Bridgeport's Lowther, Knight, Williams Earn Class AAA All-State First Team Honors; West on Second Unit
By Jeff Toquinto on December 11, 2025
Bridgeport High School placed three players on the Class AAA all-state football team that was voted on by the West Virginia State Sports Writers Association.
Seniors Bryson Lowther and John Knight were on the squad along with junior Gavin Williams. Lowther was chosen as an offensive lineman, while Knight earned the nod defensively at linebacker. Williams was named the first team kicker.
Lowther, who missed the 2024 season due to injury, made up for it in a big way this year. As an offensive lineman he helped a running attack that produced 414.5 yards per game and an average of 10.7 yards per carry. He was equally impressive on defense where he finished with 69 tackles, including 21 for loss, and led the team with eight sacks.
Knight was all over the field as a linebacker. He finished his final year with the Tribe leading the squad in tackles. He totaled 90 in 12 games with 7.5 tackles for loss.
For Williams, he was named as kicker, which was something he was solid at all season. He connected on 62-of-65 point-after tries for Bridgeport and hit on nearly 60 percent of his kickoffs going for touchbacks (47-of-79). Williams, however, got noticed for his rushing as he finished the year with 1,977 yards rushing on 127 carries (15.6 yards per rush) and scored 27 touchdowns.
Bridgeport had one member listed on the second team. Senior lineman Noah West, a multi-year starter, was chosen along the offensive line and played a key role in helping the Indians score 52.6 points per game.
Wes Conley and Gabe Martin were also recognized. Both were given honorable mention status. Conley was a senior lineman, while Martin, a junior, was a running back and linebacker who only played in the first seven games due to injury.
The rest of the team can be found below.
2025 WVSWA Class AAA All-State football
First team offense
Pos Player School Cls Hgt Wgt
QB Chance Barker Princeton Sr. 6-2 200
QB Peyton Grigsby Herbert Hoover So. 6-0 170
RB Cody Lawrence Ripley Sr. 6-1 205
RB Blake Fisher Herbert Hoover Sr. 5-10 190
RB Logan Beam Elkins Sr. 5-8 200
WR Malachi Thompson Nitro Sr. 6-4 200
WR Trey Ward Chapmanville Jr. 6-2 173
OL Da’Ron Parks Nitro Sr. 6-5 310
OL Mighty Lopez Herbert Hoover Sr. 6-2 245
OL Landyn Moore Princeton Jr. 6-5 290
OL Bryson Lowther Bridgeport Sr. 5-10 220
OL Dae’shaun Floyd Fairmont Senior Sr. 6-4 305
Util Brad Mossor (c) Princeton Sr. 5-10 180
Util Toby Michael North Marion Sr. 6-0 180
PK Gavin Williams Bridgeport Sr. 6-0 170
First team defense
DL Cohen Lusher Nitro Sr. 5-11 190
DL Josh Porter Chapmanville Sr. 6-0 240
DL Xavier Patterson (c) Nitro Sr. 6-2 265
LB Preston Kovach Chapmanville Sr. 6-1 215
LB John Knight Bridgeport Sr. 5-9 190
LB Zeke Lewis Spring Valley Sr. 6-1 209
LB Landen Crane Princeton Sr. 6-0 220
LB Wyatt Sowards Nitro Sr. 5-11 200
DB Landon Snyder John Marshall Jr. 6-0 170
DB Kaden Stone Greenbrier East Sr. 5-9 140
DB Jason Walker Fairmont Senior Sr. 6-0 270
Util David Robinson Jr. Capital Jr. 5-9 168
Util Kalum Kiser Princeton Sr. 6-0 225
Util Malcolm Brown South Charleston Sr. 5-10 170
P Parker Keller Ripley Jr. 5-11 175
Second team offense
Pos Player School Cls Hgt Wgt
QB Eian Duffy Nitro Sr. 5-11 160
QB Dakota Dalton (c) Chapmanville So. 6-3 200
RB Devin Nash Nicholas County Sr. 5-11 200
RB A.J. Godfrey Greenbrier East Sr. 5-10 210
RB Chris Radcliffe Nitro Sr. 5-9 195
WR Cain Martin John Marshall Sr. 5-8 185
WR Wyatt Cline Princeton Sr. 6-0 180
OL Noah West Bridgeport Sr. 6-0 250
OL Owen Stanley Elkins Jr. 6-1 260
OL Evan Miller North Marion So. 6-4 295
OL Braydon Hendricks Robert C. Byrd Sr. 6-4 290
Util Anthony Smith Fairmont Senior So. 6-0 190
Util Takye Porter Nitro So. 5-91 160
K Jaxin Alexander Winfield Jr. 5-11 161
Second team defense
DL David Browning Chapmanville So. 6-3 225
DL King Abercrombie Fairmont Senior Jr. 6-1 260
DL Trevor Dean Robert C. Byrd Sr. 5-10 215
DL Devin Hulver Elkins So. 6-1 245
LB Clayton Cramer Winfield Jr. 5-9 170
LB Owen Rotruck Keyser Sr. 5-10 185
LB Brent Evans Hampshire Sr. 6-1 208
LB Beau Christopher (c) Spring Valley Sr. 5-10 195
DB Peyton Mounts PikeView Sr. 6-0 170
DB Gannon Boggs Winfield Jr. 5-8 160
DB Ja’lei Burnette Nitro Sr. 6-1 210
UTL Isaiah Heflin Robert C. Byrd Jr. 5-11 175
UTL Sam Kee Herbert Hoover Sr. 6-1 195
UTL Nate Suttle Greenbrier East Sr. 5-9 160
P Karson Church East Fairmont Sr. 5-11 187
Honorable mention
Tony Silvester, Elkins; Brody Hamric, Greenbrier East; Benji Adkins, Chapmanville; Grayson Lambka, Keyser; Braydon Mullins, PikeView; Jaxson Heskett, East Fairmont; Kaiden Helmer, Shady Spring; Cole Runner, Grafton; Landon Eversole, Hampshire; Julian Bailey, Robert C. Byrd; Caden Hill, Point Pleasant; Blade Adkins, Lincoln County; Leo Jones, Lewis County; Wes Conley, Bridgeport; Gavin Murphy, East Fairmont; Mykell Taylor, Herbert Hoover; Gabe Martin, Bridgeport; Drew Mann, Winfield; Cory Maynard, Brooke; Jakori Clark, Capital; Aiden Oldaker, Lewis County; Logan Cook, PikeView; Jake Belcher, Princeton; Abbott Dahl, Grafton; Tommy Nash, Keyser; Roscoe Dean, Hampshire; Dom Crawford, Keyser; Coleton Hellems, Nicholas County; Mason Markonich, John Marshall; Brian Poindexter, North Marion; Jackson Moore, Ripley; Jimmy Bowling, Princeton; Grant Burdette, Greenbrier East; Brady Lacek, Shady Spring; James Lowe, St. Albans; Miguel Cain, Spring Valley; Grant Yost, Brooke; Eli Bausley, South Charleston; Logan Gump, North Marion.
Editor's Note: Top photo shows, from left, Bryson Lowther, John Knight, and Gavin Williams.
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