The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will square off against the Pendleton County Wildcat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wheeling Central Catholic comes in on four and Pendleton County on seven.
Wheeling Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 41-8 victory over Tucker County. Considering the Maroon Knights have won six matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wheeling Central Catholic relied on the efforts of Nico Kusic, who rushed for 83 yards and one score on only eight carries, and Kade Koroneos, who gained 138 total yards and a touchdown. Koroneos also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending one pass. Max Olejasz made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Wheeling Central Catholic proved: they limited Tucker County to a paltry two yards per carry. The team can thank Trenton McCardle for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wheeling Central Catholic didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.2.
Wheeling Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Joey Jerrome, Joey Hall, Olejasz, and Troy Mortakis picked up one apiece. Olejasz got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Pendleton County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against East Hardy by a score of 35-27.
Wheeling Central Catholic's record now sits at 8-2. As for Pendleton County, their record is now 10-2.
Wheeling Central Catholic took their win against Pendleton County in their previous meeting back in November of 2019 by a conclusive 27-7 score. Do the Maroon Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcat turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
