WHEELING – Leading 14-0 at the half, Barnesville scored on all four of its third-quarter possessions Thursday night in pulling away from Wheeling Central on the artificial surface at Wheeling University’s Bishop Schmitt Field.
The Shamrocks (6-1) ran the ball 40 times for 416 yards and six touchdowns in their 43-14 domination of Wheeling Central. The win came after their 41-game regular-season winning streak was halted 17-14 last week by George Washington from the Charleston area.
“I thought the first half was kind of a carryover from last week. We were beat up this week in practice … our guys were hurting because we went to war last week,” Allen said. “We were a little sluggish but I thought our guys responded and we made some good adjustments after halftime. I think we showed what we a