Football Recap: Mountain Island Charter's Loss Ends Three-Game Winning Streak at Home

Mountain Island Charter dropped to 5-5 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They took a 30-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Rowan Cavaliers. The Raptors gained 160 more yards on the day, but it was the Cavaliers that made the best use of them.

Aamir Gilcreast

Rushing Yards

09/05/25 @ West Caldwell	228
10/17/25 vs Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy	186
10/10/25 vs Union Academy	158
10/03/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	138
10/30/25 vs North Rowan	118
+ 5 more games

Despite the loss, Mountain Island Charter still got an impressive performance from Aamir Gilcreast, who rushed for 118 yards. The Raptors are 5-2 when Gilcreast posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.

Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 2.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Brock Marosz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mountain Island Charter didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged seven.

As for North Rowan, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to yards per carry: they averaged an imposing 7.49 yards per carry in those games compared to only 3.17 in the others.

North Rowan's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dyaon Norman- Jackson, who picked up 153 receiving yards and one touchdown. Those 153 receiving yards gave Norman- Jackson a new career-high. Michael Alford was another key player, having thrown for 290 yards and two touchdowns.

Mountain Island Charter wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 40-7 win against Elkin on the 7th. As for North Rowan, they have also already played their next game, a 55-10 victory against Avery County on the 7th.