West Liberty running back Hunter Patterson applies a stiff arm on a rush attempt Saturday against Wheeling University in both teams’ season finales inside West Family Stadium. Patterson tied the school record for rushing touchdowns in a game (5) and total touchdowns in a game (6).

WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty head coach Roger Waialae has coached the Hilltoppers for over 20 years, but even with his decades of experience, the veteran coach managed a ‘first-ever’ in his final game before retirement.

“It’s the first time in my career, and I’ve been coaching a long time, that we said ‘let them score.'” Waialae said. “I said, we can score to win the game. And we believed that– the offensive staff, you know, ‘coach, we need to let them score.’

“And then we were trying to run plays so they didn’

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