Football Recap: Mount Vernon Piles Up the Points Against Greenville

Mustangs

Team Score (Highest)

10/10/25 @ Greenville	60
09/19/25 vs Mount Pisgah Christian	56
09/12/25 @ Business Engineering Science Tech	51
08/15/25 vs Darlington	26
10/03/25 vs Wesleyan	19

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Vernon). They blew past the Greenville Patriots 60-20 on Friday. Considering the Mustangs have won three games by more than 39 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Keon Clealand produced another solid performance rushing for 183 yards and three TDs on only 13 carries, while also throwing for 177 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Mount Vernon's leading receiver Taurean Rawlins was Clealand's top target yet again, picking up 126 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mount Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Another reason for the win was Mount Vernon's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Greenville's QB won't forget Coleson Quesinberry anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Patriots' side was Ethan Siggers, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles.

Loss or not, Greenville got some senior leadership from Marquel Deering and Jamere Smith. Deering rushed for 304 yards and one touchdown while picking up 17.9 yards per carry, while Smith gained 289 total yards.

Mount Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Greenville, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mount Vernon will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against King's Ridge Christian at 3:45 p.m. on the 24th. As for Greenville, they will be playing at home against Trion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots will be up against the Bulldogs' rather soft defense (which has allowed 27.88 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.