 Former PHS quarterback, Don Reeves, became the Big Reds Head Football Coach on February 11, 2010.Following the 2010 season it was discovered PHS was voted the top football team in West Virginia for the 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922 & 1927 seasons making Reeves the first coach to claim 5 State High School Championships in his first season as Head Coach.During the summer of 2008, due to the successes of the Parkersburg athletic programs, Parkersburg, West Virginia was featured on ESPN as a candidate for Titletown USA.