Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Meridian). They claimed a resounding 67-26 victory over the Blue Ridge Knights. The Hawks pushed the score to 61-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Bryce Brown
| 10/17/25 @ Blue Ridge | 147.3 |
| 09/27/24 @ Central A & M | 130.7 |
| 09/06/25 @ St. Anne | 124.5 |
| 09/19/25 @ Hutsonville/Palestine | 120.2 |
| 08/30/25 @ South Fork/Edinburg/Morrisonville | 115.2 |
A big part of Meridian's win came down to the chemistry between Seth Ralston and his top target Bryce Brown. Ralston gained 199 total yards and three touchdowns while Brown threw for 201 yards and five touchdowns on only 14 passes. The dominant performance also gave Brown a new career-high in passer rating (147.3).
Meridian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the loss, Blue Ridge saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brayden Hallowell rushed for 140 yards and a pair of TDs on only seven carries, and also picked up 55 receiving yards and one score.
The victory made it two in a row for Meridian and bumps their season record up to 3-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.5 points over those games. As for Blue Ridge, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Looking ahead, Meridian will face off against St. Thomas More at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Blue Ridge, they will venture away from home to face off against St. Anne at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cardinals will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
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