Robert C. Byrd Girls Soccer Team Preview

General Information

Team Name

Robert C. Byrd (Clarksburg, WV)

Mascot

Eagles

School Colors

Kelly Green, Royal Blue, White

2024 - 2025 Coach Name

Tina Smith

2024 - 2025 League Record

4-7-0

2024 - 2025 Overall Record

8-12-1

National Rank

3066

State Rank

39

State Division Rank

18

2025 - 2026 Preview Information

Coach Name

Strengths
Infusion of youth mixed with a few talented upper classmen that should make for an exciting 2025-26 season. The team is led by junior, First team, All-State goalie and senior Midfielder Hailey Williams. Additionally, the team should benefit for a deeper roster that will allow the coaching staff the ability to make different personnel moves throughout the season.

Returning
Class AAA First team All-State, First team All Big Team, and First Team All Harrison County Goalie Kendall Sturm who was second in the state in saves and fourth nationally.
Hailey Williams who is a talented Mid-Fielder and the focus the the RCB Lady Eagle offensive attack.

Newcomers
Mia Gallo and Olivia Hitt who are talented, freshman Mid Fielders

Team Wins

Date	Opponent	Result
8/21/2024	Tyler (Sistersville, WV)	10-0
8/30/2024	Nicholas County (Summersville, WV)	3-1
9/24/2024	Philip Barbour (Philippi, WV)	3-0
10/1/2024	Liberty (Clarksburg, WV)	9-0
10/3/2024	Preston (Kingwood, WV)	1-0
10/12/2024	Frankfort (Ridgeley, WV)	10-0
10/15/2024	Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, WV)	1-0
10/17/2024	Braxton County (Sutton, WV)	5-0

Big Ten Teams

Team Name
Grafton (WV)
Lewis County (Weston, WV)
Bridgeport (WV)
Lincoln (Shinnston, WV)
Robert C. Byrd (Clarksburg, WV)
North Marion (Farmington, WV)
Fairmont Senior (Fairmont, WV)
Preston (Kingwood, WV)
Elkins (WV)
East Fairmont (Fairmont, WV)
Philip Barbour (Philippi, WV)

Year-by-Year Results

Year	Coach Name	Record	Achievements
2025		2-1-1
2024	T. Smith	8-12-1
2023	D. Sturm	9-11-2
2022	D. Sturm	9-8-4
2021	T. Smith	7-12-1

Notable Alumni

• Ron Williams 1987

  (WI Grad) Coach 3 RCB boys teams: '17 State Runner-Up & '18 State semi-final. Coached 16 All-Co. players, 3 1st team & 5 2nd team All-State players, 1 Region & All-State player of year, & 1 Allstate All American. '17 Region 2 Coach of Year. RCB Asst. coach 2 girls teams '18&'19, including '18 STATE CHAMPION team. Coach '13&'14 boys & '15&'16 girls teams @WIMS, &12 boys/11 girls rec teams. (played travel =no HS team. Men's travel team keeper age15)

• Mike Lemasters 1988

  (WI Grad) Played on initial WIHS boys soccer team Fall '87 (Sr.). Helped better establish soccer in the area by coaching rec teams, 5 middle school teams, and 5 high school teams (initial coach for Liberty HS). Midfielder

• Chris Meighen  1991

  2019 Asst. Coach Boys team. Coached multiple developmental rec & WI Middle ('15-'19) boys soccer teams. RW High School basketball/UNC Charlotte: Guard; Winter'91-Spring'95;110 games;1,018 points.

• TJ Hill 2004

  HS Player: Fall '00-'03 RCB Boys Asst. Coach: ??, '17. RCB Boys Coach: '13-'16. '16 = 1st Regional Champion & State Runner Up.

• Steven Collins 2008

  Fall '07 All State 2nd team; HS Player Fall 2004-2007. College Player: Potomac State '08/'09-'09/'10. RCB Boys Assist Coach: '15?-'16 ;'17 Fall

• Jacob Hill 2009

  HS player: College player: Alderson Broaddus ??-?? Second Team All-County; Second Team All-Big Ten

• Zane Satterfield 2009

  (AAA) Fall '08 All-State 1st team. FIRST boys player to make All State, since program started in '87 (WI). Fresh: 1 goal/2 assists (playing RB); Soph: 24 goals and 10 assists; Junior: 32 goals and 20 assists; Senior: 24 goals/15(?) assists. School Records ('09): career 81 Goals &47 assists. College Player: Muskingum U - D3. Fresh: 3 goals/3 assists in 16 games Soph : 5 goals/6 assists (tied school record at the time) in 20 games Junior/Captain: 3 goals/4 assists in 10 games (injured & "retired")

• Jaron Hulme 2011

  HS Player: Fall '07-Fall '10. College Player: Alderson Broaddus; played 51 games '10-'14. '14-'15 Graduate Assistant Coach: William Penn University (IA) (Women's) Academy Camp Coach: Creighton University (NB)(Div I) '16 & '17 Asst. Coach: Alderson Broaddus (Women's) Also coached/coaching at Mountaineer United Soccer Club in Morgantown, and Mountain State Soccer Club in Bridgeport. '18 Head Coach: Alderson Broaddus (Women's)

• Blake Kiger 2012

  '10 All State; '11 All State

• Kevin Steele 2014

  Fall '13 All State 1st team

• Chaz Rodeheaver 2015

  Fall '13 All State 1st team; Fall '14 All State 1st team. Career: 85 goals and 16 assists. College player: Alderson Broaddus U ??-??, West Liberty U ??-??

• Zack Hardman 2017

  Zack began playing soccer at age 4 & continued thru middle/high school. He was Team Captain, leading RCB to first state runner-up in '16. He played with heart. Zack was a WV State Marbles Champion & took 3rd place twice at the National Marble Tournament. He loved BMX trick bicycle riding, motor cross racing & was an avid fisherman. Zack passed away 5/13/2018. There is a Zack Hardman Memorial Foundation & annual soccer tournament. College scholarships are given each year in his memory.

• Emilio Buffey 2018

  HS Player Fall '15,'16,'17,'18. All-State player '15, '16', '17. Region II Player of the Year '17 Big 10 Player of the Year '17 STATS: 114 goals, 38 assists in 3 seasons (broken back fresh year). Set school record with 49 goals in single season (as soph). Broke school record (from '09) with 114 career goals in '18 (senior). Lettered as Freshman. Easily the most dangerous player in WV (senior).

• Eli Williams 2019

  All State '19. True Holding Mid/highly mobile. Lettered as Freshman. Team Caption Jr. & Sr. years. Started every game in 4 year career. '17-'18 WVSSAC Academic Achievement Award; Individual; Male Community Service. '18 WVSWA All-State: 1st Team. '17 WVSWA All-State; 2nd Team. '18 All-Region II State: 1st Team. '17 All-Region II State; 2nd Team. '18 Big Ten All-Conference: 1st Team. '17 Big Ten All-Conference; Honorable Mention. '17 & '18 All County: 1st Team. ODP WV '14-'18. Top tier!