princeton scores with seven seconds remaining until halftime back upstairs Travis Jones along with Brad how I thought Dave Walker said it perfectly took Martinsburg a little bit a couple of series maybe do it just to the speed of the Princeton Tigers but once they settled in they settled in yeah fourth possession before we saw Martinsburg get on the board but ultimately it's that offensive line that we talked about in pregame they are just moving guys up front and they are a handful for the Princeton defense right now yeah if you look at the Bulldogs that's one of the things that's been the staple of their state championship runs they impose their will they do what they want to do they do both sides of the ball that line and it's a lot of the same guys going both ways [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] halim 2813 Martinsburg leading Princeton by here at the break Jeff ricado joins me now as we look a fond look back at what was the year in class triaa football in the state of West Virginia very exciting and uh the number one storyline really going into this season was something you mentioned a number of times throughout the broadcast the return of Dave Walker as head coach after his threeyear Cent leading Concord that's one of the main story lines Walker now back and seeking his nin state championship and the tent for the Bulldogs Eastern Panhandle very successful this year placing three teams in the top seven Spring Mills with one of the better seasons in school history as they finished seventh and actually gave Martinsburg their closest game in the regular season Jefferson checked in at number six parkerburg scored a huge playoff upset a number 13 seed with a victory over a number four seed in hurricane and a couple of teams served very late in the year after slow starts George Washington got off to a 1 and three start Spring Valley got off to an 0 and4 start both of those teams found their way into the playoffs we'll put a wrap on the year with the metro news top plays in class [Music] [Music] rout and Returns the pick 60 yd to the end zone play five tremendous concentration by ill receiver Mikey spack the pass is tipped but he collects it and he goes 43 yards to the house for six points against Bluefield play for the second appearance for the Martinsburg Bulldogs on the countdown Murphy Clement swings it out to sod Musgrove Musgrove looks like he is pinned in but he shaks out of a tackle attempt and goes 26 yards with a touchdown play three parkerburg South defeated University in week two Gage Roy Cruising Into The End Zone for a touchdown but he shares the wealth with his teammates lateral link to Devon forche to get the six play two one of the main reasons Bron advance to these Super Six was this play one of the Tigers 11 touchdowns in their 7370 semi-final win over Bri for chance Parker to Bradley Mosser Moser comes back to the ball Cuts back across the field and takes it 51 yds to the end zone and finally the play of the year in class Triple A it comes from the Spring Mills combo Anderson to Anderson and their win over Hedgesville Max Anderson to the end zone and Xavier Anderson wins the battle for the ball and stays inbounds in a 35 yd touchdown catch Max Anderson and Xavier Anderson of Spring Mills team up on the top play in class Triple A months of preparation and a commitment to Excellence have led to this year's Super 6 on behalf of wvrc media and metro news congratulations to all the teams we take pride in being the voice of West Virginia and in providing coverage of the ssac Super 6 we look forward to many more years of exemplary coverage of West Virginia High School athletics metro news and wvrc media we're proud to live here too all just moments away from the start of the third quarter again Martinsburg will have the ball to start the third quarter leading this game 28-13 Princeton got off to a quick start Brad finding his favorite Target that's what he does Don Collins down the field five catches 127 yd there in the first half big play right here he was called on the field as a good recovery but once reviewed the ball was kicked by a Princeton player at the 9 and half yard mark up the field gave the ball to martinburg Clement anwers yeah Clement's just been fantastic 143 yd rushing averaging 14 yd per carry also showing he can throw the football as well get fting the defender for the touchdown on that one and Clement a pair of touchdown runs in that first half you saw the speed right there but it's really been the offensive line for Martinsburg that's really impressed just opening massive holes there you see KY Fagen taking off for another Martinsburg touchdown as part of that Avalanche that came in the second quarter yeah Collins gets a touchdown seven seconds to go in the half Marburg gives up the late score which is very young characteristic yeah good job by cins just flat out beat two Defenders down the field with his speed great pass by Barker stats presented by BSN Sports the heart of the game Martinsburg slow to start strong to finish 227 yard in that first half yeah you would normally look at that time of possession difference and think Princeton was right where it needs to be which it was but that's that quick strike offense for Martinsburg that we saw in the second quarter three sacks for Martinsburg in half number one including two for Rashad Reed and look at those rush yards Travis Murphy Clement leading the way for Marburg but Mark Kell low just can't find any Running Room on the other side of the ball for Princeton Dave Walker half away from winning another State title coming back to Martinsburg after his threeyear step at Concord where he led the mountains since last year was their best year almost got into the NCAA playoffs lost to Fairmont State on a late two-point conversion and that derailed their chances to make the postseason but kind of interesting Dave Walker when he was the head coach of Concord you know where he lived Princeton so he knows all about the community support of this Princeton Tiger football program well you mentioned that Community Support I give credit to both communities this is a tremendous crowd you got a beautiful day sun 60° both of the stands very nearly full on each side all right here's the kickoff fielded at the 17 yd line on the return over the 30 that's Musgrove dances to the 35 and will be shouldered at the 39 yd line but good starting field position for Martinsburg and that was the other story of that first half bulldog starting on the plus side of the field yeah they said great field position plus 19 yards overall in the field position battle in favor of martinburg first and 10th of the 39 as the Sun Peaks through the clouds here at Wheeling Island stadium and you know it's always a good opening weekend in December weatherwise when you're having to take layers off Bulldogs ready to go to work Clement checks his wristband Murphy five of 10 48 yd through the air 143 on the ground and he'll carry the football again and drag a offender out to the 46 yd line his 11th carry of this football game as a winner on first down yeah that play has been so successful all day but especially on first down they love running that getting ahead of the sticks second and short now you got the full Playbook at your advantage kaer on the tackle second down and three it's so hard to stop aren't they some of it's just formation they split the four receivers out that forces you to go out and guard them it can't put an extra safety or an extra guy down in the Box because they'll kill you on the outside with their speed and skill play clocked at five the run a reverse mro Dan to the outside they'll have the first down out of a tackle from Moser and dropped at the 46 yd line by Kaiser but a first down for the Bulldogs on a second and short shows how hard it is to stop them that reverse Princeton in pretty good shape MERS right there musgrow just gives him a little start and stop gets forward for the first down 510 160 lb senior this is a senior heavy Martinsburg team the starting offensive lineman their seniors CL also playing his final High School game today as his mus here's CL and he's making the last one count he breaks a tackle he's loose inside the five he's in the end zone third time on the ground for Murphy Clement and Martinsburg scores quick here to start the third quarter of play yeah just so hard to stop that quarterback power there it is again this one off the right side most the time we've seen that go left this time Clement just busts through and once he gets through that first wave it's just his speed getting turned on it his hard to catch him PA of Miss tackles back up field and cl scores again Cody pige comes on to kick the extra point and it's up it is good 353 90 seconds it takes the Bulldogs to score Murphy closing in on 200 yds rushing three touchdowns in this game for the senior leader for the Bulldogs dogs build the lead back to three scores just a beautiful day here Wheeling Island Stadium at a peak of sunshine here momentarily 60 degrees in early December it's been a very enjoyable day certainly for the folks in eastern pan Martinsburg fans enjoying this one 3513 1030 to play in the third quarter another quick scoring drive for Martinville yeah that's what they do right five touchdown drives for the Bulldog only one has taken more than 50 seconds that was the last one that was just a minute 22 pick off and Howard goes down immediately at the 31 yd line great job by our metro news crew today Jones our drone pilot shot here the island all right Princeton they can score quick too and they're going to need to and try to get themselves into the same type of game they were in last week with Bridgeport high scoring first and 10 ball at the 32 yd line Chase Shipley in for Martinsburg he's the safety that's rolled over on Dom Collin side as they blow this plate dead they looks like musgrow is going to come out of the game because of the knee pad issue that a couple of times here in the first half these official point of emphasis got to have those knees covered safety issue again Collins five catches 127 yards two touchdowns lines up top of the screen this is a run for low and he's been bottled up not surprisingly the pile will move a little bit to the left for an extra yard after the 35 yd line I picked up three but marel Low's been held to nine carries and n yard yeah just no no room to move inside we've talked about that defensive line all day it really just provides such a luxury for the bul UPS they're able to roll that other safety all the way out to the hash or Beyond to keep an eye on Collins and don't have to worry about bringing him down and [Music] run second down and seven opening drive third quarter for the Tigers Barker sacked buy gets through fourth time marker's been sacked today back to the 25 yd line a Los of 10 yeah busy just comes in through that gap having to double team down on the line on those defensive linemen leaves a free rusher there it was buy again getting through there disrupting that play third down and 17 that'll put Princeton now underwater in total rushing in this game 6 yards rushing third and 17 see the Bulldogs bring next to rusher they will marker steps up in the pocket escapes out to the left throws that pass is intercepted it's Dober inside the 20 to the 12 and that just the third interception thrown by Barker on the season yeah he was just Barker back there scrambling looking for a play little miscommunication Collins was looking to turn it up field as you'll see coming up here at the top of the screen Collins takes off upfield Barker lets it Fly underneath Dober jumps the route with the interception yeah just all pressure Barker Happy Feet in the pocket and Collins trying to work back to the quarterback but do undercut it and I mentioned a couple times in the first half Martinsburg just bringing those linebackers up almost stacking them right along the defensive line it's turning into basically a six-man front across there from marks Clement stands in throws a strike over the middle pass caught at the one then dropped late incomplete hang on to it down at the one yd line Jacobs can't believe it he thought he had just an easy post route right here hits him right in the chest the ball just scoots out there right as he goes down call by the officials second down the 12 yd [Music] line 37 remaining here in quarter three rusy in the back field had a couple of touchdown runs last week cl's going to keep it he gets out of a sack then goes down late right at the line of scrimmage kep coming after him and deamo was there along with Kaiser Kiser gets up little gimpy good coverage at the top of the screen clet wanted to throw a post to the right side there but it was covered by Princeton so he tucks it brought down L scrimmage third down and 10 so the Princeton tiger defense called on here TR to keep this a three-score game tiger showing Blitz FL sees it looks at the sideline Dave Walker wants to take a timeout play clock was at five change the play or the protection and get a timeout here with 752 remaining in the third quarter Martinsburg trying to take control of the game deep and Princeton's in the Tigers have a response we come back to wheel that barge making its way down the Ohio rivers you get a good look at downtown Wheeling a lot going on here in the friendley city of Wheeling big landscape project just wrapping up there in downtown enjoy our time here at the West banko arena for the Mountain East Conference tournament in March there's a fake fake it keeps it on the end of round the fake he runs it in for the [Music] touchdown what a great play and a great time to call that haven't seen that one all they get the defense moving One Way fake the hand off just opened up a big hole Jordan Cooper with a valiant effort there F goes right by him the martinburg run if you will 35-6 on the second quarter extended 746 third quarter Fagan In The End Zone second time today there's a fake on the extra Point fing the holder takes the snap and will run it in for the two-point conversion 746 Bulldogs will tack on two more and make this a 30-point lead that was a fake all the way wasn't it I tell you what Brad when you got an offensive line that can block like these guys you can do about whatever you want back there in the back field well and you see that penetration I mean they four yards deep into that end zone with a push we talked about them in pregame we said how dominant they were how good they were up front that is certainly played out on both sides of the ball today for this Martin martinburg hold off team the interception from do sets him up on the short field F big part of that there's Rashad Reed number 50 got the touchdown celebration so not over yet Bulldogs are starting to feel a potential 10th State title talk about the Synergy on the staff you know you go back to what we talked about with Brit Sherman it's not like he was a slou he won 28 of 33 games and won a 2021 title now the offensive coordinator the team coach how about you know you find out hey Dave Walker wants to come back okay well I'll resign and and just go back to being a coordinate yeah absolutely here catch called for and taken at the 31 yd line by Marvey on Howard will go back to work get coll the ball it's fun to watch him you know you mentioned Brit Sherman there that's a pretty good spot to go back to when you know you have those kind of guys in that Talent at offensive line Murphy CL just go right down the list of of Talent on that side of the ball first and 10 Princeton tigers have given up two touchdowns here in the third quarter low goes out of the back field receiver screen to moer good downfield blocking boser breaks a tackle center of the field boser will have a first down before the Bulldogs try to RI the ball from him and oh Eli Campbell involved in a little extra curriculars number 60 there for Princeton get flags Campbell's got a little mean freak inning D play Virginia TCH after transferring for DMI and mentioned he's headed to the arm Air Force Academy came out to the 44 yd line on the first down that's I league and FCS offers before committing to the Air Force he camped at West Virginia Virginia Tech yeah that's a great football program he's going to out there at Air Force having another good season this year and probably a dream for an offensive lineman right you don't worry too much about pass blocking there you're just going to line up and try and smash people you like to run downhill that's a good program to go to any of those service cies it's a nice call Right There by Princeton I like that we talked about this moer match up on Musgrove musgrove's done a fantastic job of keeping moer in front of him but that's a good way to get him the ball one of your Playmakers try and get him in space to the ground low with some space for the first time in this game crosses Midfield and Musgrove will get him out of bounds down at the mar 44 yd line so low finally takes a snap of this game and doesn't see a great Jersey in front of him yeah good job up front great at the point of attack and we see low bounce outside shed a blocker put his shoulder down and get some yards he prob thrilled to have a little bit of Green Space there to work in you notice the Princeton face mask kind of old kind remember when we were kids and they had to the hutch you know helmets so I think they're so old school they're the brand new version right you're seeing that on some of the NFL guys that new look first and 10 ball at the 44 yd line Barker load fires Collins makes the catch in traffic high points the ball down the 11 yd line I like Barker he throws a good ball when they give him time he can get the ball and push it down field and then there's Collins again running right through and in between the double coverage then climbing the to make the catch excellent execution Princeton might ultimately lose the war here today for the state championship but I think Don Collins is cementing his Kennedy award candidacy for sure question six catch of the afternoon for Collins he comes tight to the formation and they'll pass it to him on a scrape route juggles it third receiving touchdown we got a marker down on the sideline that's going to be a shame for princ that's the first time we've seen that set today brought him tight to the line motioned him as a way to get the ball in his hands this one will come back we got Le of formation this the offense five minut in the back Field Five replay first down right so the receiver out wide is covered you're right they' have been sitting on that one kind of motion Collins to the wing and then brought him underneath yeah and a great spot to do it down inside the Red Zone where you can pop him for a touchdown there's a perfect time to call it it's unfortunately for the Tigers the penalty car denied his third touchdown catch of the game goes in Orit marker throws it down the center of the field and a great catch K did he get a foot in they say no on the back line we'll take a look at this one see that one nice pass got it up only Klein could go get it great job by Klein up the ladder goes over the defensive back with the catch oh may have tapped the toe I think he's got it may have tapped the toe out out got to catch it first we're so excited about the toes was great work with the toes though caught it looked down got the tap I was excited to see we just got to tack on another great catch here see Taylor's arm there see how far he got that challenge flag out here second down 15 marker looks left throws a Collins tightly covered that time buz over all over incomplete the route that was coming there didn't he was ready for that one third and 15 and two down territory here 6 minutes to play in the third quarter for Princeton Barker's numbers 10 of 22 224 yard two touchdowns does have the one interception set up the Martinsburg touchdown on the last possession right clock at 10 as Barker lines him up Barker looking Collins all the way overthrown incomplete tough window right there for the Soph stick that ball in there working not only against the corner Malachi Williams but also the sideline buz do also involved in the coverage fourth and 15 for the Tigers deep in martinburg territory at the 16 yd line expect some heavy pressure here from martinburg one for two on fourth down conversions but this one fourth and long spker on the play action late pressure comes scoots out sacked back at the 28 yd line fif time he's been sacked today this time it is [Music] YY y with the sack not say enough about those guys up front continuous pressure and then coverage on the back end right there there just wasn't anywhere for Burker to throw the [Music] football initially then trying to escape y able chasing down tigers turn it over on Downs at the 28 yd line comes busky breaking tackles he's free it's a foot Ro buy against Howard and Howard will chase him down down at the 20 three Y [Music] Line just nothing fancy there from martinburg just once again up the interior of that line buy keeps churning just running through the arm tackles there the Tigers for the big play ball to the 23 yd line first and 10 the first big rip for the junior backup running back to Nick busky had two touchdowns last week against Huntington made some great plays defensively one the few times we've seen him offensively that's just what Martin gives you that dep right late in the second half here you're worn down they just keep putting new guys in there to come at you begging this time he runs out wide and will be tackled at the 16 yd line Martinsburg went over 300 yard rushing on that musky run tack on8 more on poy Fagan's carry versus brother Kai Fagan also a state champion at martinburg look at that number 309 rushing for Martinsburg ne6 in this game for Princeton y second and two CL cuts inside has it at the five and he will extend the ball for the touchdown a run and there it was again that right side of the line where you got hanock on the outside at the tackle kicking out guard re kicking down in watch this hole that opens up on the right side as Clement bounces it cuts through there Clement lowers his shoulder drags the guy into the end zone effort a touchdown half loses the brides that's five on the day for Murphy Clement one through the air four in the ground saw Dylan hours Fairmont Senor scores six rushing touchdowns last night the polar bears Victory 4948 Murphy CL has his fourth rushing touchdown with 421 remaining here in the third quarter of play now Tyson be the former Martin Brook Bulldog quarterback of course now backup quarterback the Chicago Bears got a couple of starts earlier this season that deep ball throws in there delivers a strike a guy went on to unbelievable career here at Martinsburg of course then goes to Shephard is the Harland Hill Award winner which is the division 2 Heisman then gets into Fair's camp and earns his way into a starting job on that particular team I'm still surprised he wasn't more heavily recruited out of high school cuz you watch him there in those highlights that looks College ready at that point when we saw him up here at Wheeling Island and he's obviously turned in to be just a fantastic quarterback you mentioned it uh going into his senior year right went into the portal at Shephard yes and was kind of testing the waters a little bit but ultimately decided to return to uh Shephard which was a great decision absolutely right go back to shepher you were already on NFL radar at that point was Tyson vent he went back and had another fantastic record setting year his senior year that worked his way right into the the reei Senior Bowl and then on to the Chicago Bears here comes the kickoff the sky kick Marburg and what has been a tip of the cap to Dom Collins they have not wanted any part of kicking it deep to Collins so they've been perfectly content and when youve got that defense why not give up a little bit of field position yeah go back to Murphy Clement for a second when Hudson his brother was talking to Joe down on our Sidelines Joe mentioned to him Murphy was injured in that state title game two years ago that's part of why you saw Hudson move all over the field and fill in some on Direct snaps and catch it and run it from both positions you imagine if they both would have been on the field at the same time oh scary good yeah no question about it healthy this year he's had a tremendous year and again has an offer from Old Dominion but you have to figure his stock is rising here as the season comes to an end here's low he steps on the gas and there you finally get to see the speed in space of mar low have the ball out to the 45 yd line at a gain of 15 we talk so much about Barker and Collins coming in but here's low he's a 1700 yd pack yeah he's really talented and you see it right there he just gets himself to the edge then sees the crease and gets himself North and South a buck 65 against the Big Reds of Parkersburg in the quarterfinal round and that come from behind wi for prinston low out of the back field Barker receiver back to Dom Collins picks up the blocking and Collins going to be pulled down after a game of n a good play design right there by Princeton they brought the motion which brought that extra high safety that was over there bracketing Collins he followed the motion that freed Collins up on the other side gave him numbers for the play first tackle of the game for Ace Flores second and one as this third quarter clock is starting to tick away prinston doesn't score in the next three minutes we'll have a running block here in the fourth quarter pitch out the low look at the speed from the that is a defensive end chasing down a very Speedy running back was right with it Miss 510 195 and is out there on the edge tracking low no gain second down and 10 missed it remarked earlier in the first half you know it's rare you see a team and you look at their leading tacklers usually it's the linebackers and that means all right they got a good D line because they're eating up the blocks right now this team three their leading tacklers are their D line Hendrick Reed and bass and yans right in the mix here's MOS receiver screen in a phone boot Shake free momentarily gets it to the 41 yd line before Tracked Down by busy short game well this is the Brett butter princ right here these receiver screens they have beaten teams to death on them all season but you see Martinsburg is got the strength and the speed to get off the blocks and keep that boxed in yeah as you mentioned earlier in game it's a different animal going against the speed of the martinburg defense second down and six marker Under Pressure sacked six times goes down back to the 47 yd line first on the scene for the Martinsburg defense was 58 will bass creat so many problems defensively that time I happen to be watching the right side of the Princeton line where like Campbell is he's doing a great job today but Martinsburg just makes it so tough they stack Jacobs right on top of the defensive lineman and force Campbell to make a decision what are you going to do which one are you going to take he tried right there to to hit one and then hedge off on the other it's just so hard because of their speed keep in mind this Princeton offensive line they got two sophomores and a freshman out there starting Barker in trouble again he is sacked backto back plays and right now they're just teeing off EJ hendris we get this one back to the 45 yd line and that was Reed just blew by there and disrupted at Hendrick there to clean it up the Tigers Bing a little drive here in the Bulldogs slam the brakes on that and shift it into reverse in a hurry and the punt team will come on for the fron Tigers trailing 50 to 13 have a squat number on Reed that's a lot it's a lot you look at that lower body you can see why he's so good up front you are not moving him squatting the vwg the new style or the old style whichever is heavy mus bounces 18 yd line pair of flags come flying in actually three flags come flying in from all angles I'm tell you what those officials with some arms there were some wind ups there on those flights coming needless to say the Musgrove return will not stand I think Princeton might have their pick of which one they want to accept here you know Musgrove is a great example of this Martinsburg dep talked about him in that match up with Moser all day he's been tremendous out there so but he's about the sixth guy you would talk about on that defense yet he's been invaluable in this particular game yeah I mean same thing offensively you know you look at guys like Gideon and Jacobs and and musgrow you know you put them on you know xhs whatever High School you want and they're probably all state and All Stars you know on this team yard rushers on this team it's just so much depth and it starts with their you know their younger programs Martinsburg it's it's a program there's no question about that you don't win there's a soon to be 10th State title in such a short span without being successful on all levels lot to sort out here a lot of laundry on on the field so the crew there are two p on the play Mar five face mask 21 on the kicking team holding on the return team number 82 face penal off St Replay for down have to reick here you there was a lot of break there while the officials were talking some great sportsmanship between the two lines you see Hancock and Campbell talking one of the Martinsburg players showing some technique there to the Princeton defensive linemen Little Clinic going on out there some some camaraderie here in the state championship travles how you doing how you how you seven sacks here show me what you're doing right the Jo will have to punt it again 13 seconds remaining in the third quarter you know we mentioned those two guys a bunch Campbell as who said headed to the Air Force where he'll continue his football career Hancock headed to West Virginia University you know he was down to James Madison and WVU almost went to James Madison luckily for him he did not Kur cetti West Virginia graduate Morgantown High graduate just took the job at Indiana after a hugely successful run in James Madison musve on the return outside the numbers looks for the cut back no I'm just going to go this way and he throws a shoulder into Cline out at the 43 what a spin [Music] move that's a good way to burn out the clutch right there end of the third quarter Martinsburg 12 minutes away from another state [Music] time months of preparation and a commitment to Excellence have led to this year's Super 6 on behalf of wvrc media and metro news congratulations to all the teams we take pride in being the voice of West Virginia and in providing coverage of the ssac Super 6 we look forward to many more years of exemplary coverage of West Virginia High School athletics metro news and WBC media we're proud to live here too here West Virginia Toyota dealers proud to be the official partner of the wbss AC supporting High School sports all across West Virginia Toyota Let's Go Places Murphy Clement has gone to the end zone five times in this game one through the air on the ground will snap it to start this fourth quarter with a 50-3 lead you know Martinsburg in that third quarter 145 yards a total offense all on the ground only attempted one pass there in the third quarter 24 for the game 14 y for carry the Bulldogs and cl he's going to throw this one FS it up looking for mus he broke open late over throw Howard beaten by a step on the play incomplete Clement had to let that go right before he wanted to in there with some pressure to Jo in there as well and Clement could not hold it for the extra beat he needed for Musgrove to clear you and I were talking where does Murphy Clement kind of project in college at you know what position such a good defensive player is he like his brother a wide receiver in college slot type of guy that's the thing certainly on the defensive side is going to play safety right could do that right now but he's so good on the offensive side with the ball you'd like to try and get him some carries if you could well plays running back as does busky and he breaks free beautiful onew combination got a flag down the field buy tackled at the 15 he'll give up some yardage here on a block behind the play there it is that right side that we've been talking about all day buy finds it just gets straight up field Martin fans there's your feature back next season junior Nick busky Hardy on the offense number six 10yd penalty from the F of the foul first down on the hold down field but buy will still get a gain to the 36 yd line you earlier today gave an unofficial record to the Clement household I stand by I'm giving one to this offici crew and I I think I know who it is but there's one that will if we had a flag throwing contest he'd win it which one is that particular right there in the middle right the back J yeah okay Lefty if I'm not mistaken hopefully he's played some baseball along the way he's proven himself we don't need to see it again or anymore here's a pump and go and he's gone G touchdown FL second touchdown pass six total for the game and the Bulldogs extend the lead to 5613 yeah just a little pump got the bite from the defensive backs but Gideon was already gone into the end [Music] zone six now for Murphy Clement yep total touchdowns still not still not Hudson's probably sweating over there he's got a two touchdown buffer at the moment there's the kick it's up and good for Paige 46 to play Once Upon a Time this was seven up in Princeton now the Bulldogs up 57- 13 46 play back in a moment to wheel that's beenal Martinsburg second quarter on Bulldogs 5713 and look at the stats you know they always say what stats are for losers stats don't always tell the tale now sometimes they don't time of possession has meant absolutely nothing in this game when you consider Princeton nearly has a full quarter more a possession time in Mark yeah it's just been that quick strike Bulldog offenses we've seen so many times up here but one of those stats that doesn't lie in this one you look at Princeton's rushing yards or average yards per rush in the negative negative2 and I think that just speaks to how good and dominant this Martinsburg team has been up front today what a job that Sam Collins has done on these kickoffs and he gets a a hug and out aoy from his head coach Mark for 12 yards per play five Collins routinely putting that ball in the end zone for the automatic touch back just a junior he'll be on the circuit I would imagine this spring and summer and his services will be in demand you got a guy that can put it in the end zone at the next level it's invaluable what a great memorable season it's been for Princeton and the Tigers N9 minutes into change here as that Tiger fan base still hanging in there across the way enjoying every last moment as they should of this season agree agree we said in the open storybook season for them I know this didn't end the way they wanted it to what a fantastic year some lifelong memories there for that crew marker throws it and they're all over that is martinb Williams is waiting on Jo no gain on that play second down and 10 and for the most part Martins BS I think they've done a good job defensively on Dom Collins they doubled him at times really changing it up giving him different looks I agree with you but doesn't that show how good of a player he is and how dominant he's been he still went for 169 in two touchdowns and you feel like they've done a good job on Y no doubt tunnel streen Moss little wiggle nice move tackled by Guess Who a defensive lineman from behind running down the field moer is going to hobble out as Hendrick ring down from behind yeah the future's still bright there you bring moer back you bring low back yeah Barker returns Barker returns yeah he got some offensive skill there clle we saw go almost make a great catch got some of those young linemen you mentioned that are learning having to grow up today but that'll benefit them down the road yeah here's the key for Princeton quite honestly they're on the bubble quad a triaa you know are they up in the big class or are they you know in tripa a with essentially what is going to be the quarter of double A with a couple of School Spring Valley Bridgeport in particular so that's that's going to be a big watch here for these Princeton fans over the next month this is definitely a team that's can reload make another run next year yeah and obviously created a bunch of confidence among those guys learn how to work and extend that culture what it takes to get to this level and we've seen it so many times over the years and we've mentioned how difficult it is to come into here in this environment in your first year Taylor look at him you know he's going to be tomorrow night assistant he's assistant girls basketball coach so he's got to get right to work well I'll tell you the other he's going to be sitting on the top of a convertible in the princeon Christmas Brady's the Grand Marsh as well he should on Monday night that will be a nice celebration of a great runnerup year for the Princeton Tigers running clock here in the fourth quarter 635 Barker rolls throws incomplete as the clock will continue to wind in case you're wondering why the clock was moving on these incompletions Mercy roll is in effect go back to the Tigers and the way that this program has built mentioned just two wins in 2019 they finished seven and three lost to the co map in 2020 won five games in 2021 and then lost to GW in the opening round of the playoffs last year George Washington they went six and four all the way on the bump up to 12 wins this season marker pitches it out to low low makes a cut and he'll be right at the lead stick martinb got some younger players in there defensively and the ball's down to the 45 yd line for a Princeton first down great run got some space there on the Edge poock at 527 quick moving fourth quarter of play here and one more state championship game yet to be played tonight class single a williamtown and Greenbrier West tonight at 7 o' on Metro News television where we put the wraps on the high school football season Barker going deep moer back out there after the ankle twist coverage by Musgrove it's incomplete second and 10 well you know who likes this running clock Hudson CL I may have seen the last of Murphy however but uh keeps his record safe keeps his record safe mentioned it earlier Dylan hours was preced for a little bit last night right he had six of them a single state championship rushing record in a single game six touchdown runs last night the son of former Mountaineer fullback West hour Mountaineer fullbacks are going to be a theme you mention that game coming up tonight we're going to see Owen Schmidt on the sideline for greenb West there's do his second interception down at the 15 Y Line and chance marker came in with that amazing touchdown to interception ratio he's thrown two after throwing just two the entire season don't fault him on that one just trying here to to take a shot 412 remaining we'll get a timeout Martinsburg four minutes and some change away from their 10th State title Martins B's 10 state championship is on the cup and Brad you and I have seen most if not all of those and there's one common denominator I think in all the those games from it's been big chunk plays yeah they did it again today if you look at their Rush Plays of more than 10 yards they have 10 of those plays Travis six of them have gone for touchdowns and they have 299 yard rushing just on those 10 big chunk plays it has been a big part of the big chunks he's out there again keep it on the ground and off going to husy he'll cut it back and he's going to weave his way all the way out to the 26 ydd line add 11 more to that rushing total for Martinsburg that's now close to 370 yard on the ground 340 [Music] left hand off nice missed broken tackle there Marcus shance backup senior running back it's a carrying the state championship game out to the 34 yd line clock hits three minutes so Martinsburg will have to run a couple of more plays here then number 317 in Dave Walker's High School coaching career didn't start at Martinsburg he had a nice St in East Hardy High School class single a school before taking the Martinsburg job GRE snap back fan outside the numbers and fan cross Midfield M get him out of Bounds at the 45 clock will continue to just so Talent Ed as well quarterback and running back starting season backup quarterback slides in to the starting tail back roll gains nearly a th yards on the ground coming into this game ST the CL got an injured Princeton player all the way down at the 23 yd line behind the cheerleaders looks like it's Howard and he's literally 27 yards away from where the play help to his feet he's got to come out for a play 210 yd rushing buy just missed out on a 100 yd game 95 y on the ground it's Fagan now might get it here here's busy oh that is busky and that looks like a face mask that flages in 34 y line there's your buy back judge tell me he's got an arm flag came out of nowhere traveled about 25 30 yards across the field they L the clock while they discussed this so this is going to take a chunk more off 15 y pen run first down that should get busky over 100 yards I'll wait till they update it officially give you his totals that Fen was 77 I think that pushes him over a thousand now on the season Y you are correct got it by a couple yards also martinb over 400 yard and Walker how do you keep falling for [Music] this I mean at this point you had this done to you nine times you got to know something's coming here in the final minute I think you just got to let it happen even if you know it's coming part of the tradition let this class do it a little bit we execute everything else well I'm sure this is going to be perfect yeah there it is perfectly done I don't think you mind as much today that 60° temperature might felt good he'll take it the clock win and martinburg will not have to run another play it is celebration time and that sign says it simply number one Hardenburg Bulldogs after a year off are back on top what an impressive effort Travis all the way around all the phases that line was dominant still guys were great again just another impressive martinburg effort here on the island Murphy Clement and his brother Hudson Clement the secondy year player at West Virginia Murphy will walk off this field as the clets will have left their mark on the Martinsburg program and certainly performance is seared in the memory of Super Six fans Murphy six touchdowns accounted for today so that is 14 total between the brothers in state championship gam that's a good household hall right there that is going to be tough to match or moving forward martinburg wins Princeton wraps up a wonderful season again some key seniors on this Princeton Tiger football outfit but they've got a great Cor underclassman next season when we go to four classifications all right let's check in with Joe he's got Victor's head coach Dave Walker Dave your skill guys get a lot of attention and deservedly so but your defensive line Rashad Reed Xerxes yansy will bass EJ Hendricks how good were those guys today I mean they played really well they just got better as the game went on so very proud of them and they showed up to play today Murphy wasn't able to play in this game two weeks or two years ago how focused was he to have a great performance today I mean he was ready to go I mean's he's been ready all year and uh you know he he's a great player great young man I know that this is not a 14we season it's a year round season to put this team together how impressed were you with the focus for the guys really throughout the entire year and since you took took over I mean they they they've been just amazing just the work they put in and the focus they shown and uh you know they're just a great group of guys and just blessed to be associated with lastly when you decided to come back home to Martinsburg did you imagine in this moment that you're about to have and and bringing a state championship back no I mean those are things the dreams are made up you know you you but no we just come in with to work and they and they br those guys they already they already had had it set up I mean so I'm just uh I'm very thankful and U just U very pleased to be where I'm at can't say to no congratulations D thank you Joe than you Dave Walker back home and back on top of the class triaa football football world as the Martinsburg Bulldogs win another State title that is 10 now for Martinsburg dating back to 2010 5713 the final score the MVPs will be announced here momentarily we fully anticipate it will be Murphy Clement for the marur BL you know Dave said it right there but credit Brit Sherman too as well you mentioned it a couple times throughout the game what a selfless act that was you have the head coach of the program you win a state title Dave Walker comes back you slide back into your old role as offensive coordinator and just keep the thing running yeah they've got it rolling there in Martinsburg 13-0 record on the season in a difficult place to schedule you know Martinsburg had to get creative this season and pick up Clarkston North out of Canada early in the year which technically by enrollment was a class single a school recognized as a doublea school in the ratings also Stonebridge Virginia had Boys Latin Maryland which against single a as a double A in in the ratings and that if you're wondering why martinburg was undefeated and the three seed you know that's why it's it's a ongoing thing for Martinsburg high school it's a tough place to find games outside of their direct area all right Joe has found Murphy Clement Murphy I know you had to be disappointed to not be able to play in this game two years ago what does it mean to you to have this type of performance on this type of stage it means the world I didn't get to do it two years ago obviously I got to watch Hudson do his thing and it was just great to be able to have my turn with it and be able to put on for my city and put on for the rest of my players with my teammates all of them what did it mean to have that guy over there in hson watch you do your thing hey that that a motivation that got me lit that got me that got me ready for the game what does it mean to you to bring a state championship back to Marburg I know there's high pressure and high expectations and you guys did the job it's great obviously we have a lot of them but add one to the list every year that's the goal it's great to be able to come out and and add add the one to to the goal at End season congratulations thank thank you back upstairs thanks Joe Murphy Clement six total touchdowns 210 y on the ground 82 through the air as the Martinsburg Bulldogs back on top in class Triple A congratulations to the pron tigers on an outstanding setting memorable seasona state championship back to the Easter pan dogs on top for Brad Travis Jones and Joe thanks for watching this presentation on metro [Music] news