The West Central Trojans hosted their first home game of the season on Friday, September 20th. The Trojans played the Lennox Orioles, but the Orioles spoiled the home opener with a 40-28 victory.
The Orioles scored first in the opening quarter for an early 6-0 lead. The two teams battled back and forth the rest of the first half. West Central took a 13-12 lead into halftime. Lennox would grabbed the lead, 20-13, with the first score of the third quarter. The Trojans responded with a score and two-point conversion of their own to regain the lead 21-20. The Orioles, however, would get two more scores in the third quarter and took a 34-21 lead into the fourth quarter.
Keaton Vessells had a 17-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to pull the Trojans within a score, 34-28. Lennox, however, would get a game-sealing touchdown later in the fourth quarter for the 40-28 victory.
The Trojans finished with 308 yards of offense, 267 rushing yards and 41 passing yards. Lennox had a total of 422 yards, 271 passing yards and 151 rushing yards.
