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BRUINS WIN BIG IN ROUTE 2 RIVALRY
WELLSBURG -- The Brooke Bruins won the annual rivalry clash with Weir High for a third-straight year, pulling away for a 45-6 victory inside Brooke Memorial Stadium on Friday night.
The win put the Bruins back at the .500 mark to close the regular season at 5-5. Weir High finishes at 0-10.
Cole Bolen and Grant Yost each had two rushing touchdowns and Rylan Figgs added a score on the ground, Kam Sperringer threw for two more touchdowns, going to Michael Gibson and Bryden Horstin.
Bolen finished with 67 yards on 10 carries, while Yost had 71 on four totes, including a 60-yarder. Sperringer went 9 of 14 for 113 yards and Gibson hauled in four passes for 48 yards.
The Bruins led 14-0 after one quarter, 33-0 at halftime and pushed the lead to to 45-0 after three before the Red Riders got on the board in the fourth quarter.
Zack Howland had the lone score for Weir High, totaling 42 yards on seven carries.
Brooke entered the week in the 16th and final playoff spot in Class AAA. The standings had not been updated as of late Friday. The official playoff pairings from the WVSSAC will be released Sunday.
CATHOLIC CENTRAL’S SEASON ENDS
WILLOW WOOD -- Catholic Central’s seven-game win streak came to an end Friday night on the road in the Division VII, Region 27 playoffs as the Crusaders fell to top-seeded Symmes Valley, 55-0.
Central finishes a strong first season under Greg Bahen at 8-4.
OAK GLEN FALLS IN FINALE
NEW MANCHESTER -- The Oak Glen football team dropped a tough 28-20 loss to visiting Hampshire on Friday night in the season finale at the Bears Den.
The Golden Bears conclude the season with a mark of 4-6.
MADONNA DROPS FINALE
HAMBLETON -- The Madonna football team’s return season ended with a 36-20 loss on the road at Tucker County on Friday night. Madonna closes its season with a 1-9 mark.