CHARLESTON — The Wheeling Central Maroon Knights opted to stay in town until the very day of the state championship.

“We’ll be going down on Friday around 11 or so,” Wheeling Central head coach Mike Young said.

“The new committee of championship weekend is in Charleston now. And, you know, we’re used to going across the river for three miles and now we gotta go down the interstate to Charleston, which is a little bit different. But it is an opportunity for us to bond on that bus ride down, it’s an opportunity for us to continue to know each other and take advantage of the quality time together.”

When they do depart for Laidley Field in Charleston, to take on Clay-Battelle in a 7 p.m. Class A championship showdown, they’ll be leaving in the rearview a rich history of success, and hoping

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