Charleston, W.Va. — The Golden Eagles got themselves back into the winning column with a 38-24 Homecoming victory over visiting Concord on Saturday. It didn't come easy as Concord built a 17-0 lead with 10:00 in the 2nd quarter before Charleston started their comeback with a 47-yard field goal by Gryffin Mitstifer (Breinigsville, PA) at the 6:15 mark for the first points on the board. The Golden Eagles defense forced a short, 21-yard punt after a 3-and out by Concord that set up Charleston with good field position at the Mountain Lions' 45-yard line. Four plays later, graduate running back Justin McDuffie (Brooklyn, NY) found the end zone on a 4-yard touchdown run. Mitstifer would tack on the extra point to make it 17-10 in favor of the Mountain Lions at halftime.
Momentum continued to stay with Charleston in the second half as the Golden Eagles defense forced Concord into three punts and defensive back Montel Campbell (Louisville, KY) came up with a key interception in the end zone. Charleston would outscore Concord 28-10 to close out the game and secure the Golden Eagles their 13th consecutive Mountain East Conference victory dating back to October 28, 2023.
McDuffie finished with a career-high 99 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns. Quarterback Ean Hamric (Glenville, WV) threw for 123 yards on 12-of-22 passing and a touchdown while contributing 80 yards on the ground and another score. Senior receiver Yves Bosmans (Fort Worth, TX) hauled in 4 catches for 65 yards and touchdown while receiver Marquan Herron (Youngstown, OH) caught 3 passes for 29 yards and a score.
A Look at the Golden Eagles —
OFFENSE | The Golden Eagles are averaging 435.6 total offensive yards through the first four games of the season. Most of those yards have come from an impressive rushing attack that ranks 2nd in the MEC at 235.8 yards per game. Eight different players have carried the ball for Charleston, including redshirt sophomore Zach Williams (Dayton, OH) and junior Jaylen Butera (Jamestown, NY) who lead the way with 251 and 244 yards, respectively. Justin McDuffie has made the most of his opportunities with 27 totes for 128 yards and two touchdowns while redshirt freshman running back Josh Donald (Anderson, SC) saw his first action against Concord. Donald carried the ball 7 times for 37 yards (5.3-yard average).
Redshirt junior QB Ean Hamric ranks 2nd in the MEC in touchdowns thrown with nine. Hamric has passed for 798 yards with a 51% completion rate (58-of-114) while finding 10 different receivers.
Yves Bosmans leads the Golden Eagles with 19 receptions for 400 yards and 5 touchdowns. Bosmans is tied for first in the Mountain East Conference for touchdowns with Concord's Dom Collins. Marquan Herron has collected 11 grabs for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns.
Charleston offense is averaging 30.0 points per game while converting 28-of-65 (44%) on 3rd down and 5-of-12 (42%) on 4th down.
DEFENSE | Charleston continues to be at the top in scoring defense in the Mountain East Conference, giving up just 21.3 ppg to their first four opponents. Golden Eagles are allowing 363.0 total yards per game with just 117.8 yards on the ground (1st-MEC).
2024 MEC first-team linebacker Aden Miller (Cincinnati, OH) leads the team in total tackles with 25 (17 solo) while junior safety Nick Williams (Manassas, VA) has contributed 17 total tackles. Senior defensive back Deno Wardlow (Winston-Salem, NC) leads the team with 5 pass breakups while adding 16 tackles.
Golden Eagles' defense is holding their opponents to 10-of-48 (21%) on 3rd down conversions and 2-of-4 (50%) on 4th down.
A Look at the Pioneers —
Glenville State is coming off a 2024 campaign in which the Pioneers finished 7-4 overall and 7-2 in the Mountain East Conference. Under 7th year head coach Mike Kellar, Glenville State was picked to finish 3rd in the MEC Preseason Poll.
Glenville State should take on the mascot of the "Road Warriors" this year as they will not play a home game at I.L. & Sue Morris Stadium. Stadium renovations has forced the Pioneers to host their home games at various high school stadiums around the state of West Virginia.
The Pioneers dropped two of their first three out of conference games to start the season — 45-17 loss to Emory & Henry in Week 0 at Herbert Hoover High School in Elkview, WV and a 16-13 setback at Lock Haven. Glenville State bounced back with a road victory at Millersville, 44-28 before an open week last week.
OFFENSE | Quarterback Anthony Garrett is the leader of the Pioneers' offense that is averaging 437 total yards per game. The senior from Detroit, MI has 30 career starts in his time at Glenville State, passing for more than 6,000 yards and 51 touchdowns. This season, Garrett has completed 59-of-97 (61%) passes for 834 yards and 5 touchdowns. He's only been sacked twice while throwing four interceptions.
Redshirt sophomore running back Jeremiah King (Clarksburg, WV) leads the Pioneers' rushing attack with 66 carries for 225 yards and two scores. King finished with a career-high 103 yards rushing and two touchdowns against Millersville. King also is 4th in the MEC in All-Purpose yards with 115.3 yards/game.
Senior Naseem Pacheco (Frederick, MD) has been Garrett's favorite target through the first three games. Pacheco has hauled in 14 catches for 214 yards and a touchdown. For his career, Pacheco has 76 receptions for 914 yards and 8 touchdowns. That includes 2 catches for 27 yards and a touchdown against Charleston when he was a redshirt freshman at Fairmont State in 2022.
Pioneers' offense is averaging 24.7 points per game (6th-MEC) while converting 14-of-45 (31%) on 3rd down conversions and 4-of-8 (50%) on 4th down.
DEFENSE | The Pioneers are holding their opponents to 29.7 points (4th-MEC) per game but allowing 464.7 yards of total offense (9th-MEC) per game. Redshirt senior Brandon Penn has a team-high 34 total tackles including 23 solo tackles. In the win over Millersville, the strong safety from Parkersburg, WV scored on a 100-yard interception return. Penn's 10th career interception.
Senior linebacker Sean Scott (Manassas, VA) has recorded 20 total tackles while freshman cornerback Kaevon Blanding (Suffolk, VA) leads the team in pass breakups with four.
The Pioneers' defense is holding their opponents to 22-of-46 (47%) on 3rd down conversions and 2-of-6 (33%) on 4th down.
HISTORY | This is the 41st meeting between Charleston/Morris Harvey College and Glenville State on the gridiron with Charleston holding a 25-15 advantage. The Golden Eagles have won 8 consecutive games over the Pioneers and 10-out-of-12 since the start of the Mountain East Conference in 2013. In last year's meeting, Charleston defeated Glenville State 29-17 at UC Stadium in Charleston, WV.
GAME DAY INFORMATION-
Charleston (2-2) at Glenville State (1-2)
Saturday September 27, 2025
1:00 PM
County Stadium (Roane County High School)
Spencer, WV
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