Football Recap: Mountain Island Charter Piles Up the Points Against Elkin

With a playoff win on the line, Mountain Island Charter rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 40-7 victory over the Elkin Buckin' Elks. That 33 point margin sets a new team best for the Raptors this season.

Aamir Gilcreast

Rushing Touchdowns

11/07/25 vs Elkin	2
10/24/25 @ South Stanly	1
10/10/25 vs Union Academy	1
10/03/25 @ Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy	1
09/26/25 vs Albemarle	1
09/05/25 @ West Caldwell	4

It was another big night for Aamir Gilcreast, who rushed for 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only nine carries. What's more, he posted two rushing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in September.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Mountain Island Charter proved: they limited Elkin to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Brock Marosz for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mountain Island Charter is 4-2 when they shut down the run game so well.

Mountain Island Charter's defense also made the game a nightmare for Avett Simmons, racking up eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jason Eaton and Marosz, who racked up six sacks between them. Marosz also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 11. Chamond Ford got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Mountain Island Charter now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Elkin, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

As of now, neither Mountain Island Charter nor the Buckin' Elks have any future games scheduled.