The Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights are on the road again on Friday and play against the Williamstown Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on November 3rd. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Two weeks ago, Wheeling Central Catholic humbled Harbor Creek with a 49-20 victory. Given Wheeling Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps's football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 42nd in West Virginia, while Harbor Creek is ranked 390th in Pennsylvania), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braden Mcwreath was his usual excellent self, rushing for 194 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, while also picking up 40 receiving yards. Mcwreath's longest rush was for an incredible 89 yards. Jj White was another key contributor, picking up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Williamstown put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Doddridge County at home to the tune of 55-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Williamstown just coasted through the last quarter.
Lynken Joy and Maxwell Molessa were among the main playmakers for Williamstown as the former gained 170 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Joy hasn't dropped below 100 rushing yards for three straight games.
Wheeling Central Catholic now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Williamstown, their win was their eighth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 9-0.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground as these two are both standouts in the run game. Wheeling Central Catholic has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 263.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Williamstown struggles in that department as they've been even better at 315.4 per game. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wheeling Central Catholic strolled past Williamstown in their previous matchup back in October of 2020 by a score of 33-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheeling Central Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
