McKeesport too much for injury-riddled Planets
McKEESPORT — Evan Wright would gesture to the sideline, then head over with his left arm dangling alongside his body.
Much like the rest of the Mars football team, the junior running back was stuck in a vortex of misfortune and poor circumstance during their 43-0 WPIAL Class 4A first-round playoff loss to McKeesport Friday night at Weigle-Schaeffer Stadium.
Wright, who finished with 10 yards on 11 carries, was playing through a torn labrum and shoulder fracture.
"I've been fighting as much as I can to get through it," Wright said. "As time went along, things got harder. I care about these guys. I wanted to play for these guys and go back in."
It was bad enough the Planets were undermanned.
Having to open the playoffs against the angry, fifth-seeded Tigers, who lost a chance at a first-round bye following a loss to Thomas Jefferson last week, set up the 12th-seeded Planets up for a long night.
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