The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights will take on the Perry Traditional Academy Commodores at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wheeling Central Catholic will be strutting in after a victory while Perry Traditional Academy will be coming in after a loss.
Wheeling Central Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Midland Trail, posting a 43-6 win on the road.
Wheeling Central Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaac Martin led the charge by rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Martin also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making five total tackles (1.5 for loss). Kade Koroneos was another key rusher, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Wheeling Central Catholic's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Koroneos, Luke Sancomb, and Sancomb picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Koroneos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Perry Traditional Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy] at home and fell 52-6. The Commodores were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
The victory got Wheeling Central Catholic back to even at 2-2. As for Perry Traditional Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Wheeling Central Catholic came out on top in a nail-biter against Perry Traditional Academy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, sneaking past 20-18. Will Wheeling Central Catholic repeat their success, or does Perry Traditional Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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