Lawrence County football A Team wins Tri-State Turf Bowl

Huntington, WV- Lawrence County A Team football made history this weekend as the first team from the county to ever win the Tri-State Youth Football League Turf Bowl.

Lawrence County (LC) beat Huntington’s DC Express 6-0 in the matchup at Marshall University’s Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

The only scoring play of the game was a rushing touchdown made by Lawrence County seventh grader, William McDavid in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

After the late LC touchdown, DC Express had one final possession to score. Nose guard Devonte Terry had several key tackles and cornerback Logan Ratliff intercepted a DC pass in the game’s final minutes to seal the victory.

Lawrence County’s defense gave up a total of six points total throughout its three playoff victories against the Huntington Hawks, Tolsia Rebels, and DC Express. All three teams had better regular season records than LC.

McDavid’s mother, Stephanie Hale said it was an emotional season. “It was most of the boys’ final year of Youth League and the last opportunity they had to make it to the Turf Bowl,” Hale said. “Something Will said to me was this is something me and my friends have waited for our whole lives. They did it and as a team they became champions.”

Coaching staff for the Lawrence County A Team include head coach Mark Muncy, offensive coordinator Ray Granillo, and assistant coaches Shane Mcdavid, Tony Evans, John Fitch, Hunter Crum and Jay Perkins.

Tom Frazier, the LC Youth Football League’s president said he believes the future of Lawrence County football and cheer is very bright.

“I could not be more proud of our players, cheerleaders, parents, coaches and community,” Frazier said. “We were a total of 8 points from having 3 teams in the turf bowl championship. Our cheerleaders are grand champions and our A team won our first ever championship.”

Frazier said that because of “Platinum Sponsors” Greg Kiser of Three Rivers Medical Center and Todd Case of Todd Case Trucking, the league was able to give out more than 20 scholarships to cheerleaders and football players who could not afford registration fees. The donations also helped other leagues purchase equipment so more children would have an opportunity to play.

Frazier said the Lawrence County school system and administrators were helpful, as well.

“During the season, we were able to develop a program where our older children were able to see the dangers of drug addiction and the miracle of recovery,” Frazier said. “Great people working together for the sake of our children. God is so good.”