Duane Carpenter

Princeton beat Buckhannon-Upshur 3-1, taking an early lead with goals from Jake Stull and Jaxson Richards and sealing the win on Ashton Jones’ 62nd-minute penalty as Ayden Cottrill scored for the Bucs.

Unbeaten Wheeling Park defeated Buckhannon-Upshur 5-0, powered by Julie Dunaway’s hat trick, improving to 10-0 while the Lady Bucs fell to 4-4.

First Community Bank held the Buckhannon Country Club Bob Cupp Memorial Golf League lead with 69½ points after a 23-17 win over Hank Ellis Insurance, while Custom Cabinets rose to second with 68½.

Buckhannon-Upshur fell to 0-3 after a 62-12 loss to unbeaten University, managing just 117 yards, three first downs and struggling on special teams while yielding 442 yards in the defeat.

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Buckhannon-Upshur routed winless Lincoln 10-1 on the road, with Coby Smith scoring a hat trick, Hayden Feather adding two goals and seven different Bucs contributing in a dominant offensive performance.

Buckhannon-Upshur’s Lady Bucs fell 5-1 to Lincoln after conceding three goals in the first 10 minutes, with Haley Triplett scoring late and keeper Isabella Nottingham making 11 saves.

Rebuilding Buckhannon-Upshur, coming off a 34-10 loss, prepares to face unbeaten, No. 7 University Hawks Friday as coach Sloan Baisden urges fundamentals, ball protection and exploiting opponent weaknesses.

Buckhannon-Upshur’s cross-country teams ran well at the South Harrison Invitational, with the boys placing second and girls third, led by Felix Stump and Audrey Johnston and heading next to Lewis and Doddridge counties.

Sidney Hollen, a senior, scored four goals including a hat trick in wins over Preston and Philip Barbour, while junior Brady Hommema helped two shutouts and scored twice, earning Hank Ellis All-Stars honors.