Pioneers
| 10/17/25 @ Alexander Central | 42-20 |
| 10/10/25 vs South Caldwell | 56-0 |
| 10/03/25 @ Freedom | 42-20 |
| 09/26/25 @ Asheville | 49-7 |
| 09/20/25 @ Erwin | 49-14 |
| + 3 more games |
Watauga extended their winning streak to eight on Friday, bumping them up to 8-0. Everything went their way against the Alexander Central Cougars as they made off with a 42-20 victory. Fans of the Pioneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Cade Keller produced another solid effort throwing for 230 yards and three touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground.
As for Alexander Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while Watauga is ranked 19th).
Alexander Central's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeremiah Whitaker, who rushed for 49 yards and one TD. Jaheim Redmond also helped with two scores in total.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Watauga is set to face off against their familiar foe McDowell at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Keller and Danny Charles Brown. Meanwhile, Alexander Central will square off against rival Freedom at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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