Prep football roundup: Zeps survive vs. Cougars, 33-32
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SARAHSVILLE -- Luke Mendenhall's 1-yard touchdown run with 4:22 left in the game got Frontier within a point, but Austyn Kephart was ruled short of the goal line on the two-point try as Shenandoah held on for a 33-32 victory Friday night.
Davyn Kunkle had a monster game for the Zeps (5-4), totaling 348 yards of offense and scoring four touchdowns, including an 81-yard catch in the third to make it 27-20 and a 19-yard run in the fourth to make it 33-26.
Kunkle finished with 247 yards on 26 carries and 101 yards on two receptions. His 19-yard TD run opened the scoring and Brody Brown's 8-yard TD pass to Jamison Archer made it 14-0 after one.
Frontier's Luke Mendenhall ran for a 2-yard touchdown and threw a 9-yard scoring strike to Austyn Kephart in the second to cut it 20-12 at halftime.
The Cougars (5-4) tied it at 20-all with 2:40 to go in the third when Mendenhall found paydirt from 9 yards out and Kephart, who later ran for a 2-yard touchdown, scored on the two-point try.
Mendenhall finished with 94 yards and three TDs on 23 carries while going 11 for 16 for 159 passing yards. Caden Barrows was his favorite target, making 10 receptions for 165 yards.
For the Zeps, who close out the regular season at home against rival Caldwell, Brown was 6 for 14 for 169 yards through the air. He was intercepted twice -- once apiece by Barrows and Kephart.
The Cougars hit the road next week against unbeaten River, likely needing a win to secure a playoff berth.
Waterford 69, Trimble 0
GLOUSTER -- Finn Pennock and Hayden Jones scored three touchdowns apiece and Avery Pottmeyer threw five TDs of his own as Waterford rolled past Trimble 69-0 Friday night.
Pennock caught two of Pottmeyer's scoring strikes and also had a pick-six. Jones, who finished with 125 yards on nine carries, ran for two touchdowns and caught another.
Kam Johnson led all receivers with 72 yards on four receptions, two going for scores.
Pottmeyer was nearly perfect through the air, going 15 for 16 for 224 yards.
Jones also threw a touchdown pass to Trace Harmon, and Devin Pottmeyer ran for one to round out the scoring.
The Wildcats, who improved to 7-2 and close out the season at home against Belpre, out-gained the Tomcats (2-7) 492-77.
Eastern 41, Belpre 14
BELPRE -- Belpre dropped a 41-14 decision to Eastern on Friday night.
The Golden Eagles, who fell to 4-5 on the year, travel to Waterford in next week's regular-season finale.
Alex Parker carried 16 times for 75 yards for Belpre, while Mason Baxter completed 11 of 28 pass attempts for 74 yards. He threw a 27-yard touchdown to Malik Currie in the second quarter. Jayden Gibbs later found paydirt on an 8-yard carry in the fourth.
Eastern, which improved to 7-2, has a week-10 home matchup with Southern.
St. Marys 14, Magnolia 6
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. -- Jeremiah DeMoss threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Ethan Pierce to help lift St. Marys to a 14-6 win over Magnolia on Friday.
DeMoss also had a rushing touchdown in the second period to stake the Blue Devils (3-4) to a 7-0 advantage.
The Blue Eagles (1-6) answered when Brycen Postlethwait hit Greg Moore on an 83-yard touchdown pass to cut it to 7-6.
Magnolia will look to bounce back next week at Mount View while St. Marys head to calhoun County.
OTHER AREA SCORES
River 26, Caldwell 20
Southern 54, Federal Hocking 0
Monroe Central 13, Cameron 8
New Lexington 43, Morgan 6