Morehead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Williams Bulldogs at home and fell 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 58th).
Elijah Townsend threw for 41 yards and a touchdown.
It was another big night for Dan Mahan, who threw for 149 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards for Williams. Mahan is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kristopher Rogers, who rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Morehead's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Williams, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Morehead will venture away from home to take on McMichael at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Williams, they are on the road again on Friday to play Southern Alamance at 7:00 p.m. Williams will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
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