WEIRTON — Weir’s senior class put a closing common season stamp on a wonderful four-year profession up on the hilltop.

The Red Riders took care of enterprise, besting rival Brooke 24-10 on senior night time to complete the common season 9-1.

Now they’ll relaxation, heal up, and put together for the playoffs, which get underway in 13 days. The vital factor is that first recreation and almost definitely the second, ought to Weir advance, will probably be performed on the house turf at Jimmy Carey Stadium.

“These seniors played their hearts out on senior night and also for that reason, because we’ve never hosted a playoff game up here on the hilltop. The last time was at Jimmy Carey in downtown,” Weir head coach Frank Sisinni. “We get to host, which was a goal of ours and we’re in a very good spot and we’re playing Weir High football.”

Weir High soccer on Friday night time amounted to having the ability to rely on their senior quarterback to make huge performs–and he did.

Brooke set to take Riders’ main rusher out of the sport plan early, and it labored. Lyons was restricted to 35 yards on 15 carries and greater than half of these got here within the second half.

In brief, Brooke acquired strong strain with its gifted entrance 4 and hemmed up Weir’s prime runner. It mattered not.

Malachi Stromile was going to will his workforce to victory, regardless of the circumstances.

In the primary quarter, Stromile faked a give to Lyons, saved the ball and scampered 44 yards for the sport’s first rating.

He later tacked on two passing touchdowns overlaying 31 and 11 yards, respectively–each into the tender fingers of G. Cross, who completed with 102 yards on six receptions.

Whenever Weir wanted an enormous play, Stromile was there.

“That’s been the story all season,” Sisinni stated. “We’ve had lots of opponents attempt to take Corey out of our run recreation, however what they see is we have now a superb, expert dual-threat quarterback.

“He’s been really productive this year, especially in big games.”

Friday’s recreation was actually huge, and Stromile’s heroics have been wanted.

After falling behind early 6-0, Brooke got down to retake management of the sport.

The Bruins set out on a seven-play, 66 yards drive that includes primarily the working of Gavin Moore. Moore logged a number of 10-plus yard carries on the drive, capped by his 15-yard scoring strike with 1:37 left till halftime.

A profitable PAT kick put Brooke up 7-6 on the break.

In the second half, Moore practically broke a prolonged landing on a brief move from freshman Ty Sperringer that coated 45 yards down contained in the 5.

The results of that drive? Zero factors. Penalties and blown performs pushed the ball again and Chase Hile, who later hit a 39-yard discipline aim, couldn’t join from 29 yards out. What began as a major scoring alternative resulted in zero factors, and a complete lot of momentum shifting to the Weir aspect of the sphere.

“We had a good thing going in the first half and while we were able to run it in the second (half), we killed a couple of drives and blew a great opportunity to score,” Brooke head coach Mac McLean stated.

“When you play good teams, you can’t make mistakes like that.”

Stromile and Cross attached on scoring strikes in each the third and fourth quarter.

By the time Hile hit his 29-yarder, the Bruins trailed 18-10 with 6:37 to go.

Weir drove down and tacked on a late TD on a 13-yard run by Stromile for the ultimate 24-10 margin.

“I said before the game that the big play would be the difference,” McLean stated. “Weir was about 4 snaps higher than we have been. We fought and battled however we acquired all the way down to the goalline and shot ourselves within the foot. We wanted seven.

“Give credit to Frank and Weir. They have a good team and a good thing going and I wish them the best. This might sound weird from a Brooke coach, but I hope they win the whole thing.”

Stromile completed with 141 yards passing and 145 dashing, accounting for 4 TDs whole.

Moore led Brooke with 124 dashing yards, including two catches for 55 as a receiver.