West Mecklenburg couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Olympic Trojans. The Hawks gained 119 more yards on the day, but it was the Trojans that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, West Mecklenburg still got an impressive performance from Sam Cheeseboro, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
Cheeseboro wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: West Mecklenburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 172 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
West Mecklenburg didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xavier Porter and Mark Foster.
Olympic can attribute much of their success to Alex Wiley Iv, who picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
West Mecklenburg will hit the road for the first time this season to square off against Rocky River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Olympic, they will challenge North Mecklenburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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