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.
