Joe Albright

Mar 3, 2024 | timeswv.com | Joe Albright

PARKERSBURG — Watch out for the swarm. Depth will be the greatest weapon in Class AAA top-seeded East Fairmont’s arsenal when the girls basketball state tournament begins at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Tuesday in Charleston. Asked during the WVSSAC state tournament meeting Sunday in Parkersburg, head coach James Beckman said the Bees' sheer numbers will be his team’s greatest advantage. When did he know that depth would be a difference-maker for his team?

Nov 8, 2023 | bvmsports.com | Joe Albright

Key points: North Marion Huskies secure the No. 1 seed in Class AA playoffs and will have home-field advantage They will face off against familiar opponent Lincoln Cougars, whom they have beaten in the regular season Lincoln Cougars will need to find ways to overcome the Huskies' talented defense and the return of quarterback Casey Minor The Class AA playoffs kick off with the North Marion Huskies set to face off against the Lincoln Cougars for the fourth time in 14 months.

Nov 6, 2023 | timeswv.com | Joe Albright

RACHEL — Coach Daran Hays and his North Marion Huskies had one goal in mind when it came time to secure the Class AA playoffs’ No. 1 or No. 2 seed: Stay in Rachel until Wheeling Island. “It was critical for us to get a home game and have everything go through Husky Stadium because of the nature of our fans. It means a lot to them because they are older and struggle to travel,” Hays said. Consider that wish granted. They enter the postseason as top dogs, so to speak, as the No. 1 seed.

Oct 27, 2023 | timeswv.com | Joe Albright

SPENCER, W.Va. — North Marion looked like Class AA’s No. 1 team. Eventually. The Huskies scored 18 straight points to break a 13-all first quarter tie, Casey Minor threw two first-half touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, and the top-ranked team walked away with a 47-26 win over No. 2 Roane County Friday night at County Stadium. North Marion snapped the Raiders’ 20-game winning streak. “I thought we felt really confident early offensively.

Oct 25, 2023 | timeswv.com | Joe Albright

SPENCER — Roane County High head football coach Paul Burdette questioned how good his young team was during a 7-0 start. He received a lot of answers after the team’s eighth win — a 25-0 victory over Mingo Central. Not only did the Raiders go on the road and hold their own, but the defense held a high-powered offense scoreless, while the offense became the first team to score more than 20 points against the Miners.