WHEELING – When a high school football team is still practicing over the Thanksgiving holidays, that’s a good sign. With a win over Tucker County Friday night in a W.Va. Class A quarterfinal playoff contest, Wheeling Central can do just that.

The top-ranked Maroon Knights (7-2) welcome the No. 8 Mountain Lions (7-4) to Bishop Schmitt Field on the campus of Wheeling University for a 7 o’clock kickoff on the artificial surface. The winner advances to the semifinals next weekend.

“We always take a lot of pride in being able to practice on Thanksgiving Day,” veteran Wheeling Central head coach Mike Young said.

Wheeling Central advanced in the first round with a 51-8 thumping of No. 16 Tolsia, despite not playing for three weeks.

“We showed a little rust early on, but I also think, with the

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