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TENNERTON – Two Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers were named to the 2025 West Virginia Sports Writers Association (WVSWA) Class AAAA All-State Football Team.
Senior quarterback Dawson Tenney was named to the Second Team Offense as a utility player, while junior Kadyn Baisden was named to the Second Team Defense as a lineman.
Tenney completed 86 of 181 passes for 1,256 yards and 12 touchdowns, while running for 954 yards on 175 carries and scoring 10 times. He also caught three passes for 63 yards, finishing with 2,273 yards of total offense and 23 total touchdowns.
Baisden led the team with 110 tackles, including 11 tackles for loss/sacks. He also forced one fumble and had one fumble recovery.
The Bucs advanced to the first round of the Class AAAA playoffs.
Wheeling Park’s Brennan Wack was named captain of the First Team Offense, while Spring Mills’ Xavier Anderson was named captain of the First Team Defense.
2025 WVSWA Class AAAA All-State football
FIRST TEAM OFFNESE
Pos Player School Class
QB Maddox Twigg Morgantown So.
QB Slaton Manko Preston Sr.
RB Brennan Wack (c) Wheeling Park Sr.
RB Jaden Black George Washington Fr.
WR Boston Todd Martinsburg Jr.
WR Hayden George University Jr.
OL James Payne George Washington Jr.
OL Mason Ramsey Huntington Sr.
OL Reuben Rouse Wheeling Park Sr.
OL Kane Whipp Martinsburg Sr.
OL Brayden Parks Morgantown Sr.
Util Tayveon Wilson Huntington Sr.
Util Brian Dick Martinsburg Jr.
Util Tony Allen Jefferson Sr.
PK Teddy Smith George Washington So.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL Xavier Anderson (c) Spring Mills Sr.
DL Zevon Shipman Morgantown Sr.
DL Ja’Marques Manns Woodrow Wilson Sr.
DL Jordan Kovacs Martinsburg Sr.
LB Marcos Kniska University Sr.
LB Ilias King Huntington Jr.
LB Kamero Jackson Parkersburg South Sr.
LB Nolan Yanchak Wheeling Park Sr.
LB Roman Konchesky University Sr.
DB Keltin Blunt Morgantown Sr.
DB A.J. Thomas Woodrow Wilson Sr.
DB Channing Barrett Parkersburg South Sr.
Util Clyde May George Washington Sr.
Util Carter Cooper Morgantown Sr.
P Jimmy Gregg University Sr.
SECOND TEAM OFFENSE
Pos Player School Class
QB Harrison Helbig University Jr.
RB Mayshaun Okonkwo Huntington So.
RB Gage Burdette Woodrow Wilson So.
WR Donte Newsome Huntington Jr.
WR Aiden Schmidl (c) Preston Sr.
WR Jayden Smalls Morgantown Sr.
OL Drey Grinter Parkersburg Jr.
OL Brayden Edwards George Washington Sr.
OL Kayden Fortney Wheeling Park Sr.
OL Aryn McPherson Huntington Sr.
OL Noah Hockman Jefferson Jr.
Util Dawson Tenney Buckhannon-Upshur Sr.
Util Blake Sanders Spring Mills Sr.
Util Sameje Wesley George Washington Sr.
PK Aiden Petsko Morgantown So.
SECOND TEAM DEFENSE
DL Kadyn Baisden Buckhannon-Upshur Jr.
DL Chase Travis Morgantown Jr.
DL Josh Armentrout Musselman Sr.
DL Kameron Dietrich Wheeling Park Sr.
LB Carson Treadway Oak Hill Jr.
LB Brooks King (c) Morgantown So.
LB Devin Widman Parkersburg Jr.
LB Eli Thompson Cabell Midland Jr.
DB Isaac Sands Wheeling Park Sr.
DB Takiem Drake Jefferson Sr.
DB Mason Walley Martinsburg Sr.
DB Isaiah Wang Spring Mills Sr.
Util Tavion Woods Riverside Jr.
Util Preston Clary Woodrow Wilson Sr.
P Emilio Perez-Diggs Washington Sr.
HONORABLE MENTION
Cade Compton, Oak Hill; Nate Lasure, Musselman; Brody Faircloth, Hedgesville; Chris Williams, Hedgesville; Logan Tudor, Riverside; Cy Persinger, George Washington; Phillip Shields, Washington; Ty Ricketts, Martinsburg; Seth Casto, Hurricane; Zach Turner, Hurricane; Malakhi Hope, Riverside; James Ludwig, Oak Hill; Sylas Cheuvront, Parkersburg; Hope Bokwe, Spring Mills; Deshawn Lewis, Musselman; Rhys Wells, Morgantown; Blake Bluffington, Morgantown; Zaiiden Lockett, Morgantown; Glenn Brown, University; Luke Braham, University; Jack Byrer, University; Keian Shelton, Cabell Midland.
