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 square off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Perry Traditional Academy had to suffer through a 52-6 loss at the hands of USO [University Prep/Sci-Tech/Obama Academy]. 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 claimed a resounding 43-6 win over Midland Trail on the road.
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.
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.
Perry Traditional Academy dropped their record down to 0-4 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Perry Traditional Academy couldn't quite finish off Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous matchup 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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