The Fairmont Senior Polar Bears will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the University Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairmont Senior is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.
Fairmont Senior is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of West Virginia's top teams: North Marion, who was ranked 24th at the time (Fairmont Senior was ranked ninth). The Polar Bears snuck past the Huskies with a 27-21 victory on Friday.
Meanwhile, University might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Wheeling Park who claimed the real prize. The Hawks fell 42-35 to the Patriots. The Hawks were up 21-7 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Fairmont Senior will have to contain Harrison Helbig as he made an impact in University's last game. He threw for 349 yards and four TDs.
University didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hayden George and Luke Braham.
Fairmont Senior's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for University, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Fairmont Senior against University when the teams last played back in September of 2024, as the squad secured a 49-7 victory. In that contest, the Polar Bears amassed a halftime lead of 42-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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