Football Recap: Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights vs. Midland Trail Patriots
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheeling Central Catholic). They blew past the Midland Trail Patriots, posting a 43-6 victory on the road. The Maroon Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Patriots, too.
Wheeling Central Catholic's win on Friday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Isaac Martin, who rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Martin also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (1.5 for loss). Kade Koroneos was another key rusher, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Wheeling Central Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Koroneos, Luke Sancomb, and Sancomb picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Koroneos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win got Wheeling Central Catholic back to even at 2-2. As for Midland Trail, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wheeling Central Catholic will challenge Perry Traditional Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling Central Catholic is facing Perry Traditional Academy at the right time seeing as Perry Traditional Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Midland Trail, they will host Summers County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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