GAME OF THE CENTURY: Fairmont Sr vs North Marion 2023 WV Class "AA" State Championship *HIGHLIGHTS*

it'll be an all Marian County final as Fair Mo senior at North Maran Tangled tonight in the class daa state championship game will it be the Huskies who cap their historic season with the title or the polar bears who rise up again to claim their fourth championship in six years let's go we'll find out together next is going to be nearest the bottom of your screen and here's the kickoff from pesel and we're underway in the state championship game it'll be our stre partner out there returning that one over the 25 out to the 26 yd line perfectly in the first series hours to punt just his eighth punt of the Season 40 yard average high snap gets it out of there good coverage kick fry gets away from it and it's a beauty it rolls for the polar bearss all the way down to the Husky 30 yd line standing back at the 36 Martin good spiraling kick pin hours to the near sideline ball goes out of bounds I can that eyes in it right at the 10 yd line so Martin with a beauty came in at halftime of the University game the next game the next week and led to polar bears to that Victory white here pulls it he's got a first down he's got more he's tripped up out of around the 33 yd line carry of the season was a good one right here to throw late pressure out of the back field wide open far sideline ours crosses Midfield and he is going to be pushed out of bounds far side but a big play leading four yards from the 33 yd line back to hours and he curls his way to a first down and more tripped up by Fry at the 18 yd line Second down 10 out of the pistol set white ha here screen to Johnson makes the catch B Bigalow with a great block Miner makes the tackle and a flag comes in that we see out there blocking that was very reminiscent you see Bigalow wearing the 55 there of one of the famous alums Stills Dante Stills touchdown hours out of the Wildcat direct snap back to him and he runs it in for the score for his 14th rushing touchdown of the season and Fairmont senior gets on the board on a 90 yd Drive nice little creative play there I like that direct snap under Center bounces it right off the left side really impressive drive there from the polar bears right here takes the snap pumps being chased throws it late pass is intercepted at the 36 yd line Josh Holden with the pick great defense they just string white hair out make him scramble and look downfield I'm not sure he even saw the defender right there when he let go of the pass Big Time turnover for North Mar Mr eagle eyes how's Dawson by first and 10 from the 25 yd line right up the middle there goes Hoffman Hoffman with a nice block down field from the receivers he's into the end zone touchdown hus of North Maran what great work up front there that hole was massive and then you saw the speed right there of Huffman turning it on once he broke through the crust [Applause] whiteair surveys three-man Rush throws it over the middle and a strike caught at the 45 yd line and a first down Miner ready nice hole for Hoffman Hoffman protecting that football breaks the tackle here he comes over the 25 30 and all the way out to the 37 yd Line pass over the middle it's intercepted Canfield on the return tackled at the 32 yd line so Miner tried to get it over top of Canfield and could not and Logan Canfield with the interception time to throw Miner looking at his receiver again I don't think he even saw Canfield who was just lurking there reading his eyes jumped up grabbed the ball for a big time pick so both quarterbacks have thrown an interception this will be a fourth down and four white here into the flat Michael makes the catch Michael has the first down he might have more out of an ankle tackle inside the 10 inside the five finally shoved Out of Bounds at the three one quick snap first and goal from the three quarterback sneak hours tries to get outside he does second touchdown of this first half for Dylan hours and the polar bears cash in on the North Maran interception same play we saw on the first touchdown just get it in his hands and let him find the hole he just kept bouncing that to the left and the outside till he got an [Music] opening back to that power look to the right they run it that way Miner gets a nice block and he breaks free you see the power of Miner down to the 39 yd line slow down minor running it they found something with his Double Wing this time it's the running back it's Hoffman he's loose Hoffman to the house touchdown [Applause] [Music] dogs 39 big ones look up front again just great blocking a big hole and then Hoffman turns the Jets on when he gets into open field so even with those extra safeties in the box trying to protect against the Run didn't matter North Marion comes through first and 19 white hair is going to have to throw steps up in the pocket late pressure comes white hair scrambles now throws late across his body danger comes back makes the catch picks up a downfield block breaks a tackle danger down the sideline danger with no Flags touchdown Brody white hair the magician finds Canon Dinger on a comebacker and he takes it for a touchdown what a play mark that one down and remember what a great job by white hair to extend this play there was great coverage on the back end as you'll see here in the replay nowhere to go pressure coming white hair does enough to keep it alive and then a tough throw rolling left throwing back across his body and then Dinger was just a big time run after catch what a play for the polar bears Miner back to Hoffman huge hole again Hoffman stiff AR spins away from thoron Hoffman delivering a blow at the 36 yd line and another first down miners ready quarterback power cut back goal line shoulder down touchdown big big score right there for the [Applause] Huskies and second half underway on dinger's kickoff it'll be armor from the eight up the middle and slung down at the 25 yd line go route little push off pass caught down at the 12 yd line pulled in by Landon fry leing get the ball to the 12 Miner open field ahead Miner to the 10 to the five danger tackles him first and goal North Marion at the four and movement no flag away it hand off Hoffman nice block from m key Hoffman in touchdown Huskies well we we've mentioned Austin mck a bun tonight for his blocking that might have been the best of the night right there creating the edge allowing Hoffman to get around the outside reposition him into a pistol set with the play clock down to five our gets the carry runs diagonal now turns up field breaks a tackle at the 40 he's loose our cut back pulled down at the 36 yd line by Hoffman here nine of 15 he's going to run this one and he finds a way finds a crease and finds a first down down at the 10 Mar Marian scored on their opening possession in the third this is fairmont's first touch in the second half second and goal white here nice pocket now he runs to the outside gets to the five tries to lunch for the pylon he's just short they'll Mark him at the one that was close he had the ball extended in his left hand as he Dove for the pylon Powers Dawson as lineman they're going to go again back under Center fourth and one hours again this time untouched third time a K with that play as hours into the end zone and the polar bears an extra point away from timeing to score well it's not the Philly tush push but that's a pretty effective play down at the goal line get it in the hands of your best player and just let him find [Music] daylight lazy snap back Martin is going to Pooch it Dinger runs up muffs it loose ball Husky's on it recover by Dylan [Applause] Higgins danger called for a fair Catch and it went off his shoulder [Music] pad and Higgins topples on the football and the second turnover of the game for Fairmont senior May provve extremely costly single coverage all alone up top snap speed option fake to Hoffman keep by miner breaks ATT tack Miner 10 five Dives Huskies lead it's a great individual play Travis Miner just rolling to the right he's looking that way gets Michael leaning just a bit to his left puts H in the ground heads back the other way for the touchdown nice individual run stand there watching his son Dylan hours see Le out wide to the right our is going to run it North Marion knows that Run's coming nobody's attempted but still 10 minutes plus to play in this fourth quarter and a give to Johnson Johnson trying to get outside breaks the tackle and he'll step out inside the 30 it's the first weekend in December and he's only getting stronger and here comes the direct snap that we've seen inside the five every time and he's got it and he's spinning and he is in fourth time tonight for Dylan ERS same thing we've seen he gets under Center they snap it and he goes left and he just finds the daylight wherever it first appears he shoots up in H's out to get all the way to the 30 yd line Miner throws it down the center of the field and the pass is broken up black comes in looking for Martin and we're going to have a marker down on tan Boda on a pass interference motion across the formation that's Higgin snap back and it's a fake and there he goes it's a first down from Martin got the block Jarren Hayes rolls the dice and the Huskies convert remaining but North Maran can stop it three times back to Hoffman to the outside Hoffman on the gas cats it back Hoffman of the Huskies loose in the secondary thoron with an angle pulls him down at the 27 yard line Hoffman battling an ankle all night long got nicked up on the last offensive series with 57 left Hoffman again cuts it back at the 20 to the 15 Hoffman touchdown Huskies Take the Lead what a drive Travis keeping that alive again up front you can't say enough about the north Maran offensive line and the holes they're creating up there allowing Hoffman that great space and again as soon as he breaks that crust at the front he just takes off for the End Zone white here in the offense Gib d looks to get outside he does turns the corner first down out of the 40 hit by miner in the bench area that'll add 15 more note the timeouts located behind the team's logos just one remaining for Fairmont Senor hours loose into the secondary they'll run out of bounds down at the 14 1 yd line on this one trap they're not even going to motion him into position under the center they're just lining right up underneath this is what we're doing try to stop it and tried four straight plays by the way ours spinning in again I thought Dylan lost track there he held four fingers up for a minute wait a minute that's number five all right again the pressure goes on pesel high snap kick is on the way the kick is good excellent job by Logan Canfield had a nice night up around 250 but he's got a ways to go to get to that here's Miner On The Run trying to get a sliver gets outside and is run down by Michael a possible three here Travis here's the power to the right with the halfback on that side they generally go that way with it speed option pitch out look out loose ball on The Pitch Out Miner tries to dive on it he can't it is there for the taking and it is taken by the polar bears of Fairmont senior I think that's Brody white hair that got no excuse me Michael in there Travis Michael Dives on it and comes up with a gamechanging fumble recovery they ran speed option and it was blown up from the start penetration started with Michael the pitch comes out and Taran Boda knocks it free and then Michael Dives on the loose ball and the polar bears with 204 to play have a golden opportunity to win the daa state championship right here just hours direct snap back to him again white hair lined up at the running back position he's got it runs to the outside nice push cuts it back our trying to break a tackle has it down to the 9 yd line as the clock will stop at 108 all right ours in direct snap depth second and goal he fakes it keeps it ours runs in I think North Maran let him score yeah I think they [Music] did Sixth rushing TouchDown for Dylan hours yep building on his already Super Six AA record yeah and you can see the North Marian guys just stand up and back away trying to get as much time as they can for their offense to get this ball back for man Rush Miner takes the snap throws underneath pass is caught out of Bounds at the 33 that'll add 15 on [Music] Thon hit Hess out of bounds see barar starts to bring some pressure right now just a fourman rush Miner's going to run it and he needs to get out of bounds and he will shoulder his way into Thon and get the clock block [Applause] stop receiver screen getting outside and getting a first down is Martin and he will also get out of bounds great job by Martin all right empty faots not blitzed for man rush throw underneath it's caught and out of Bounce can still give up something underneath but you're going to have to make sure you wrap up second in short Miner stands in oneon-one corner of the end zone and the pass is incomplete fry says he caught it I think he did catch it it's just a question of whether he was in bounds or not watch foot in and there's the challenge flag is out what a catch and he's got a foot in he's got two in that is a touchdown that might might be one of the most unbelievable plays I've seen never mind the moment that it's in just the fact that he caught that onehanded and got the foot down one that second one was out but the first one was definitely in right there control remember High School this isn't Pro he doesn't have to survive the ground I think he did anyway I think he did Travis he never got that left hand on the ball till he was down the ruling on the field has been reversed the result touchdown wow well thank you video review and thank you ssac for installing video review a handful of years ago in the Super 6 Hoffman to the left of the quarterback Casey Miner two-point conversion attempt for North Marian to try to take the lead late in the championship game high snap Miner pulls it down merer runs it and he is fighting there is a dog pile and he did not get in the polar bears get the stop High snap back to Miner and that busted to play what a stand by that Fairmont senior defense his Miner still even after the snap as he got control of it he had some daylight it looked like he was going to close right near the end zone you see the high snap he makes a move it looks like he might have a shot and then they just stoned him white hair was in there I saw number four we'll get another look this was going to be a quarterback power there's number four white here he sticks his nose in there and gets a good shot on miner and shoves it backwards so Darren Hayes goes for two and the polar bears keep him out they're going to review it it's a scoring play after review the rolling on the field is confirmed no good all right so the Huskies still have a glimpse here with 14 seconds they have to recover an onside kick with 14 seconds remaining both teams out of timeouts and Anderson's kick is going to be hit in the air and covered by hours and how fitting is that so much buildup in Maran County coming into this game and boy did it live up to all the Billings I mean unbelievable plays the hug on Nick bck as he's got another state championship on the sideline is a water boy one of the previous bont senior state championship and great sportsmanship Casey Miner left it all on the field tonight and one of the best catches you'll ever see to put North Maran into a position to potentially win the game and it comes up just short