Football Recap: Jeremiah Douglas' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Crandall over Midlothian Heritage

Crandall lost against Midlothian Heritage back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pirates lost to the Jaguars at home by a 52-35 margin. The Pirates were down 42-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Luke Vanlandingham

Rushing Yards

10/10/25 @ Kaufman	116
09/18/25 @ Poteet	83
10/17/25 vs Midlothian Heritage	80
09/05/25 vs Hallsville	76
09/11/25 @ Irving	27

Crandall's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Douglas, who picked up 152 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. Luke Vanlandingham handled things on the ground, rushing for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.

Dax Montelongo produced another solid performance rushing for 169 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 178 yards and three TDs while completing 78.3% of his passes for Midlothian Heritage. Montelongo has become a key player for the Jaguars: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least 80 rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Za'Ko Davis, who gained 139 total yards and two touchdowns.

Having lost for the first time this season, Crandall fell to 6-1. As for Midlothian Heritage, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Crandall is set to challenge their familiar foe Ennis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Midlothian Heritage will take on rival Poteet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.