Parkersburg High School and Parkersburg South High School each recorded 249.5 team points to share the 2026 MSAC Championship in Wrestling. The annual MSAC tournament was held on Saturday January 3rd at Parkersburg High School. Hurricane’s Jake Welsh (106 pound champion) was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Wrestler. Huntington’s John Dempsey was selected as Coach of the Year. Detailed results are as follows:

MSAC Tournament 2026

01/03/2026

Parkersburg High School

 

Varsity Team Results:

 

1 Parkersburg 249.5

1 Parkersburg South 249.5

3 Huntington 216.0

4 Cabell Midland 176.5

5 Hurricane 100.5

6 George Washington 97.0

7 Riverside 76.0

8 Woodrow Wilson 62.0

9 Spring Valley 41.5

10 Capital 36.5

11 St. Albans 36.0

12 South Charleston 12.0

 

Junior Varsity Team Results:

 

1 Huntington JV 23.0

2 Woodrow Wilson JV 20.0

3 Parkersburg JV 19.0

4 Hurricane JV 14.0

5 Riverside JV 11.0

6 Cabell Midland JV 10.0

7 Parkersburg South JV 6.5

8  South Charleston JV 6.0

 

Varsity Individual Results:

106

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Jake Welsh of Hurricane

* 2nd Place – Aiden Linko of Parkersburg

* 3rd Place – Bryson Simmons of CM

* 4th Place – Jacob Honaker of Huntington

1st Place Match

* Jake Welsh (Hurricane) 3-0, over Aiden Linko (Parkersburg) 2-1, . (MD 10-2)

3rd Place Match

* Bryson Simmons (CM) 3-1, over Jacob Honaker (Huntington) 3-2, . (MD 15-7)

113

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Sawyer Bond of Huntington

* 2nd Place – Austin Carrodus of Parkersburg

* 3rd Place – Braedyn Carstens of South

* 4th Place – Cayden Alejos of CM

1st Place Match

* Sawyer Bond (Huntington) 3-0, over Austin Carrodus (Parkersburg) 2-1, . (Dec 4-0)

3rd Place Match

* Braedyn Carstens (South) 3-1, over Cayden Alejos (CM) 2-2, . (Fall 5:02)

 

120

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Seth Drennen of Parkersburg

* 2nd Place – Jordan Dearth of South

* 3rd Place – Trevor Morgan of Huntington

* 4th Place – Reed Davis of CM

1st Place Match

* Seth Drennen (Parkersburg) 3-0, over Jordan Dearth (South) 2-1, . (MD 16-5)

3rd Place Match

* Trevor Morgan (Huntington) 3-1, over Reed Davis (CM) 2-2, . (MD 11-3)

 

126

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Kayden Maynard of CM

* 2nd Place – Alonzo Long of Sa

* 3rd Place – Rylan Layton of South

* 4th Place – Jackson Brown of Parkersburg

1st Place Match

* Kayden Maynard (CM) 3-0, over Alonzo Long (Sa) 3-1, . (Fall 4:24)

3rd Place Match

* Rylan Layton (South) 4-1, over Jackson Brown (Parkersburg) 4-2, . (Dec 8-4)

 

132

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Ben Barrett of Huntington

* 2nd Place – CJ Carrodus of Parkersburg

* 3rd Place – Coleton Hill of South

* 4th Place – Jason Goodnite of Riverside

1st Place Match

* Ben Barrett (Huntington) 3-0, over CJ Carrodus (Parkersburg) 3-1, . (Dec 10-3)

3rd Place Match

* Coleton Hill (South) 4-1, over Jason Goodnite (Riverside) 3-2, . (Fall 1:25)

138

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Stephen Myers of Parkersburg

* 2nd Place – Shad Henry of Huntington

* 3rd Place – Isaac Wiseman of CM

* 4th Place – Aaydin King of South

1st Place Match

* Stephen Myers (Parkersburg) 4-0, over Shad Henry (Huntington) 2-1, . (Fall 4:23)

3rd Place Match

* Isaac Wiseman (CM) 3-1, over Aaydin King (South) 3-2, . (Dec 4-2)

 

144

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Colston Skeen of Parkersburg

* 2nd Place – Colton Mathis of Sv

* 3rd Place – Owen Woodrum of Huntington

* 4th Place – Jansen Dearth of South

1st Place Match

* Colston Skeen (Parkersburg) 3-0, over Colton Mathis (Sv) 3-1, . (MD 13-1)

3rd Place Match

* Owen Woodrum (Huntington) 4-1, over Jansen Dearth (South) 4-2, . (Fall 2:48)

 

150

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Asa Yost of South

* 2nd Place – Kayden McDonald of Parkersburg

* 3rd Place – Eli Derr of Gw

* 4th Place – Ian Webb of Ww

1st Place Match

* Asa Yost (South) 4-0, over Kayden McDonald (Parkersburg) 3-1, . (Dec 8-5)

3rd Place Match

* Eli Derr (Gw) 4-1, over Ian Webb (Ww) 3-2, . (MD 10-1)

 

157

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Dominic Way of Parkersburg

* 2nd Place – Jordan Murrell of CM

* 3rd Place – Grady Stotts of Huntington

* 4th Place – Zane Reeder of South

1st Place Match

* Dominic Way (Parkersburg) 4-0, over Jordan Murrell (CM) 3-1, . (Fall 0:59)

3rd Place Match

* Grady Stotts (Huntington) 3-1, over Zane Reeder (South) 4-2, . (Fall 2:22)

165

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Nathan Murphy of South

* 2nd Place – Chayden Johnson of Riverside

* 3rd Place – Parker Woods of Parkersburg

* 4th Place – Sebastian Lemon of Hurricane

1st Place Match

* Nathan Murphy (South) 4-0, over Chayden Johnson (Riverside) 3-1, . (Fall 2:50)

3rd Place Match

* Parker Woods (Parkersburg) 4-1, over Sebastian Lemon (Hurricane) 3-2, . (MD 12-3)

 

175

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Carson Kohl of CM

* 2nd Place – Rowan Dunham of Huntington

* 3rd Place – Robby Kyer of Hurricane

* 4th Place – Tyreke Glover of Parkersburg

1st Place Match

* Carson Kohl (CM) 4-0, over Rowan Dunham (Huntington) 2-1, . (Fall 3:40)

3rd Place Match

* Robby Kyer (Hurricane) 3-1, over Tyreke Glover (Parkersburg) 3-2, . (Fall 4:37)

 

190

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Jesse Adams of South

* 2nd Place – Braxton Johnson of CM

* 3rd Place – Brady Ford of Huntington

* 4th Place – Evan Cobbs of Gw

1st Place Match

* Jesse Adams (South) 3-0, over Braxton Johnson (CM) 3-1, . (TF-1.5 5:02 (19-3))

3rd Place Match

* Brady Ford (Huntington) 4-1, over Evan Cobbs (Gw) 3-2, . (Fall 3:27)

 

215

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – Justice Drain of South

* 2nd Place – Grayson Tyler of Hurricane

* 3rd Place – Adam Elder of Parkersburg

* 4th Place – Hunter Bocook of Huntington

1st Place Match

* Justice Drain (South) 3-0, over Grayson Tyler (Hurricane) 3-1, . (Fall 3:30)

3rd Place Match

* Adam Elder (Parkersburg) 3-1, over Hunter Bocook (Huntington) 3-2, . (Fall 0:59)

285

Guaranteed Places

* 1st Place – James Payne of Gw

* 2nd Place – Remington Rose of Riverside

* 3rd Place – Jeremiah Lyles of Huntington

* 4th Place – Charles Williams of South

1st Place Match

* James Payne (Gw) 3-0, over Remington Rose (Riverside) 2-1, . (Fall 1:59)

3rd Place Match

* Jeremiah Lyles (Huntington) 3-1, over Charles Williams (South) 3-2, . (Fall 1:53)

Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the 2025  Gold Division All-MSAC Football Team. Capital’s David Robinson was named Player of the Year while Spring Valley’s Brad Dingess was Coach of the Year. Malcolm Brown from South Charleston was named Offensive Player of the Year and Spring Valley’s Zeke Lewis was named Defensive Player of the Year. The team was selected by a vote of Gold Division coaches and is as follows:

2025 MSAC GOLD Division All Conference Football Team

 

Player of the Year: David Robinson – Capital – Jr.

Coach of the Year: Brad Dingess – Spring Valley

 

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE:

Tight End:

Jake VanArsdale – Spring Valley – Jr.

Wide Receiver:

JJ Spencer – Capital –  Jr.

Devin Lazo – South Charleston – Fr.

Von Brockman – Riverside – Fr.

Offensive Linemen:

Braxton Carter – Spring Valley – Sr.

Marcus Lewis – Spring Valley – Sr.

Tomas Cintron – Capital – Sr.

Morgan Watts – South Charleston – Jr.

Elijah Bausley – South Charleston – Jr.

Xander Weese – Riverside – Jr.

Quarterback:

Tavion Woods – Riverside – Jr.

Running Back:

Malachi Hope – Riverside – Soph.

Malcolm Brown – South Charleston – Sr. – Offensive Player of the Year

Miguel Cain – Spring Valley – Sr.

Utility:

Chance Campbell – St Albans – Soph.

Kicker:

Duke Elkins – Spring Valley – Soph.

 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE:

Defensive Linemen :

Elijah Mason – South Charleston – Fr.

Logan Henson – Spring Valley – Sr.

Jakori Clark – Capital – Sr.

Tre Tyson – Capital – Sr.

Linebacker:

Brayden Zuniga – South Charleston – Sr.

Beau Christopher – Spring Valley – Sr.

Cam Harris – Capital – Sr.

Christian Robinson – Capital – Sr.

Zeke Lewis – Spring Valley – Sr. –  Defensive Player of the Year

Defensive Back:

Logan Tudor – Riverside – Sr.

Jamal Dotson – Capital – Sr.

Damian Johnson – Capital – Sr.

Kannon Dillon – Spring Valley – Sr.

Utility:

Kayden Hackman – South Charleston – Jr.

Punter:

Eli Taft Riverside – Jr.

 

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE:

Tight End:

Riley Gilmore – Spring Valley – Sr.

Wide Receiver:

Tyson Arms – Riverside – Jr.

Turry Rush – Capital  – Soph.

Dae Dae Paige – Spring Valley – Sr.

Offensive Linemen:

Zion Pitts – Capital – Fr.

Maddox Barron – Spring Valley – Sr.

Judson Rich – Spring Valley – Jr.

Noah Curry – St Albans – Sr.

Quarterback:

Reece Lilly – St Albans – Sr.

Running Back:

Malachi Hall – South Charleston – Jr.

Cam Perdue – Spring Valley – Sr.

James Lowe – St Albans – Soph.

Kicker:

Jayden Bumpus – South Charleston – Jr.

 

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE:

Defensive Linemen:

Miles Terry  – South Charleston – Soph.

Haden Short – South Charleston  – Jr.

Paul Cochran – Riverside – Soph.

Mikey Shy – Spring Valley – Sr.

Defensive Back:

Auric Booker – Riverside  – Jr.

John Battle – Riverside  – Jr.

Nikees Carter – St Albans – Jr.

Amari Valentine –  South Charleston – Fr.

Utility:

Isiah Muhhmad St Albans Jr

 

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION:

Capital: Jordan Whitehead, Jo Jo Green

Riverside: Cedric Copning, Zach Crider

South Charleston: Christian Perkins, Jackson Slack

Spring Valley: Caiden Lovejoy, Lincoln Davis

St Albans: Lucas Warner, Jaxon Kimble

 

Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the 2025  Blue Division All-MSAC Football Team. Huntington’s Tayveon Wilson was named Player of the Year while Huntington’s Billy Seals was Coach of the Year. Jaden Black from George Washington was named Offensive Player of the Year and Huntington’s Ilias King was named Defensive Player of the Year. The team was selected by a vote of Blue Division coaches and is as follows:

2025 MSAC Football All-Conference Team – BLUE DIVISION

Player of the Year

Tayveon Wilson – Huntington

 

Coach of the Year

Billy Seals – Huntington            

 

FIRST TEAM OFFENSE

 

Tight End:

Keian Shelton  – Cabell Midland  – Jr.

Wide Receiver:

Donte Newsome – Huntington – Jr. 

Dre Reese – Huntington – Jr.

Sameje Wesley – George Washington – Sr. 

Offensive Line:

Mason Ramsey – Huntington  – Sr.

Cooper Ryan – Hurricane – So.

Grayson Tilley – Cabell Midland –  Fr.

Brayden Edwards – George Washington – Sr

James Payne – George Washington – Jr.

Drey Grinter – Parkersburg – Jr.

Quarterback:

Cy Persinger  – George Washington – Sr.

Running Back :

Jaden Black – George Washington – Fr. – OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Mayshaun Okonkwo – Huntington – So.

Ethan Jones – Parkersburg – Sr.

Utility:

Brady Thorn – Parkersburg – So.

Kicker:

Andrew Lafon – Cabell Midland – Jr.

 

FIRST TEAM DEFENSE

 

Defensive Linemen:

Max Bohren – Huntington – Sr.

Caleb Parlier – Huntington – Sr.

Clyde May – George Washington – Sr. 

Linebacker:

Devin Widman – Parkersburg – Jr. 

Casey Adkins – George Washington – Sr. 

Eli Thompson – Cabell Midland – Jr.

Bryce Winkfield – Huntington – Sr. 

Ilias King – Huntington – Jr. – DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Defensive Back:

Zach Turner – Hurricane – Sr. 

Ronin Roscoe – Hurricane – So. 

Jermare’ Smith – George Washington – Sr. 

Zavion Beckett – Cabell Midland – Fr. 

Javel Chandler – Parkersburg – So.

Utility:

Cole Sisk – Parkersburg – Jr.

Punter:

Seth Casto – Hurricane – Sr.

 

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Tight End:

Tytan Parsons – Parkersburg – Sr.

Wide Receiver:

Riley Armstrong – Hurricane – So. 

Dylan Widen – Hurricane – Jr. 

Offensive Line:

Aryn Mcpherson – Huntington – Sr.

Brayden Armstead – Cabell Midland – Jr.

Zachariah Medina – Parkersburg – Jr.

Quarterback:

Alex Greer – Parkersburg – So.

Running Back:

Mason Bryant – Cabell Midland – So. 

Turner Bailey – Cabell Midland – Sr. 

Utility:

Bryson Smith – Cabell Midland – Jr.

Kicker:

Teddy Smith – George Washington – So.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

 

Defensive Linemen:

Braxton Mount – Huntington – Sr. 

Adam Elder – Parkersburg – Sr.

Grant Hansel – George Washington – Jr.

Landyn Hamilton – George Washington – Sr 

Caleb Ash – Cabell Midland – Sr.

Aiden Estep – Cabell Midland – Jr.

Linebacker:

Sylas Cheuvront – Parkersburg – Sr.

Tyler Lauerman – Hurricane – Jr.

DJ Short – Hurricane – Jr.

Braylon Wing  – Cabell Midland – Jr.

CJ Quinn  – Huntington – Jr.

Utility:

Logan Shull – Cabell Midland – So.

Kyhon Davis – George Washington – Sr.

Punter:

Andrew Lafon –  Cabell Midland – Jr.

 

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION:

Cabell Midland: Brad Edens, Ben Thompson

George Washington: Grant Uldrich, Kai Martin

Huntington: Travon Okonkwo, Tyler, Avery

Hurricane: Isaiah Kutcher, Kamdyn Womack

Parkersburg: Jordan Hess, Austin Craven

Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the 2025 All-MSAC Cheer Team. Hurricane’s Faith Taylor was named Cheerleader of the Year while Woodrow Wilson’s Mary Beth Garcia was Coach of the Year. The team was selected by league coaches and is as follows:

MSAC CHEER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Held at Hurricane HS-Oct 25, 2025

 

School                      1st Team               2nd Team              Honorable Mention

Cabell Midland:      Lia Moore                 Anna Keys              Jayden Stark

Capital:           Gabrielle Loehr-Evans    Taraji Harris             Alisa Washington

GW:                      Moniya Kent              Lailah Gaines          Kaylyn White

Huntington:          Kaliyah Mitchell         Carletta Easterling   Braxtyn Winkfield

Hurricane:           Amyah Persinger        Cassidy Davis          Bella Whittington

Parkersburg:       Baylee Bostaph           Paityn Davis            Olivia Eakle

Park. South:        Brenna Riggs              Lillie Hamilton          Elayna Porter

Riverside:            Madelaine Vance        Baylee Eplin            Ambria Ellis

So. Charleston:   Nalayiah Woods          Naomi Christian       De Shaun Moorman

Spring Valley:      Cameron Porter           Aubrey Dishman      Molly Keith

St. Albans:           Alivia Workman            Cayleigh Ash            Kaleighsa Davis

Woodrow Wilson: Laney Garcia               Carley Jo Justice      Addie Cox

 

Cheerleader of the Year:  Faith Taylor, Hurricane

 

Coach of the Year:  Mary Beth Garcia, Woodrow Wilson 

 

Team results:

Hurricane – 90.63 – MSAC Champions

Woodrow Wilson – 90.36

Spring Valley – 86.15

Cabell Midland – 84.76

George Washington – 80.51

Parkersburg – 77.87

Riverside – 77.51

Parkersburg South – 68.51

South Charleston – 50.13

Capital – 22.13

Huntington – 18.8

St. Albans – 18.6

Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the 2025 All-MSAC Volleyball Team. Parkersburg’s Kennedy Porter was named Player of the Year while Cabell Midland’s Emily Gaskins was Coach of the Year. The team was selected by a vote of league coaches and is as follows:

2025 MSAC Volleyball All Conference

 

Coach of the Year Emily Gaskins – Cabell Midland

1st Team:

Kennedy Porter – Parkersburg  – Player of the Year

Hailey Maxwell – South Charleston

Zoe Pray – George Washington

Natali Tomblin – George Washington

Emma Edwards – Spring Valley

Avery Ellis – Spring Valley

Anya Hasan – Woodrow Wilson

Jillian Yost – Cabell Midland

Kati Lawson – Cabell Midland

Kiley Jones – Hurricane

 

2nd Team:

Delaney Foster – South Charleston

Payton Baskin – South Charleston

Shyanne Hays – Parkersburg South

Brenan Harvey – Parkersburg

Ava Sayre – Parkersburg

Bethany Farry – St. Albans

Mollie Smith – Woodrow Wilson

London Baker – Woodrow Wilson

Carley Brewster – Cabell Midland

Addie McComas – Hurricane

Liz Bohren – Huntington

Lakin Thompson – Huntington

 

Special Honorable Mention:

Riley Southern – South Charleston

Natalie Lauer – Parkersburg South

Ali Arbogast – George Washington

Liv Ellis – George Washington

Allison Williams – Riverside

Olivia Cervera – Riverside

Riley Smith – Riverside

Jada Fruit –  Capital

Riana Berkley – Capital

Katie Davis – Spring Valley

Ellah Smith – St. Albans

Sophia Eary – St. Albans

Reagan Rist – Woodrow Wilson

Alyssa Garrett – Hurricane

 

Honorable Mention:

Lexi Smith – Parkersburg South

Payton Mackey – Parkersburg South

Chloe Gribble – Parkersburg

Aubrey Roberts – Riverside

Korri Marin – Capital

Ella Sedosky – Capital

Ava Robertson – Spring Valley

Aubree O’Connor – St. Albans

Lucy Johnson – Cabell Midland

Brooke Gracey – Huntington

Ava Garrett – Huntington

Madelynn Alford – Hurricane

 

Team results:

1-Cabell Midland

2-Spring Valley

3-Parkersburg

4-Hurricane

5-Parkersburg South

6-Woodrow Wilson

7-Huntington

8-Capital

9-South Charleston

10-George Washington

11-St. Albans

12-Riverside