The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will be defending their home-field for the first timethey go up against the Fort Frye Cadets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Wheeling Central Catholic is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against James Monroe. Everything went Wheeling Central Catholic's way against James Monroe on Friday as Wheeling Central Catholic made off with a 28-6 victory.
Isaac Martin went supernova for Wheeling Central Catholic, rushing for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. Martin also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (1.5 for loss). Another player making a difference was Nico Kusic, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Kusic wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Wheeling Central Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kusic.
Meanwhile, Fort Frye blew past Belpre, posting a 72-6 win at home.
Wheeling Central Catholic was dealt a bruising 33-0 loss at the hands of Fort Frye when the teams last played back in October of 2020. Can Wheeling Central Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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