BECKLEY, W.Va. — Wheeling Central used two first-half goals and added another in the second to capture the school’s first West Virginia state soccer championship with a 3-1 win over Lincoln High School Friday in the Class AA-A finals.

Central played a flawless first half. After 10 minutes of working and figuring out Lincoln’s defense, the Lady Maroon Knights went on the attack. Sophomore Loni Kusic struck a ball that hit off the post in the 11th minute. One minute later, freshman midfielder Elah Konkle drove a ball from the top of the box that went just over the goalkeeper’s fingertips for a 1-0 lead. Four minutes later Konkle struck again with another drive into the net for a 2-0 lead.

Central had several opportunities later in the first half and generally kept play in the Lincoln half.

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