MOOREFIELD - Adam Snyder sealed Moorefield's 42-35 victory here Saturday afternoon against Wirt County by intercepting Josh Trembly on the final play of the game.
The Yellow Jackets had built a 34-19 cushion 10 ticks into the fourth quarter after a Xavier Brown 34-yard touchdown run, but the Tigers stormed back to take their final lead of the contest at 35-34 following a pair of scoring drives.
Jake Linville had a 4-yard TD run at 8:34 of the fourth and after a Jon Cain interception the Tigers got a 21-yard touchdown pass from Trembly to Trent Hardbarger at the 7:32 mark. Trembly made both two-point conversion runs as the Tigers took a slim one point lead.
However, Michael Pultz bulled in from 2 yards out with less than a minute to go for his second score of the afternoon and Brown caught the conversion pass from Snyder to give the Yellow Jackets the final margin of victory.
Trembly hit on 14 of 22 passes for 315 yards. He was interecepted twice, but had three touchdown passes.
The other two came on a 25-yard strike to Cain, who had four catches for 98 yards, and a 55-yard bomb to Gavin Goodnight. Trembly also gave Wirt County, which visits St. Marys on Friday night, a 6-0 lead when he scored from 1 yard out at 8:59 of the first.
Fact Box
Linsly 21, Magnolia 20
Magnolia (0-1) 6 0 8 6 - 20
Linsly (1-0) 0 0 7 14 - 21
M: Stephen Rogalski 5 run (kick failed) 4:00, 1st
M: Tanner Hanna 1 run (Rogalski pass from Hanna) 7:13, 3rd
L: Chinelo Oparanozie 37 run (Brandon Whiteside kick) N/A, 3rd
M: Rogalski 28 pass from Hanna (kick failed) 11:09, 4th
L: Oparanozie 32 run (Whiteside kick) 9:00, 4th
L: Oparanozie 26 run (Whiteside kick) 4:57, 4th
Team stats
Magnolia: First downs: 12; Rushes-yards: 32-138; Passing yards: 184; Total yards: 332; Passing: 13-27-2; Punts-average: N/A; Fumbles-lost: 1-0; Penalties-yards: N/A
Individual stats
Magnolia: Rushing: Drew Keller 25-133; Passing: Tyler Hanna 13-27-2, 184 yards; Receiving: Stephen Rogalski 10-108, Kyle Ritz 1-12, Keller 2-30
NOTES: Rogalski's second TD catch was the 26th of his career and moved him into first place past Kenny Fisher on the Blue Eagles' all-time list. Freshman Kyle Ritz had 3 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and partially blocked a punt.
Next game: Williamstown at Magnolia 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Moorefield 42, Wirt County 35
Wirt County (0-1) 6 13 0 16 - 35
Moorefield (1-0) 6 12 10 14 - 42
W: Josh Trembly 1 run (kick blocked) 8:59, 1st
M: Michael Pultz 3 run (kick failed) 6:30, 1st
M: Adam Snyder 6 run (pass failed) 8:00, 2nd
W: Gavin Goodnight 55 pass from Trembly (Chad Moore kick) 6:42, 2nd
M: Xavier Brown 26 pass from Snyder (pass failed) 4:46, 2nd
W: Jon Cain 25 pass from Trembly (kick failed) 1:01, 2nd
M: Lance Taylor 29 run (Brown run) 5:02, 3rd
M: Safety, Brown sacked Trembly, 3rd
M: Brown 34 run (kick failed) 11:50, 4th
W: Jake Linville 4 run (Trembly run) 8:34, 4th
W: Trent Hardbarger 21 pass from Trembly (Trembly run) 7:32, 4th
M: Pultz 2 run (Brown pass from Snyder) 0:48, 4th
Team stats
Wirt County: First downs: 17; Rushes-yards: 39-87; Passing yards: 315; Total yards: 402; Passing: 14-22-2; Punts-average: 3-32.0; Fumbles-lost: 1-0; Penalties-yards: 10-77
Moorefield: First downs: 23; Rushes-yards: 64-331; Passing yards: 157; Total yards: 488; Passing: 6-17-2; Punts-average: 3-36.0; Fumbles-lost: 3-1; Penalties-yards: 9-90
Individual stats
Wirt County: Rushing: Josh Trembly 22-33, Jake Linville 5-25; Passing: Trembly 14-22-2, 315 yards; Receiving: Jon Cain 4-98, Gavin Goodnight 2-64, Damian Rhodes 3-48, Austin McVey 1-35, Linville 1-28, Cody Ferguson 1-26, Trent Hardbarger 1-21
Moorefield: Rushing: Michael Pultz 16-81, Lance Taylor 6-71; Passing: Adam Snyder 6-17-2, 157 yards; Receiving: Xavier Brown 5-107
Next game: Wirt County at St. Marys 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Saturday's Scores
By The Associated Press
PREP FOOTBALL
WEST VIRGINIA
Madonna 29, Valley Wetzel 0
Moorefield 42, Wirt County 35
Linsly 21, Magnolia 20
OHIO
Beachwood 21, Gates Mills Gilmour 6
Bishop Brossart, Ky. 42, Franklin Middletown Christian 20
Bowerston Conotton Valley 32, Beallsville 14
Can. McKinley 34, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 28
Cin. Colerain 28, Pickerington Cent. 15
Cin. McNicholas 27, Newport Central Catholic, Ky. 24
Cin. Oak Hills 28, Cin. Walnut Hills 0
Cin. Shroder 51, Cin. Gamble Montessori 0
Clayton Northmont 24, Cin. Princeton 14
Cle. St. Ignatius 31, Youngs. Mooney 7
Cols. Ready 34, Newark Cath. 20
Findlay Liberty-Benton 43, Fremont St. Joseph 14
Hamilton 31, Springfield 28
Huber Hts. Wayne 30, Cin. Winton Woods 20
Lakewood St. Edward 42, Cle. Glenville 14
Lima Cent. Cath. 18, Delphos St. John's 13
N. Royalton 54, Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 42
Norwalk St. Paul 34, Sandusky St. Mary 12
Norwood 41, Cin. Oyler 6
Tol. Scott 20, Cle. John Marshall 7
Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 51, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 29
Waterford Our Lady, Mich. 42, Cle. VASJ 6
Youngs. Christian 13, Lowellville 7
Youngs. Ursuline 41, Youngs. East 24
Moorefield ran 64 times for 331 yards and was led by Pultz (16-81) and Lance Taylor (6-71). The Tigers had just 87 ground yards on 39 attempts. MHS held a 488-402 advantage in total yards.
Linsly 21, Magnolia 20
WHEELING - Chinelo Oparanozie rushed for more than 200 yards and his third touchdown of the night from 26 yards out followed by Brandon Whiteside's extra point with 4:57 left to play here Saturday night at Wheeling Island Stadium lifted Linsly to a 21-20 victory versus Magnolia.
The Blue Eagles, who play host to Williamstown at 7:30 p.m. Friday, led 6-0 at intermission after Stephen Rogalski scored on a 5-yard run.
Magnolia quarterback Tanner Hanna scored from 1 yard out in the middle of the third quarter and the visitors led 14-0 after Rogalski caught the two-point conversion pass.
However, Oparanozie tallied a 37-yard touchdown run to put the Cadets on the board.
Although Rogalski caught a 28-yard TD strike from Hannah just 51 ticks into the fourth to give the Blue Eagles a 20-7 cushion, Oparanozie raced 32 yards to paydirt with 9 minutes left and then got the game winner soon after that.
Rogalski's second TD reception gave him the school record at 26 as he passed former Blue Eagle great Kenny Fisher.
Magnolia freshman Kyle Ritz had 3 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and a partially blocked punt in the losing effort.
