Wheeling Park’s Isaac Sands takes a carry outside during the Patriots’ home game Friday against Fairmont Senior inside Wheeling Island Stadium. Sands turned 30 carries into 182 yards and two touchdowns against the Polar Bears.

WHEELING — For all the ink that will momentarily be spilt over Friday’s game between Fairmont Senior and Wheeling Park, one word can sum up the goings-on inside Wheeling Island Stadium– ‘barnburner.’

The visiting Polar Bears (5-1) took down the Patriots (4-3) 45-42 in an outing that took on the cadence of a heavyweight boxing match, with haymakers flying back-and-forth all night.

Fairmont Senior, who have now notched back-to-back victories, was able to win the shootout after time expired on Wheeling Park in the final drive of the game. Following a Polar Bear turno

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