Box Score The Class AAA defending state champion Bridgeport High School football team kicked off the 2025 season in dominating fashion, defeating Buckhannon-Upshur 62-14 Friday at Freal "Red" Crites Memorial Stadium.
 
It marked the 15th consecutive game that ended with a running clock for the Indians, who accomplished that feat in all 14 games of the 2024 season.
 
Friday's game looked a lot like any of those 14 from a year ago as Bridgeport's single-wing offense couldn't be stopped and the Indians' defense couldn't be run on.
 
The Indians finished with 457 yards on the ground and nine touchdowns. BHS held B-U to – 55 yards rushing.
 
It didn't take BHS to establish its single-wing dominance as Gabe Martin scored on a 1-yard run to cap five-play game-opening drive. Gavin Williams booted his first of eight PAT kicks to make 7-0 and the Indians were off and running.
 
As impressive as the Game 1 victory was, the Indians did have to overcome some adversity along the way.
 
Senior Bryson Lowther, who missed all of last season with a knee injury, suffered what is believed to have been a minor injury in practice on Thursday. Lowther was slated to start on the offensive line and at defensive end.
 
His anticipated return to the lineup was instead met with a test to the BHS depth and the test was passed with flying colors. J.P. Cortez started at left guard and was part of a line that dominated up front the entire game.
 
Defensively, Sean Veltri moved from linebacker to defensive end and Brody Jeran started at linebacker. Both had huge games.
 
"It was awesome to see the way they played," BHS coach Tyler Phares said. "I'm super proud of Sean. Sean's a kid that I've been tough on in practice because we see a lot of potential there. He got thrown into a tough position tonight because we weren't planning on playing him at defensive end.
 
"We've played him a decent amount at defensive end in spots but he showed what he can do tonight and it was fantastic.
 
"Brody stepped up big time and made a bunch of plays tonight. It's been a tough learning curve for him coming to a new offense, a new defense (Jeran played at B-U previously). Coming home, it was a lot of emotions for him but he really stepped up."



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