My Way | Colby Porter Jr

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Martinsburg improves to 4-3 with 21-0 win at Spring Mills. Porter Jr. with 3 total TDs.


Colby Porter Jr. scores on a 27 yard run in the 4th quarter to put the game away

Game Stats: 4/8 72Yds 2TD 1Int, 13 Rush 137 Rush Yds 1TD
Season Stats: 18/28 326Yds 7TD 2Int, 33 Rush 375 Rush Yds 3TD

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Martinsburg makes it 4 straight. Blanks Hedgesville 20-0. 59 yard Porter Jr. to Weisbecker TD in 4th seals it.


Colby Porter Jr. stands in and delivers a 59 YD TD to Weisbecker in the 4th quarter

Game Stats: 5/5 138Yds 1TD, 11 Rush 89 Rush Yds
Season Stats: 23/33 464Yds 8TD, 44 Rush 464 Rush Yds 3TD

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Martinsburg squeaks past Jefferson
By James Davis


Colby Porter Jr. scores the game's only TD in a 7-0 win over Jefferson

In what had been a battle of defense and field position the score between Martinsburg and undefeated Jefferson remained tied at 0-0 when Jefferson punted back to Martinsburg with five minutes left to play. After a bobbled catch on the punt return the ball was spotted at the Martinsburg 11 yard line.

Senior QB Colby Porter Jr trotted out and went to work. An option keep for a gain of six followed by a handoff to Glick for five yards and a first down at the 22. A quick pass to Sarria on a slant for eight then a bootleg run for 12 put Martinsburg at their 42 with another first down. Jefferson called a timeout.

"I kind of smiled a bit when they called that timeout because I knew we were wearing out their defense. It was late and it was already one of the longer drives. I saw them sub a couple guys in the secondary and thought there might be something there."

There was. On the next play tight end Michael Weisbecker was split out wide and matched up with one of the subs. Weisbecker easily beat the defender on a post route and Porter Jr. delivered a perfect pass, Weisbecker was tripped up before scoring but the ball was spotted at the 2 yard line. Glick was stuffed on a dive and lost a yard. Porter Jr. took the snap and put the ball out for Howell before pulling it back at the last second and sprinting into the endzone. Harvey nailed the point after and the Bulldogs defense held on for the win.

Porter Jr. finished the game 8 for 11 passing for 117 yards and ran for 123 and the score.

Martinsburg improves to 6-3 while Jefferson drops to 8-1.

The win sets up a showdown between Martinsburg and Charles Town, Porter Jr's former team, next week with a playoff spot on the line.

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Season Stats: 31/44 581Yds 8TD 3Int, 56 Rush 587 Rush Yds 4TD

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Martinsburg dominates Charles Town as Porter Jr. makes a statement
By James Davis


Colby Porter Jr. delivers one of three TD passes in a 28-0 win against Charles Town

Trash talk, a star player with ties to the other team, a playoff spot on the line and over 50 years of history between the schools made the 2014 version of Martinsburg vs Charles Town one for the ages.

Both teams entered the game with 6-3 records and would be fighting for the final playoff spot.

Colby Porter Jr. played for Charles Town for three years before transferring to Martinsburg just before the start of this season.

Charles Town had posted a number of comments about Porter Jr. and Martinsburg in general on social media throughout the season.

I spoke with Colby Porter Jr. on Wednesday and he did his best to convince me that this was a big game only because of the playoff implications and that he wasn't looking to settle any vendetta.

His play on the field said otherwise. Porter Jr., who Charles Town players had been calling a runningback and criticizing his abilities as a passer, threw for 243 yards and three touchdowns, both season highs, and also ran for 51 yards and a score in a 28-0 drubbing of Charles Town.

Charles Town, who switched to a more "pro style" offense under their new coaching staff, managed just 73 yards of offense and completed just 4 of 23 pass attempts.

"We weren't trying to prove anything other than we are the better team." Porter Jr. replied when asked if the passing touchdowns were his way of proving Charles Town wrong.

Martinsburg will head to the playoffs while Charles Town heads home for the offseason.

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Charles Town Stats: 10/18 243Yds 3TD, 7 Rush 51 Rush Yds 1TD

Season Stats(6 Games): 41/62 824Yds 11TD 3Int, 63 Rush 638 Rush Yds 5TD

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Small, left handed. The anti-prototype QB. Good luck with this!