Man fell behind in the early going to defending state champion Wheeling Central Catholic and the Hillbillies dropped a 49-21 outcome to the Knights on Friday night.
Receiver Jeremiah Harless had five catches for 100 yards and one touchdown. Running back Jayden Brumfield added a TD run while Brady Montgomery-Hall returned a fourth-quarter fumble 50 yards for a score.
Quarterback Israel Canterbury passed for 125 yards and a touchdown.
At Wheeling
SCORE BY QUARTERS:
MN (2-2)..…0 7 7 7 – 21
CC (3-2)….21 14 7 7 – 49
Scoring:
First Quarter
CC – Parker Watkins, 23-yard run (Eli Tucker kick), 9:01
CC – Braxton Anderson, 17-yard pass from Michael Toepfer (Eli Tucker kick), 5:33
CC – Lorenzo Ferrera, 47-yard INT (Eli Tucker kick), 2:45
Second Quarter
CC – Cole O’Neil, 5-yard run (Eli Tucker kick), 10:50
MN – Jeremiah Harless, 16-yard pass from Israel Canterbury (Jaxson Tipton kick), 5:37
CC – Jayvon Miller, 3-yard pass from Michael Toepfer (Eli Tucker kick), 2:56
Third Quarter
MN – Jayden Brumfield, 15-yard run (Jaxson Tipton kick), 7:03
CC – Lorenzo Ferrera, 51-yard pass from Michael Toepfer (Eli Tucker kick), 6:05
Fourth Quarter
CC – Lorenzo Ferrera, 59-yard run (Eli Tucker kick), 11:46
MN – Brady Montgomery-Hall, 50-yard fumble return (Jaxson Tipton kick), 8:00
Next up: Man (2-2) vs. Buffalo (1-2), 7:30 pm, Oct. 1.