Wheeling Central Catholic has won four straight games at home, while Chapmanville Regional has won four straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will welcome the Chapmanville Regional Tigers at 12:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wheeling Central Catholic will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 41-point they dealt Shady Spring on Friday. Wheeling Central Catholic took their match with ease, bagging a 48-7 victory over Shady Spring. Considering the Maroon Knights have won seven games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Wheeling Central Catholic relied on the efforts of Kade Koroneos, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and Braden Mcwreath, who gained 185 total yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Koroneos a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Kusic, who threw for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only seven passes.
Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 401 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Wheeling Central Catholic didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joey Jerrome and Koroneos.
Meanwhile, Chapmanville Regional strolled past Man with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-17.
Chapmanville Regional's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Preston Kovach, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns, and Andrew Topping, who rushed for 138 yards. Kovach is becoming a predictor of Chapmanville Regional's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Benji Adkins got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Wheeling Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Chapmanville Regional, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Wheeling Central Catholic has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 254.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Chapmanville Regional struggles in that department as they've been averaging 148.3. It's looking like Saturday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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