MARTINS FERRY - Often times a head football coach also serves as a role model to his players. For brothers Zac and Trevor Bruney such a notion really hit home...literally. The two former Martins Ferry grid stars played for a coaching legend - their dad, Dave. For some, such an arrangement ...
MARTINS FERRY — This fall, Zac Bruney will embark on his first season as head football coach of the fledgling program at Wheeling Jesuit. Although the Cardinals will be playing a junior varsity slate, Cheryl Bruney is looking forward to watching her oldest son work as he continues to move ...
MARTINS FERRY — Dave Bruney amassed 284 victories in his 39 years as a head football coach, with 275 of those coming at his beloved Martins Ferry High School. He was also 9-1 in his first season as a head coach, that coming at neighboring Bridgeport. When asked what his top memories were, ...
MARTINS FERRY — Family, memorable games and players and even a look at the 2018 Martins Ferry Purple Riders All of those topics and plenty more were discussed when Dave Bruney sat down with The Times Leader recently after his retirement from coaching football. You have to figure, when ...
MARTINS FERRY — When Dave Bruney announced his retirement as Martins Ferry’s head football coach in May, he did so at the facility that bears his name — The Dave Bruney Football Complex. Having a facility named after you, in itself, is an honor. But what really touched Bruney was what took place in the minutes, hours and days after he stood on the turf there with his family at his side. Bruney, who retired after 39 seasons, heard from a plethora of former players, coaches and friends, who offered congratulations on his career, which is legendary, not in the Ohio Valley, but ...
