Football Recap: Taurean Rawlins and Keon Clealand Secure Win for Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon won the last time they faced King's Ridge Christian and things went their way on Friday too. The Mustangs walked away with a 24-17 win over the Tigers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.

Taurean Rawlins

Receiving Yards

10/24/25 vs King's Ridge Christian	129
10/10/25 @ Greenville	126
10/03/25 vs Wesleyan	100

Mount Vernon's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Keon Clealand and Taurean Rawlins. Clealand rushed for 134 yards and one touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry while Rawlins picked up 129 receiving yards and one TD. Rawlins' receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 receiving yards.

Despite the loss, King's Ridge Christian still got an impressive performance from Austin Drye, who rushed for 205 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.

Mount Vernon's record now sits at 4-5. As for King's Ridge Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Mount Vernon will square off against rival Mount Paran Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, King's Ridge Christian is set to face off against their familiar foe Business Engineering Science Tech at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.