Perry Traditional Academy has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to face off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Perry Traditional Academy took a blow against USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy], falling 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.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheeling Central Catholic). They breezed by Midland Trail on the road to the tune of 43-6 on Friday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheeling Central Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaac Martin, who rushed 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 back, rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown.
Perry Traditional Academy's loss was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Perry Traditional Academy couldn't quite finish off Wheeling Central Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 20-18. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wheeling Central Catholic's Braden Mcwreath, who rushed for 182 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Perry Traditional Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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