Courtesy of the CIFL
TROY, Ohio—Wheeling claimed its first-ever victory in CIFL play on Sunday afternoon over the Miami Valley Silverbacks. Former Carolina Panther wideout Eugene Baker had 137 yards receiving in leading the Wildcats to a 52-28 victory over the Silverbacks at Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio. Baker capped off the game with nine catches for 137 yards and two touchdowns, including a 30-yard score with less than a minute left in the contest to cap Wheeling’s scoring.
Miami Valley had a short-lived lead in the opening quarter of the contest thanks to a 20-yard field goal by Travis Johnson.
Wheeling answered with 20-unanswered points, taking a 20-7 lead with 7:53 left in the opening half. Rod Rutherford scampered in from five yards out to start the run and a Rutherford to Baker six-yard pass was the second score in the stretch.
Brandon Jackson’s eight-yard score capped the run.
Miami Valley’s Danny Mack closed out the scoring in the opening half when he hauled in a six-yard pass from Jeremy Greenleaf made it 20-10.
Jackson’s 17-yard score made it 26-10 in favor of Wheeling and Marcus Fails’ 13-yard score for the Silverbacks made it 26-16.
On the ensuing kickoff, Vaughn Rivers raced 53 yards to paydirt and, on the next Miami Valley possession, Eric Wicks picked off a Greenleaf pass and returned it 44 yards to make it 39-16.
Kenneth Gettis’ six-yard catch for the Silverbacks made it 39-22, but a Rutherford run and the Baker 30-yard score stretched the Wildcat lead to 52-22.
Miami Valley capped a fourth quarter that saw a combined 44 points scored on a Greenleaf to Fails 16-yard pass.
For Wheeling, Rutherford finished 15-of-22 for 198 yards and four touchdowns.
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