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SPORTS
South Charleston holds off Martinsburg, 38-28
CHARLESTON -- Dakota Sanders booted a tie-breaking, 19-yard field goal with 4:55 left and Raymond Coleman later added a 2-yard touchdown run Friday night as South Charleston cut short a Martinsburg rally for a 38-28 victory in the Class AAA playoff quarterfinals at Laidley Field.
South Charleston (11-1), the No. 2 seed, plays Saturday's winner between No. 3 Bridgeport (11-0) and No. 6 George Washington (9-2) in next week's semifinals.
Tyler Harris threw three TDs for the Black Eagles and completed 13-of-22 passes for 256 yards. He also ran 16 times for 120 yards.
Coleman led SC's ground game with 195 yards and two touchdowns on 23 attempts.
Martinsburg (9-3), the No. 7 seed, fell behind 28-0 at halftime but caught up on Kam Puller's 10-yard scoring run with 8:39 left to play. Puller also fired a pair of TD passes and ran 31 times for 169 yards.
MAN 37, FAYETTEVILLE 26: Class A, No. 2 Man held off a 19-point fourth quarter rally to eliminate visiting Fayetteville from the playoffs, 37-26, at George A. Queen Memorial Field.
It marked the third straight year the Pirates made their playoff exit in the quarterfinal round.
Man (11-1) will face the winner of Saturday night's Richwood vs. Wirt County quarterfinal game.
Quarterback Brandon Crum had 118 yards rushing on 12 carries including TD runs of 30 and 1 yard. Brandon Plymale led the Hillbillies with 125 yards on 15 tries, including a 19-yard fourth quarter score.
Fayetteville running back Drew Weis had a game-high 151 yards on 21 attempts.