Football Recap: Grafton Comes Up Short at Home Against Philip Barbour

Grafton unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Philip Barbour Colts on Friday, falling 23-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Bearcats in their meetings with the Colts: they've now lost four in a row.

Chace Kinsey threw for 45 yards on seven of 15 attempts. On the ground, Cash Nestor rushed for 77 yards.

The critical scores for Philip Barbour came from Malachi Poling and Robbie Jones.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Grafton is set to take on their familiar foe East Fairmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Philip Barbour will square off against rival Buckhannon-Upshur at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.