MetroNews Classics

North Marion vs Capital (1999 Class AAA State Basketball Championship)

A game that will live on in the North Marion community forever. As time was slowly ticking away, the Huskies needed a basket. Seth Barker hit a shot from a pass from his brother, Josh, that gave North Marion its first state basketball title. That basket by Seth was the points he scored in the entire state tournament. North Marion squeezed past Capital, 49-48.

Fairmont Senior vs Independence (2021 Class AA State Football Championship)

A clash between two of the top teams in Class AA met in Wheeling last December. Atticus Goodson, the Kennedy award winner, had one of the more accomplished seasons in West Virginia prep football history. Fairmont Senior took care of Goodson and the Patriots to claim another championship, 21-12.

Huntington St. Joe vs Charleston Catholic (2009 Class A Girl's State Basketball Championship)

The longest girl's state title streak began when Huntington St. Joe defeated Charleston Catholic, 63-53. The victory by St. Joe's would start the streak of seven straight state titles, and it was the first of nine state titles between 2009-19.

Huntington vs South Charleston (2007 Class AAA Boys State Basketball Championship)

The 2007 Huntington Highlander team is considered by many the greatest West Virginia high school basketball team. That Highlander team featured future NBA prospects Patrick Patterson and O.J. Mayo. Huntington came into the state final, only losing two games all year, but neither loss went to an in-state school. The Highlanders had won every in-state match by an average of 41-points. Huntington’s whopping 103-61 victory became the second largest margin of victory in state tournament history. It was capped with Mayo throwing a self-alley oop off the glass and flushing it in. He would chuck the ball into the stands, which, surprisingly, landed in his father’s arms.

Morgantown vs University - 1999 Mohawk Bowl

We pivot away from state tournament and championship games for this week's MetroNews Classic. The Morgantown Mohigans and University Hawks met for the 45th time on October 29th in front of a crowd of 35,000+ at Mylan Puskar Stadium for the second time in series history. Morgantown and University would exchange punches, but the Hawks had the last laugh in a close victory, 21-20. This game would be the first of four straight games played at New Mountaineer Field.