A 75-yard pick-six, acrobatic touchdown catches, explosive returns and a memorable Hardy Bowl highlight Week 8 of MetroNews Top Plays. Count down the biggest moments from across West Virginia as the 2026 high school football regular season enters its final stretch.

No. 11 — Webster County: Ryder Wright breaks loose for a 52-yard touchdown as part of a 224-yard, three-score performance against Gilmer County. Wright surpasses 1,000 rushing yards for the season in the Highlanders’ 52-50 overtime loss.

No. 10 — Pocahontas County: Griffin Taylor goes deep to Morgan Beverage for a 72-yard touchdown against Pendleton County.

No. 9 — Morgantown: Kooper Sainato delivers a jump pass to Peyton Nicola for a two-point conversion in the Mohigans’ 50-6 win at Parkersburg South.

No. 8 — Doddridge County: Kyle Satterfield finds his way to the end zone from 38 yards out in the Bulldogs’ 26-0 victory at Braxton County.

No. 7 — George Washington: Jaden Black breaks off a 60-yard touchdown during a 356-yard, three-touchdown rushing performance. De’Sean Isabell adds three rushing touchdowns and a scoring pass to Davon Brockman in the Patriots’ 48-21 win at Huntington.

No. 6 — Herbert Hoover: David Robinson Jr. races 80 yards for a touchdown during a 238-yard rushing performance. He finishes with five total touchdowns as the unbeaten Huskies defeat Ripley, 62-7.

No. 5 — Logan: Greg Williams goes deep down the sideline, and Lucas Lambert makes an acrobatic grab for a 27-yard touchdown in the Wildcats’ 16-12 win over Mingo Central.

No. 4 — Martinsburg: Zane Wipf follows his blocks for a 40-yard touchdown, while Boston Todd takes a punt back 68 yards for one of his four scores in the Bulldogs’ 63-7 win at Washington.

No. 3 — Bluefield: Max Simpson delivers a pass on the move to Chadney Stanback for a 36-yard touchdown in the Beavers’ 40-7 win at Fairmont Senior, their sixth consecutive victory.

No. 2 — The Hardy Bowl: Moorefield’s Edison Metheny scores from 30 yards out just three days after the passing of his father, Moorefield staff member Jacob Metheny. East Hardy’s Nehemiah Graham spins away from a defender for a 53-yard touchdown, one of his three scores in the Cougars’ 34-27 victory.

No. 1 — Ravenswood: Jakob Simmons intercepts a pass at his own 25-yard line, cuts across the field and wins the race to the end zone for a 75-yard pick-six in the Red Devils’ 28-6 win over Buffalo.
Jakob Simmons earns the MetroNews Top Play of Week 8.

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