In two seasons under head coach Neal Brown, West Virginia just hasn’t gotten the job done against Texas Tech, losing both matchups, one at each home site.

HUNTINGTON -- Huntington High remained atop Class AAA in the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission high school football rankings Tuesday.

HUNTINGTON -- Johnson Central High School football coach Jim Matney died Tuesday.

HUNTINGTON -- Fairland's hastily schedule road game at Columbus South on Friday paid off as the Dragons jumped from No. 5 to No. 3 in Division VI, Region 23.

RIO GRANDE, Ohio -- Cabell Midland's boys won the 50th annual Patty Forgey Cross Country Invitational at the University of Rio Grande.

HUNTINGTON — Noah Waynick’s athletic talent might be surpassed only by his honesty.

Marshall's offensive numbers are near the top of FBS in many categories, but red zone inefficiency has led to two straight losses.

Maybe good things really do come in threes.

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Cameron Jarvis shot 2-under par, 70, Monday to lead Cabell Midland the the Region IV high school golf championships at the Green Hills Country Club.

Welcome to “Second Guess” Tuesday.

In the wake of West Virginia’s 16-13 loss at No. 4 Oklahoma on Saturday night, it would be easy to point the finger at quarterback Jarret Doege and the Mountaineer offense, which couldn’t produce enough points to make a solid defensive effort stick.

HUNTINGTON — Fairland High School golfer Landon Roberts was named the Ohio Valley Conference golfer of the year.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- Ian Patrick Archer of Huntington made his second career double eagle last week at the Pete Dye Golf Club.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio -- Three local softball stars – Brooke Webb of Chesapeake, Kalle Coleman of Wheelersburg and Aleeya Adkins of Greenup County – of Shawnee State University were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

PEDRO, Ohio — Rock Hill outscored South Point 24-0 in the second half to pull away for a 36-12 victory in high school football.

WILLOW WOOD, Ohio — Symmes Valley High School’s football team lived up to its head coach’s first name — Rusty.

HUNTINGTON — Terry Gardner’s broad smile as he crossed the goal line. Jack Crabtree’s arms stretched above his head as he leaped. Opposing players dejectedly giving up on the play.

For the second time in three games, the fifth-ranked Marshall Thundering Herd men’s soccer team played to a draw against No. 10 Kentucky in front of a standing-room-only crowd of 1,728.

BUFFALO — Roane County turned back the clock and turned in its second victory of the week on Saturday evening.

COLUMBUS — J.D Brumfield ran for two touchdowns to help Fairland (4-1) defeat Columbus South 22-14 Friday night in high school football.

Marshall coach Charles Huff wants his team to take the lessons learned in non-conference play and apply them to the field as the Herd starts its journey toward a Conference USA title next week, starting with Saturday's road tilt at Middle Tennessee.

CHARLESTON — Capital was hoping to build off the first win of the season and for first year coach Mark Mason last week, but faced a tough task in No. 1 and undefeated Huntington.

ONA — Cabell Midland unleashed its powerful running game again. This time Parkersburg felt the wrath.

HUNTINGTON — The Spring Valley Timberwolves made a statement Friday night, handing previously unbeaten and fourth-ranked South Charleston a 53-8 loss at the Wolves Den.

HURRICANE, W.Va. — After having to battle three consecutive state-ranked teams, Hurricane was able to get back in the win column with a comfortable 54-8 victory against struggling St. Albans in front of a large crowd Friday night at Redskin Stadium.

MORGANTOWN — One down, one to go.

Marshall's men's soccer team, ranked No. 5 this week in the United Soccer Coaches poll, hosts No. 10 Kentucky in a critical Conference USA match at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Hoops Family Field.

Last week’s 27-21 win over rival and then-No. 15 Virginia Tech was certainly a significant step in the climb that West Virginia coach Neal Brown has urged his team and fans to trust.

BOONE, N.C. — When Marshall and Appalachian State walked off the field from the Mountaineers’ 31-30 win over the Thundering Herd on Thursday, everyone — Marshall fans included — likely would have been talking about what a great game it was.

Marshall took another two-score lead into the fourth quarter, but could not hold on as Appalachian State rallied for a 31-30 win at Kidd Brewer Stadium on Thursday in Boone, North Carolina.

ROME TOWNSHIP, Ohio — After an extensive search for an opponent, Fairland (3-1) has scheduled a football game at Columbus South (4-1) for 7:30 p.m., Friday.

HUNTINGTON — High school football games consist of four 12-minute quarters and Huntington High still is trying to play all of them.

WEST PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Jacie Walters scored a hat trick to lead South Point to a 4-1 victory over Portsmouth West Wednesday in girls high school soccer.

Here are five points to watch for in Thursday's contest between Marshall and Appalachian State. 

Marshall's 2021 football schedule

A look at positional matchups leading into Thursday's contest between Marshall and Appalachian State.

Sure, Oklahoma managed just 23 points in its 23-16 win over Nebraska last week in Norman, Oklahoma.

Game notes for Marshall's Thursday contest at Appalachian State. 

A look at the 2021 schedules for Conference USA teams. 

Thunder in the Mountains, a women’s collegiate tennis tournament featuring a plethora of Division I and Division II tennis talent, is taking place Thursday through Sunday at the Schoenbaum Tennis Courts next to the Kanawha City recreation center.

Cabell Midland's offensive line has been a constant force in recent years, but head coach Luke Salmons thinks this is among his best with the team averaging 419 rushing yards per game through four weeks.

When Marshall meets Appalachian State on Thursday, there will be a distinct flavor of Charleston's George Washington High School with Marshall quarterback Grant Wells facing App State head coach Shawn Clark and freshman kicker Michael Hughes.

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio — Three local softball stars — Brooke Webb of Chesapeake, Kalle Coleman of Wheelersburg and Aleeya Adkins of Greenup County — of Shawnee State University were named NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

HUNTINGTON — Spring Valley middle linebacker Cody Shy has made 10 tackles in each of the last two games and a team-leading 32 this season.

Grant Wells has been lights-out.

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University will take on West Virginia University in baseball next month.

HUNTINGTON — It was the Emma and Olivia Show Tuesday night in high school girls soccer at Huntington High’s Scotland Yard.

With archery seasons opening in West Virginia on Sept. 25 for two of our most popular big game species, deer and bears, hunting safety should be foremost on all our minds as we head afield.

Marshall's Vitor Dias notched a goal and an assist and goalkeeper Oliver Semmle got his first clean sheet of the season as the fifth-ranked Thundering Herd topped No. 20 Akron, 2-0, at Hoops Family Field on Tuesday night.

Much is made of Appalachian State's running back tandem that features a pair of top-50 backs in FBS, but it is a veteran wide receiver group that opens up everything for the offense, according to Marshall coach Charles Huff.

HUNTINGTON — Fairland, Ironton, Portsmouth and Symmes Valley are on pace to host first-round football playoff games, while several other teams are on track to make the postseason.