PHILIPPI — The Philip Barbour Colts hosted Buckhannon-Upshur High School in Philippi Friday, September 10. The Buccaneers and new Head Coach Zach Davis came out with a big win after an impressive play in the last nine seconds of the game sealed the deal for B-UHS. 

The Colts scored first with a 35-yard field goal by Grant Dadisman at the end of the first quarter. The Buccaneers then scored their first touchdown, played by Ian Donnen, secured by Cameron Zuliani’s kick for a 7-3 lead.

Savion Farmer then ran a 77-yard touchdown with only four and a half minutes left in the first half. Zuliani’s kick was good, sending the Bucs into the start of the second half leading with a 14-10 score. 

Farmer made another touchdown into the end zone on a 9-yard run. Zuliani once again showed consistency on her kicks for a score of 20-10 with the Bucs still in the lead. 

Philip Barbour’s DeShawn Webster ran the field throughout plays for 68 yards for a 20-16 score. After a penalty on the Colts’ end, they threw out the decision for a two-point conversion and went for the one-point kick. Unfortunately, the kick was no good, leaving the score at 20-16. 

With only nine seconds left in the fourth quarter, Bryson Johnston intercepted the football in the end zone for a 99-yard rush for the game-winning touchdown. 

The Buckhannon-Upshur Buccaneers will play Greenbrier East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 17, 2021.

The boxscore:

Buckhannon-Upshur 0 14 7 6 – 27

Philip Barbour   3 7 0 6 – 16

BUCCANEER PLAYS

Ian Donnen – 5-yard run (Cameron Zuliani kick)

Savion Farmer – 77-yard run
(Zuliani kick)

Farmer – 9-yard run (Zuliani kick)

Bryson Johnston – 99-yard
interception for touchdown

TEAM STATISTICS

First downs – Buckhannon-Upshur 12 (8 rushing, 1 passing, 3 penalty); Philip Barbour 16 (14 rushing, 2 passing, 0 penalty)

Rushing yards – Buckhannon-Upshur 40-216; Philip Barbour 34-192

Passing yards – Buckhannon-Upshur 29; Philip Barbour 84

Total yards – Buckhannon-Upshur 245; Philip Barbour 276

Passes – Buckhannon-Upshur 2-3-0; Philip Barbour 7-17-1

Fumbles – Buckhannon-Upshur 3; Philip Barbour 8

Punts – Buckhannon-Upshur 1-37; Philip Barbour 2-33

Penalties – Buckhannon-Upshur 2-15; Philip Barbour 7-55

All-return-yards – Buckhannon-Upshur 143; Philip Barbour 5

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Rushing

Buckhannon-Upshur: Savion

Farmer 21-159 (2 touchdowns); Elijah Bryant 8-29; Camden Snyder 2-11; Zach Mayle 5-9; Ian Donnen 2-4
(1 touchdown); Sterlin Thropp 2-4

Passing

Buckhannon-Upshur – Ian Donnen 29 yards, 0 interceptions, 0 touchdowns

Philip Barbour – Jesiah Matlick 84 yards, 1 interception, 0 touchdowns

Receiving

Buckhannon-Upshur – Thropp 1-24; Bryant 1-5. Totals 2-29.

Philip Barbour – Ethan Floyd 3-24; Kaden Humphrey 2-55; DeShawn Webster 1-7; Dylon Stewart 1-6. Totals 7-84.