Wheeling Park and University are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Wheeling Park Patriots will square off against the University Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Wheeling Park took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 48-13 win over Musselman. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Applemen are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brennan Wack was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 298 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 56 yards. Jed Hunley made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, University got themselves on the board against Buckhannon-Upshur on Friday, but Buckhannon-Upshur never followed suit. They blew past the Buccaneers 49-0 at home.
Wheeling Park now has a winning record of 2-1. As for University, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Wheeling Park couldn't quite finish off University in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 17-14. Can Wheeling Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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