Football Recap: Gehemiah Blue and Wilson Mayo Pace Midway Defense + How To Watch

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

09/26/25 vs Spring Creek	43
08/22/25 @ Hobbton	35
09/05/25 vs Lakewood	24
09/19/25 vs Princeton	23
10/17/25 @ Rosewood	20

Midway won the last time they faced Rosewood and things went their way on Friday too. The Raiders put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 27-7 win. Considering the Raiders have won five contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Tanner Williams had another great game (as he tends to do), throwing for 255 yards and three TDs on only 18 passes, while also rushing for 46 yards and one touchdown. His passing game has become a key predictor of Midway's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Jacob Holland was in the mix as well, providing the Raiders with two scores.

Midway didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Rosewood to a completion percentage of just 31.2%. The team can thank Wilson Mayo for the heroic effort on defense: he. Midway wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 66.7%.

Midway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gehemiah Blue and Mayo. Another thorn in Rosewood's side was Wyatt Scott, who forced one fumble and made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).

When it comes to explaining why Rosewood lost, don't look at Bryson Hobbs. Despite the final result, he rushed for 112 yards and one TD. Hobbs also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making seven total tackles and defending one pass.

Midway has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.0 points over those games. As for Rosewood, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Midway will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Goldsboro at 7:00 p.m. on the 31st. As for Rosewood, they will take on Wallace-Rose Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Eagles will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least 31 points in their last four contests.