CHARLESTON — Wheeling Central has been here plenty of times before– but that doesn’t make the moment any less exciting.

The Maroon Knights (9-2) are heading for their 14th state title game appearance Friday at 7 p.m. in their WVSSAC Class A championship against Clay-Battelle (12-1) on Laidley Field in Charleston. Central is looking for their 13th state championship in school history.

“A lot of hype,” Wheeling Central head coach Mike Young said of this week for his team. “A lot of enthusiasm, a lot of energy being expressed on and off the field by our kids, to their families, for our Central community and family of Maroon Knights. It’s a really exciting time for everybody involved.”

While the state championship stage is nothing new to the Wheeling Central program, the Clay-Battelle CeeBe

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