The Little Bucs rolled past North Marion 20-6 and Preston 40-6 to finish the regular season 7-1. They face Liberty, the only team to beat them, for the Mid-Mountain Conference title Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Robert C. Byrd High School.
Buckhannon-Upshur closed the regular season at 27-10 with wins over Oak Hill and Independence. The Lady Bucs now turn to Wednesday’s South Region Tournament rematch with Oak Hill, with a shot at host Cabell Midland on the line.
Amari Colon-Brown broke the school’s single-season touchdown reception record, but Wesleyan committed two turnovers and turned the ball over on downs at the Concord 1-yard line in a 17-9 home loss.
Upshur County’s Oct. 26–Nov. 1 sports calendar features football, soccer, volleyball and cross country. Highlights include regional tournaments, a conference football championship and Buckhannon-Upshur’s state cross country races.
The Lady Bucs punched their ticket to the WVSSAC State Cross Country Championships with a fifth-place regional finish and 130 points. Gwendolyn Rogosky led Buckhannon-Upshur in 11th as the team earned a return trip to Cabell Midland on Saturday.
Buckhannon-Upshur sophomore Mitchell Whitley earned a state cross country berth with an 11th-place regional finish in 17:06. The Bucs placed ninth, missing team qualification, while senior Mason Conway fell one spot short of an individual berth.
