Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only University walked away with it. They breezed past the Parkersburg Big Reds to the tune of 62-14 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-14.
Harrison Helbig
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University's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Harrison Helbig, who threw for 302 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.8 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 48 yards and a pair of scores. The dominant performance also gave Helbig a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Hayden George was in the mix too, providing University with two touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: University was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92.9 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 189.3.
University didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brandon Custer, Glenn Brown, and Kaleil Lewis picked up one apiece. Lewis got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
University has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Parkersburg, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Coming up, University will venture away from home to face off against Huntington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Parkersburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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