Catholic, Paden City find replacement for Hundred

PARKERSBURG -Year in and year out, Parkersburg Catholic rides the same fence in terms of the numbers crunch that forced Hundred to cancel the 2014 high school football season.

Earlier this week, Hundred High School made the move official when only 14 players attended preseason camp. Parkersburg Catholic had an inkling trying to schedule a game with the Hornets would be affected, so instead the school filled its 10th game with Clay-Battelle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10.

"It wasn't a real problem," PCHS coach Jeff Campbell said. "I've known their head coach informally over the years and he is a really good guy. His teams are consistently in the playoffs and usually consist of 40 players, so it should be a good challenge for us.

"We will have a brutal schedule now with Clay-Battelle, Notre Dame and Buffalo, along with the Little Kanawha Conference schedule - it's loaded with playoff teams," Campbell said. "We're not going to shy away from Clay-Battelle. We look forward to the opportunity. I told the kids, and they are excited."

Campbell can remember several years ago when he only had 15 players available for a several games, but never during that span did the Crusaders forfeit to their opponent.

"It is difficult - sometimes we are practicing with a half line," Campbell said. "Today, we had 17 kids and we started teaching blocking schemes with half lines all the times. You try to find a silver lining - you don't need that many reps.

Hornets Drop Football

* Hundred High School is unable to field a football team this fall.

* Hundred was on the schedule of both Parkersburg Catholic and Paden City, forcing those schools to find replacements.

* Catholic will meet Clay-Battelle, while Paden City will play Toronto (Ohio).

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