Wheeling Central Boys Basketball Doubles Its Enjoyable With Consecutive State Titles | Information, Sports activities, Jobs

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Wheeling Central boys basketball participant Luke Sancomb celebrates throughout the Class AA state championship sport.

Unbeaten. Undeniable. Undisputed.

The Wheeling Central boys basketball staff capped an ideal season in excellent vogue, barreling by way of the Class AA state event to carry aloft the state title for the second consecutive yr. In three video games, the Maroon Knights’ common margin of victory as 29.3 factors. The closest any of Central’s state event foes got here was Wyoming East’s 55-39 loss within the championship sport. No different staff was capable of come inside 33 factors.

The Maroon Knights have been as soon as once more led by senior Eli Sancomb — a Liberty signee and two-time West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year — who completed with 21 factors, 11 rebounds and 4 assists towards Wyoming East to seize the Class AA event’s Most Valuable Player award and be a part of teammates Luke Sancomb and Max Olejasz on the all-tournament staff.

This championship added one other chapter to the Maroon Knights’ storied historical past within the event. It was this system’s 14th state title in its historical past. It additionally was the third time they’ve received no less than two consecutive state championships.

Among its greatest marks in Central historical past was its place as the primary undefeated staff since 1963.