It’s good to see Ohio County Schools and the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese come together for a cause, especially one as serious as with their latest collaboration.

The two organizations had two of their most visible students ­– Wheeling Park High School football player Brennan Wack and Wheeling Central Catholic High School boys basketball player Eli Sancomb — unite for a video cautioning young men about the dangers of “sextortion.” It’s a growing issue in this age of technology, when a teen sends someone they just met online a compromising photo, only to find out it’s someone blackmailing them for more photos or money. Sextortion is an emerging problem among teenage boys.

The organization enlisted Wack — the two-time Curt Warner Award winner as West Virginia’s top high school running back — and Sancomb — the reigning state basketball player of the year — not just for their popularity, but for their character.

“As I told those two kids … no matter who you root for, everybody roots for Eli. Everybody roots for Brennan Wack,” Ohio County Schools Assistant Superintendent Rick Jones said.

It’s an effective communication tool, having well-known and well-respected students be the messengers for this cause. It’s a legitimate concern for parents all over, and hopefully the voices of Wack and Sancomb will get through to their contemporaries.