Williamstown’s Breck Allen (7) stiff-arms South Harrison’s Lucas Nutt (15) during Friday’s game. (Photo by Nikki Allen)

Marietta 34, Point Pleasant 16

POINT PLEASANT — Marietta’s ground attack could not be stopped as the Tigers found the win column for the second time this season, beating Point Pleasant 34-16 Friday night.

MHS (2-7), which plays host to rival Warren to close the season next week, amassed 348 yards on 53 carries against the Big Blacks (0-7).

Getting things started, an 18-yard run by Kobe Alexander set up Will Tornes’ 19-yard touchdown run at the 7:18 mark to make it 6-0 Tigers.

After a big kick return plus a facemask put the ball at Marietta’s 25-yard line, Point Pleasant cashed in on Caden Hill’s 15-yard TD run to put the Big Blacks up 7-6 with 5:25 to go in the first.

Point Pleasant got the ball back and stalled at midfield, but a 44-yard punt pinned the Tigers at their own 1-yard line. A dropped snap resulted in a safety to put PPHS ahead 9-6.

The Big Blacks saw more good field position, but again went three-and-out and had to punt, this time for a touchback. The Tigers went 80 yards, capped by Owen Riley’s 3-yard touchdown run, to put MHS back in front 13-9, which was the score at halftime. Alexander had a 22-yard run to kickstart the drive.

The Tigers got the ball to start the third and ran right down their opponent’s throat, with Riley punching it in from 14 yards out to extend the lead to 20-9. That run put the Marietta QB over the century mark in yardage. He finished with 134 yards on 22 carries.

Riley found the end zone again from 3 yards out to make it 27-9 with 8:50 left in the game. Riley’s 17-yard pass to Tornes preceded the score.

Point Pleasant found an answer with 5:32 remaining when Hill connected with Braxton Bauer for a 26-yard TD pass. The Big Blacks were within 11 at that point, but they failed to recover an onside kick.

Marietta drained the clock from there, with Braydon Frye’s 1-yard touchdown run applying the finishing touches. The play before, Tornes took a handoff 28 yards to the 2, with only a horse-collar tackle preventing him from crossing the goal line.

Owen Warden intercepted a Hill pass on the ensuing possession to seal the deal.

Alexander added 83 yards on seven carries, Tornes chipped in 61 yards on six rushes and Frye finished with 55 yards on 12 attempts. The Tigers attempted just four passes in the game, with Riley going 2 for 4 for 23 yards.

Williamstown 54, South Harrison 36

LOST CREEK — Jackson Kerr eclipsed 200 yards rushing as Williamstown prevailed in a shootout, 54-36, over South Harrison Friday night.

The Yellowjackets improved to 3-4 and have a showdown with Doddridge County next week at home.

The Hawks have now lost four games in a row after a 4-0 start to the season.

Shenandoah 32, Frontier 22

NEW MATAMORAS — Frontier let a 14-0 lead slip away as visiting Shenandoah rallied for a 32-22 victory Friday night.

A pair of 5-yard touchdown runs by Aaden Bills in the second quarter put the Cougars (3-6) up two scores, but a 20-yard pick-six by Hunter Street cut it to 14-7 and gave the Zeps (5-4) some life.

With 15 seconds left before halftime, Ethan Brown connected with Ethan Cutlip on a 31-yard touchdown pass to tie it at 14-all at the break.

Frontier regained the lead in the third when Bills hit Avery Powell on a 40-yard TD strike. Powell, who then caught the two-point pass from Luke Mendenhall to make it 22-14, finished with 155 yards on seven receptions.

SHS, which closes out the regular season at Caldwell next week, closed the game on an 18-0 run. Brown ran for an 11-yard touchdown before throwing another 56-yard score to Cutlip, who finished with 98 yards on three catches.

A short field goal by Ethan Stritz made it a 10-point game with 1:54 remaining.

The Cougars, who play host to River next week, couldn’t get the ground game going. They finished with 73 yards on 29 carries. Bills finished 17 for 27 passing for 249 yards. Austyn Kephart had five catches for 73 yards.

Caden VanFossen led the Zeps with 144 yards on 24 rushes. Brown was 9 for 12 passing for 212 yards.

Morgan 47, River View 0

McCONNELSVILLE — Morgan’s seniors celebrated their final home game in style, routing River View 47-0 Friday to improve to 6-3 on the year and clinch the program’s second winning season in the last three years.

The Raiders, who visit Philo next week in a game that will have massive playoff implications, got rushing touchdowns from Hayden Bankes, Casen Foley and Tanner Bankes in the first quarter to set the tone.

Shane Harney had a pair of second-half rushing TDs. Morgan also scored on a pair of passing TDs — an 8-yarder from Haiden Pauley to Arlis Ponchak and a 28-yarder from Gage Roberts to McGwire Winner.

The Raiders accumulated 221 yards on 15 carries in the game, with Harney’s 52 yards leading the way. Pauley went 5 for 7 passing for 115 yards. Morgan finished with 336 yards of total offense.