After two games on the road, Poca is heading back home. They will host the Roane County Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Poca's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Williamstown on Friday. They were beaten by the Yellowjackets 48-0. While losing is never fun, the The Dots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Roane County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Braxton County at home to the tune of 43-8. Considering the Raiders have won four games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Roane County had a senior duo take command as Lane Watson gained 183 total yards and three touchdowns and Shay Harper rushed for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.all of that, receiving production came thanks to one massive catch
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roane County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 307 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Roane County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Krystian Hall, Cooper Greathouse, and Brodey Proctor picked up one apiece.
Poca's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Roane County, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Poca took a serious blow against Roane County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 48-19. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Poca was down 34-0.
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