#BeyondTheKeystone Ohio (10-20-18)

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Sykotyk | October 22, 2018

On Saturday afternoon, a unique game took place at Lakewood High School in Hebron, Ohio. Wheeling Central Catholic (WV) and Portsmouth West had scheduled a game but started looking for a neutral site. A serious of happenstance led them to seeking out Lakewood HS’s Lancers Stadium to host the game on a Saturday afternoon.

The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights were 99 miles away, and the Portsmouth West Senators were 114 miles. So, Hebron made the best of a bad travel situation for Portsmouth West.  A decent contingent of fans for both teams made the trek for the 1:30pm kickoff. The original forecast of rain giving way to a cool, but incredibly blustery cloudy afternoon.

Wheeling Central started out with a 20-0 lead, before their QB went down, and Portsmouth West began mounting a comeback in a game originally destined for a running clock. The wind played a big factor at the end of the third quarter, when the Senators well-advised time-out forced Wheeling Central to kick into the heavy wind and basically gain no yardage on the kick.

But, turnovers ruled the day for the Senators, and the last minute possession didn’t work out for the visitors from Ohio. Wheeling Central hung on, for the 32-30 victory.

Photo gallery below.

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