Apr. 15—MORGANTOWN — Morgantown High School has had numerous athletes walk the halls on Wilson Avenue who have made a name for themselves athletically in multiple sports and have achieved recognition as first-team all-state players.
For the basketball program, names like Sharron Young, Carson Poffenberger, and Nathan Adrian will always resonate throughout the Rowdie Center. On the turf of Pony Lewis, the likes of Preston Fox, Danny Fairbanks, and Christopher Yura will remain forever. But of all the talented athletes who’ve worn the block M, only one has achieved the feat for both the football and basketball teams in the same season.
Senior Brady Savage was named to the WVSWA all-state first team in football in December and basketball in March after an outstanding 2024-2025 athletic year, making MHS history as the first athlete in school history to do so.
“This is truly a blessing even to have the opportunity to achieve something like this, ” Savage said in reaction to the news. “I can’t thank all of my coaches and teammates over the past few years. They’ve always pushed me to be the best I could be, and because of them, I’ve accomplished some special things.”
Brady was a four-year member of the Mohigans basketball program. He played on all three state championship teams. In his senior season, he averaged 10.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.8 steals per game.
Brady is fourth in games played with 75 in four seasons and third in all-time rebounds for MHS with 371, including the single-season record of 176 in 2025. He also holds the top two spots for overall shooting percentage in a season of 67.9 % in 2025 and 65.1 % in 2024.
“Basketball has always been my first love, ” he said. “I remember back in about second grade watching a Mountaineer basketball game and thinking that looked fun, so my dad and I went out and shot basketball, and I immediately knew I wanted to be the best I could be.”
Brady says one of his most memorable moments as a Mohigan came with his dad after winning his first state basketball championship.
“I saw my dad right after the game, and we just shared a special moment, ” he said. “It just felt like all of the hard work over the years of us after school and work meeting at the gym to get shots up or whatever paid off, and it was great to share that with him because he is a big reason I was able even to get there.”
Unlike basketball, Brady didn’t put on shoulder pads to play football once in his life until his junior season. Despite that fact, he immediately impacted the defensive line for the Mohigans as a speed rusher.
Savage finished the season with 49 tackles (7 TFL), four sacks, and nine pass deflections for MHS, earning him first-team recognition.
When asked what made the transition to football so successful, Brady simply cited his work ethic and the ability he’s been blessed with as an athlete.
“My mindset is that I’m going to go out and give it all I have every single snap or play, regardless of the sport, ” he said. “I’m going to give 100 percent effort all the time. It’s just what I do. I’m truly blessed to be the way I am and to have the people around me that I have.”
Brady will graduate from Morgantown High School this summer and is thankful to come from a school with so much history.
“There’s so much historic significance at MHS, ” he said. “It’s a great school athletically and academically. Plus, the community is so supportive. I’m so glad I could be a student-athlete there and wear that M on my chest proudly.”