WHEELING, W.Va. — Martinsburg won its ninth West Virginia Class AAA football championship in the last 12 seasons with a dominating 62-21 victory over Huntington on Saturday at Wheeling Island ...

For his efforts throughout 2021, Clement is this year’s recipient of the MetroNews Football Player of the Year, as chosen by a panel of media members across the state.

It’s Martinsburg’s 10th state title since 2010 and the first since 2021. “Obviously, we have a lot of them,” Clement said during a postgame interview with WV MetroNews.

In defeating Wheeling Park and Princeton, South fought to the 15th seed in a display of efficient football. That hard work gets put to the test again at 7:30 p.m. on Friday against Martinsburg.

On a fourth down-and-9 play at its own 21 in the second quarter, Martinsburg QB Ezra Bagent (301 yards passing) found his favorite target, WR Hudson Clement (14 catches, 255 yards) for a 14-yard gain.

The Martinsburg Bulldogs (13-0) face the Spring Mills Cardinals (13-1) in the West Virginia high school football Class AAAA championship game Saturday at Laidley Field in Charleston.

Martinsburg Head Coach Dave Walker holds high the coaches trophy as the team celebrates winning the Class AAAA state high school football championship game over Spring Mills 24-17 at UC Stadium in ...