Two Teams With Something to Prove
Spring Mills finished the 2025 regular season at 6-4 before making a deep postseason run. The Cardinals advanced to the quarterfinals , where they faced the eventual WVSSAC Class AAAA state champions, the Morgantown Mohigans . What followed was one of the most dramatic games of Spring Mills’ season. The Cardinals battled Morgantown into double overtime , ultimately falling by just one point in a heartbreaking finish. For Spring Mills, it was a painful way to see the season end but it also showed just how close this program was to competing with the best in the state. Jefferson’s season took a very different path. After opening the regular season 0-4 , the Cougars completely turned things around, winning six consecutive regular-season games to finish 6-4. That momentum carried into the playoffs. Jefferson went 2-1 in the postseason , advancing to within one game of the state championship game before eventually falling to Morgantown. And that Morgantown connection is worth re...