Football Recap: Sawyer Chapman-Mays' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Alexander Central over South Iredell + How To Watch

The matchup between Alexander Central and South Iredell on Friday hardly resembled the 7-2 effort from their previous meeting. The Cougars took a 48-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The Cougars were up 28-12 in the second quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

Sawyer Chapman-Mays

Rushing Yards

09/19/25 vs South Iredell	132
09/12/25 @ Statesville	40
09/05/25 vs Ashe County	179
08/29/25 @ Hickory	107
08/22/25 vs Newton-Conover	44

Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sawyer Chapman-Mays, who rushed for 132 yards and one TD. With that strong performance, Chapman-Mays is now averaging an impressive 100.4 rushing yards per game. Jaheim Redmond also helped with two scores in total.

Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Jaquis Parks, who ran a kickoff back for a touchdown.

A big part of South Iredell's victory came down to the chemistry between Tristan Cowan and his top target Brody Hunt. Cowan threw for 424 yards and seven touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt while Hunt picked up 312 receiving yards and four TDs. Hunt really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 76 yards.

This is the second loss in a row for Alexander Central and nudges their season record down to 1-4. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.0 points over those games. As for South Iredell, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.

After each having a week off, Alexander Central and St. Stephens will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on October 3. The Cougars will be up against the Indians' rather soft defense (which has allowed 35.6 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for South Iredell, they will challenge Mooresville at 7:00 p.m. on October 3. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 898 yards in their previous games.