After flying high against East Henderson last Friday, Hendersonville came back down to earth. The Hendersonville Bearcats were dealt a 42-7 loss at the hands of the Mountain Heritage Cougars on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Cougars are ranked 49th).
Brandon Quinn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 63 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes for Mountain Heritage. Quinn is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lane Chandler, who rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Hendersonville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mountain Heritage, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Hendersonville will challenge R-S Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Mountain Heritage, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Rosman at 7:30 p.m. on September 27th.
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