Football Recap: Mountain Heritage Piles Up the Points Against Polk County

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Previous 6 Games

10/03/25 - Home	51-8 W
11/08/19 - Home	28-21 W
10/25/18 - Away	51-15 W
10/27/17 - Home	42-31 W
09/30/16 - Away	36-21 W
10/02/15 - Home	26-25 W

Mountain Heritage had won three straight at home, but on Friday they bumped up to 5-1 to make it four. They blew past the Polk County Wolverines 51-8. Considering the Cougars have won four games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Cason Jones produced another solid effort rushing for 124 yards and one score on only six carries, while also picking up 93 receiving yards and one TD. Those 93 receiving yards gave him a new career-high. Brayden Deyton was another key player, rushing for 35 yards and one touchdown.

Mountain Heritage's run defense was locked in: Polk County could only muster 2.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Foster Calloway for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mountain Heritage didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.

Mountain Heritage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jacob McPeters and Connor MacIas. McPeters got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

As for Polk County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while Mountain Heritage is ranked 64th).

When it comes to explaining why Polk County lost, don't look at Loreynzo Sanchez. Despite the final result, he rushed for 90 yards and one score.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mountain Heritage will challenge rival Avery County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Polk County is set to take on their familiar foe Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Sanchez and Ivan Blankenship.