If St. Stephens was feeling good fresh off their 48-2 takedown of South Caldwell last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Indians fell 28-18 to the Watauga Pioneers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Pioneers are ranked 31st).
Ryland Milligan threw for 173 yards and one TD. Izzy Payne was his top target, picking up 61 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Watauga had a senior duo take command as Cade Keller threw for 193 yards and a pair of TDs and Everett Gryder gained 96 total yards and two touchdowns.
St. Stephens' defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Watauga, the win keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Coming up, St. Stephens will host Mount Tabor at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Watauga does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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