Cougars
| 12/13/24 vs Corvian Community | 19-28 |
| 12/06/24 vs Murphy | 26-8 |
| 11/29/24 vs East Wilkes | 38-14 |
| 11/23/24 vs Hayesville | 51-7 |
| 11/15/24 vs North Stokes | 57-7 |
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mountain Heritage can now relate to. They fell 28-19 to the Corvian Community Cardinals on Friday. The Cougars' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Mountain Heritage lost, don't look at Brandon Quinn. Despite the final result, he rushed for 234 yards and one touchdown while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Quinn has posted since back in September. Cason Jones was another key player, rushing for 87 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries.
Quinn was just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 355 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Corvian Community only rushed for 215 rushing yards.
Corvian Community had a senior duo take command as Noah Best gained 104 total yards and two touchdowns and Cam Johnson rushed for 83 yards and one touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mountain Heritage fell to 12-1. As for Corvian Community, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.
Mountain Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Corvian Community will take on Tarboro in a holiday battle at at 3:00 p.m. on December 21st. Tarboro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Corvian Community likes a good challenge.
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