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Oak Glen runs into hot Wheeling Central squad

WHEELING — Don’t look now, but after playing one of the toughest Class A football schedules in the state of West Virginia and struggling to stay at or near the .500 mark all year, Wheeling Central has punched its ticket to the playoffs again. Coach Mike Young’s 5-4 squad, which will be one of those teams that nobody wants to play in the postseason, still has business at hand in the regular season as 2-7 Oak Glen pays a visit to Bishop Schmitt Field on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit University Friday night. A victory could move the Maroon Knights a little further up the ...

Buckeye Local more upbeat

YORKVILLE — The Buckeye Local Panthers season came to an end with an all to0 familiar record, a third consecutive 0-10 campaign. This one was different than the previous two, though, according to first-year head coach Roger Herbert. “For us I’m pretty happy with how our season went,” Herbert said. “Obviously we wanted to get some wins and that didn’t happen, but I keep a calendar on my desk and every game was closer than last year. There was a big difference at the end of year in terms of scoring points. Injuries played a little bit of a part of (our record), but that ...

History in the making

STEUBENVILLE — Big Red already has locked down a home game for the opening round of the Division IV, Region 13 playoffs. Reno Saccoccia’s club, however, still has plenty to play for in its regular season finale Friday against University School. With a victory against the 7-2 Preppers, who ...

Weir’s playoff chances, Brooke’s pride on the line in rivalry clash

WEIRTON — When the Weir High and Brooke football teams annually get together on the gridiron, fans know that this intense rivalry, which has been going on since 1969, produces thrilling games and upsets. For example, the last two years have seen Brooke snatch victories from Weir in the ...

Crusaders face three possibilities

BEVERLY — Steve Daley and his Catholic Central Crusaders will have a playoff mentality once again Friday when they travel south for a critical Week 10 battle with once-beaten Fort Frye. “We’ve been telling our kids it’s been playoff season for us the last couple of weeks,” Daley ...

Madonna getting right back at it

By RALPH COX Football Xtra Writer WEIRTON — Two old rivals knock heads at Jimmy Carey Stadium Saturday night when 4-4 Wheeling Central comes to Weirton for the annual joust with once beaten Madonna. With it being the final home game of 2017, Madonna will honor 11 seniors playing the final home game of their high school careers prior to the opening kick at 7 p.m. The seniors that will be honored are Ryan Ekey, Chayce Lemley, Vince Pulice, Chase Smith, Jimmy DiMarco, Hunter Baird, Max Fiedorczyk, Joey Garan, Zak Tokash and Mac Raymond. Madonna (7-1) fell a couple of spots to a tie ...