The Follansbee team played the first game on its new athletic filed against New Cumberland in a scoreless tie.   Follansbee had one of the heaviest teams in the valley averaging about 161 pounds.   The front line averaged 178 and the backfield 144.  T. W. Caskey, the new coach at the Blue and White, used the Georgia Tech shift against a  determined foe in Coach Roach’s Hancock team.  Each team made only 5 first downs.  In the first quarter, Speedster Mike Kasarda made a 30-yard run.  During the second half, the Blue and White was held with only a foot from the goal line. The Follansbee boys on the team were (QB) Cercone at 145 pounds, (RH) Cooper and Bowman, both 120, (FB) Dalesio at 165, (LE) Rees, 165,  (RE) Carey, 155,  (LT) Wells 192, (RT) Riggle 186, (C) Rue 155, (LG) Behnke175 and (RG) Pryor 165.  Other players were Dodrell, Petrelle, Gould, Rogers, Jeanette, Freshwater, Fluharty, Beatty, Lindrell and Ross.

• Steubenville Herald Star, “Follansbee High To Have One of the Biggest Teams in the Valley,” September 22, 1926, p.15.
• Steubenville Herald Star, “Follansbee And New Cumberland Teams play Scoreless Game,” September 27, 1926, p. 14.