App State Falls at Marshall in Return to Competition

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Playing for the first time in 16 days, and just a little more than a week removed from the devastating arrival of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, App State Football lost 52-37 at Marshall on Saturday in Joan C. Edwards Stadium.

Days of rains in advance of Helene's arrival, coupled with the storm's wide-ranging impact, led to the cancelation of a Sept. 28 home game against Liberty. With the long recovery process starting for many in Boone, Watauga County, the western part of the state and several surrounding states, the Mountaineers hit the road for Huntington on Friday to face a longtime rival.

Joey Aguilar threw two touchdown passes to Dalton Stroman, who made…