Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the 2026 MSAC Academic Awards recipients. Each MSAC member school selects one boy and one girls winner. The recipients will be honored at a ceremony at the annual Night of Champions that will be held on February 21st at the South Charleston Community Center. The ceremony will take place at 4:30 PM that day.

Award winners, their grade point average, and sports are:

Cabell Midland

Gabriela Robertson  4.75

Swim

 

Hezekiah Riazi   4.6667

Wrestling

 

Capital

Naziah Pannell  3.75

Basketball

 

Camdyn Harris  4.54

Football and Basketball

 

George Washington

Riya Jones  4.807

Tennis and Cross Country

 

Owen Anderson  4.86

Soccer and Wrestling

 

Huntington

Claire Salisbury  4.878

Tennis

 

Tayveon Wilson  4.764

Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track 

 

Hurricane

Jenna Simms  4.32

Cheer

 

Landon Stonestreet  4.35

Soccer

 

Parkersburg

Kennedy Porter  4.3

Volleyball and Basketball

 

Landon Deuley  4.12

Track and Soccer

 

Parkersburg South

Shyanne Hays  – 4.096

Volleyball, Basketball, and Softball

 

Zachary Farnsworth  – 4.339

Soccer, Basketball, and Tennis

 

Riverside

Sophie Bare  4.07

Soccer and Basketball

 

Brayden Siders  4.56

Football

 

Saint Albans 

Abigail Torman   4.58

Cross Country and Track

 

Benjamin Bonham  3.91

Swim, Cross Country, and Track

South Charleston

Brianna Anderson  4.49

Volleyball

 

Andrew Workman   4.6

Soccer

 

Spring Valley

Avery Ellis  4.6

Volleyball, Swim, and Track

 

Harrison Riggs – 4.6

Basketball

 

Commissioner Jim Hamric has announced the pairings for the 2026 MSAC Boys and Girls Basketball Night of Champions and Placement Games. Placement games will be held on Thursday, February 19th at campus sites. The Night of Champions will be held on Saturday, February 21st at the South Charleston Community Center. The popular Skills competition featuring participants from all MSAC schools will take place on Friday, February 20th, 7:00 PM, also at the Community Center.

The match-ups are:

Boys Schedule

**Games to Be Played at the South Charleston Community Center on February 21st**

Championship: (1) Parkersburg South  vs. (2) George Washington – 8:00 PM

Consolation:  (3) Capital vs. (4) South Charleston – 2:00 PM 

 

PLACEMENT GAMES 

**Played at the site of the higher seed on February 19th** 

Fifth Place Game: (6) Spring Valley @ (5) Cabell Midland  – 7 PM

Seventh Place Game: (8) Huntington @ (7) Riverside – 7 PM

Ninth Place Game: (10) St. Albans @ (9) Parkersburg – 7 PM

Eleventh Place: Hurricane – No game assigned

 

Girls Schedule

**Games to Be Played at the South Charleston Community Center on February 21st**

Championship: (1) Parkersburg vs. (2) George Washington –  6:00 PM

Consolation:  (3) Spring Valley vs.  (4) Parkersburg South – NOON 

 

PLACEMENT GAMES 

**Played at the site of the higher seed on February 19th** 

Fifth Place Game: (6) Cabell Midland @ (5) Huntington – 7 PM

Seventh Place Game: (8) Capital @ (7) Hurricane – 7 PM

Ninth Place Game: (10) St. Albans @ (9) Riverside – 5:30 PM

George Washington High School has won both the 2026 Boys and Girls MSAC Championships in Swim. The MSAC Meet was held on January 31st at Marshall University. Parkersburg South High School was the runner-up in both the Boys and Girls divisions. Cabell Midland’s Gaby Robertson was named Female Swimmer of the Year while St. Albans’ John David Humphreys was Male Swimmer of the Year. Spring Valley’s Mike Hall was named Coach of the Year.

Boys:

1. George Washington – 358 
2. Parkersburg South – 215 
3. Huntington – 172 
4. Parkersburg – 164 
5. Cabell Midland – 145 
6. Hurricane – 94 
7. Spring Valley – 47 
8. St. Albans  – 37

 

Click here for full meet results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i0lr3ERkomosbzIwNyi8fW-gEitkB3m7/view?usp=sharing

 

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)

 

Click for full tournament results: https://www.wvmat.com/scores/26scores/0103msac.htm

 

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