Football Recap: Mingo Central Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Miners

Previous Games

10/24/25 vs Lincoln County	49-14
10/17/25 vs Logan	48-27
10/03/25 @ Scott	19-0
09/26/25 vs Wyoming East	58-7
09/19/25 @ Man	27-8
+ 4 more games

Mingo Central strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They claimed a resounding 49-14 win over the Lincoln County Panthers. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.

Mingo Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bam Coleman led the charge by rushing for 105 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Coleman a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamere Knuckles, who threw for 265 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt.

Mingo Central's run defense was locked in: Lincoln County could only muster 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Taegan Hackney for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mingo Central didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.

Mingo Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Keziah Joplin and Dylan Mounts. Mounts also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten. Joplin got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Although Lincoln County took the loss, they still got scores from Tj Ritchie and Jack Shull.

Mingo Central's record is now 8-0. As for Lincoln County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Mingo Central will venture away from home to challenge Chapmanville Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Miners 13.1, the Tigers 5.8) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Lincoln County, they will head out to take on Sissonville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.