Sunday, August 10, 2008

Ohio-West Virginia Football Jamboree Continues to Grow


A bigger and better Wheeling Hospital Football and Band Jamboree will be held next Friday and Saturday at Wheeling Island Stadium. Event organizers have announced that the second year, which features high school football teams from Ohio and West Virginia, event has grown from eight teams last year to 18 this year.

With more teams, the Jamboree will now be spread-out over two days instead of one. Friday's schedule features four games with Ohio teams and then five games on Saturday with schools from West Virginia.

Friday's Ohio action kicks-off at 1PM with East Liverpool playing Harrison Central, followed by Shadyside taking on Shenandoah at 3:10PM. Meadowbrook will square-off with Martins Ferry at 5:20PM with the nightcap featuring St. Clairsville and Cambridge at 8 o'clock.

Here's Saturday's match-ups...

11AM - Oak Glen vs Brooke
1:10PM - John Marshall vs. Tyler Consolidated
3:20PM - Wheeling Park vs. University
5:30PM - Weir vs. Linsly
7:40PM - Wheeling Central vs. Magnolia

For more information about the Jamboree, click here.

Click here for a preview story from The Intellegencer and Wheeling News-Register.

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