Mountain Heritage put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 55-13 victory over the Madison Patriots. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Patriots are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Mountain Heritage to victory were Cason Jones and Brandon Quinn. Jones rushed for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while Quinn rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 120 rushing yards gave Jones a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lane Chandler, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Mountain Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 520 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Although Madison took the loss, they still got scores from Gavin Gault and Matthew Crawford.
Mountain Heritage pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Mountain Heritage has already played their next matchup, a 54-12 victory against Mitchell on the 1st. As for Madison, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-13 defeat against Swain County on the 1st.
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