Football Recap: Middle Creek Finds Playoff Glory Versus Jacksonville

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Middle Creek walked away with it. They came out on top against the Jacksonville Cardinals by a score of 31-21 on Friday. 31 seems to be a good number for the Mustangs as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Middle Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tracy Harrington Jr, who picked up 84 receiving yards and a pair of TDs. What's more, Harrington Jr posted two receiving touchdowns, the most he's had since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Lex Sevilla, who threw for 116 yards and three touchdowns.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Middle Creek proved: they limited Jacksonville to a paltry 3.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Davis Prichard for the heroic effort on defense: he. Sadly, that's becoming something of a trend for Middle Creek; they were averaging 4yards per carry per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've fallen to only 4.1 per game.

Davis Prichard

Total Tackles

12/05/25 @ Jacksonville	12
11/28/25 @ Northern Nash	10
11/21/25 vs Southern Alamance	8
11/14/25 vs West Brunswick	5
10/30/25 @ Holly Springs	12
+ 8 more games

Middle Creek's defense didn't let Anthony Washington, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Prichard was the leader with four. Prichard is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Jacksonville's side was Connor Smith, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).

Although Jacksonville took the loss, they still got scores from Yondez Baker, Amari Pearson, and SaRonn Thompson.

The win (which was Middle Creek's sixth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.3 points over those games. As for Jacksonville, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 12-1.

Looking ahead, Middle Creek will challenge Watauga at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pioneers' defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so the Mustangs' offense will have their work cut out for them. Jacksonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now.