CEREDO -- For years, Phil Selby has cheered on touchdowns for the high school teams in Wayne County.
Whether rooting on the C-K Wonders or leading the cheers for Spring Valley once the Wonders consolidated with Vinson and Buffalo, Selby has been a mainstay at Wayne County sporting events.
But on Saturday night, it was Selby who was receiving the cheers on the field of action for the semi-pro West Virginia Crash.
And with the game well in hand for the Crash, Selby got to live out his ultimate dream.
He ran in a 2-yard touchdown with 2:42 remaining to cap the West Virginia scoring in the Crash's 48-7 win over the Ada (Ohio) Dark Knights.
It was not only a big win for the Crash, who moved closer to a playoff berth. It was also a chance to cheer on a guy who has unconditionally cheered on the youth of the Tri-State for decades.
"If I don't every do anything else with coaching, I'm glad that I got to do this," West Virginia Crash coach Ryan Barnhouse said. "This was extremely important to me. What happened here (Saturday) is bigger than the game."
LET'S GET IT STARTED: West Virginia high school fall sports begin practice today.
Football, soccer, volleyball, cross country and golf teams all swing into action. Many football teams will have two-a-days.
Class AAA football teams at Huntington High (1-9), Cabell Midland (4-6), Spring Valley (4-6) and Lincoln County (0-10) are coming off losing seasons and looking for turnarounds.
Wayne in Class AA is looking to extend a streak of four seasons with at least 12 victories.
Hurricane (8-3) and Tolsia (6-5) are eyeing return trips to the playoffs in Class AAA and AA respectively.
It's a transition season for Winfield moving up to Class AAA.
MEET THE POINTERS: South Point is holding a Friday community event in the football stadium to introduce its fall sports.
The 6 p.m. event features the Pointers band along with elementary school, middle school and high school athletes.
Supporters are asked to wear blue and gold.
MEET THE KNIGHTS: Cabell Midland introduces its fall sports teams and band Aug. 21 at 7 p.m. in the football stadium.
LOVEJOY ROAST: Steve Lovejoy, the retired Cabell Midland athletic director and social studies teacher is the special guest for an Aug. 22 roast in the high school cafeteria.
The 7 p.m. roast is also a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser for the football team. Admission is $10.
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