Basketball Recap: Middle Creek Skates Past South Garner with Ease + How To Watch

By Team Reports Dec 14, 2025, 10:22am

Basketball Recap: Middle Creek Mustangs vs. South Garner Titans

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & Middle Creek High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

12/05/25 - Home73-39 W
11/22/24 - Home44-31 W
12/29/23 - Home38-49 L
11/29/23 - Away50-69 L
02/17/21 - Home60-51 W
+ 5 more games

There's no place like home for Middle Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past the South Garner Titans 73-39 on Friday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 25 points or more this season.

Middle Creek's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cole Cornelius, who posted 20 points. Those 20 points gave Cornelius a new career-high. George Daniels was another key player, putting up 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Middle Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.

South Garner lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Garrison Dean, who earned eight points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 45.5% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Omarion Liles, who scored eight points.

Middle Creek now has a winning record of 4-3. As for South Garner, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.

Middle Creek has already played their next matchup, a 64-63 win against Garner on the 11th. As for South Garner, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 84-69 defeat against Willow Spring on the 6th.

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