The Keyser Golden Tornado will head out on the road to take on the Mountain Ridge Miners at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Keyser took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 55-21 win over Moorefield. The Golden Tornado haven't had any issues with the Yellow Jackets recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Addison Brafford had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 91 yards and one touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 87 yards and three TDs on only seven passes.
Meanwhile, Mountain Ridge narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Williamsport 36-33. That's two games straight that the Miners have won by exactly three points.
Mountain Ridge found their leader in sophomore Sean Wade, who picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2024.
Mountain Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Daniel Swindle and Jasper Crissman. Another thorn in Williamsport's side was Wade, who picked up two sacks and made eight total tackles.
The victory got Mountain Ridge back to even at 4-4. As for Keyser, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Keyser was taken down by Mountain Ridge 56-3 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Golden Tornado were down 42-3.
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