All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Football Bucs prepare for 2-0 University Hawks

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.
The B-U Buccaneers will face off against University this Friday. (Bobbie Hatcher/My Buckhannon)

TENNERTON – Coming off a weather-shortened 34-10 loss to Philip Barbour last Friday, the Buckhannon-Upshur football Buccaneers will now square off against the unbeaten University Hawks this Friday night. The Hawks are ranked seventh in the latest Metro Power News […]

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