WHEELING – Pendleton County gave Wheeling Central all it wanted for three quarters Friday night in a W.Va. Class A state semifinal, but Kade Koroneos took over in the fourth quarter.

After the fourth-seeded Wildcat (10-3) pulled to within 21-20 near the midway point of the third quarter, the Maroon Knights senior tailback answered with three consecutive touchdown runs as the top seeds (11-2) pulled away for a 43-20 win on the artificial surface at Wheeling University’s chill-filled Bishop Schmitt Field.

With the victory, Wheeling Central punched its ticket to next Friday’s state championship game at Charleston’s Laidley Field against the winner of Saturday’s other semifinal between No. 7 Cameron (8-3) and Clay-Battelle (11-1). The title tilt has a 7 o’clock kickoff slated.

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