The North Rowan Cavaliers will head out to square off against the Mountain Island Charter Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Rowan will be strutting in after a victory while Mountain Island Charter will be coming in after a defeat.
North Rowan took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 21-14 win over Albemarle. The victory continues a trend for the Cavaliers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now won four in a row.
Michael Alford
| 09/26/25 vs Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy | 177.1 |
| 09/19/25 @ Union Academy | 152.1 |
| 10/10/25 vs Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy | 116.5 |
| 10/24/25 vs Albemarle | 114.1 |
| 10/03/25 @ South Stanly | 109.9 |
| + 4 more games |
A big part of North Rowan's win came down to the chemistry between Michael Alford and his top target Dyaon Norman- Jackson. Alford threw for 225 yards and three TDs while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt while Norman- Jackson picked up 125 receiving yards and three scores. Alford's passing game has become a key predictor of North Rowan's success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-4 otherwise.
North Rowan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaiden Brown and Jo Jo Tarver.
Meanwhile, Mountain Island Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 15-14 to South Stanly.
North Rowan will have to contain Aamir Gilcreast as he made an impact in Mountain Island Charter's last game. He rushed for 95 yards and one touchdown.
Mountain Island Charter's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for North Rowan, they now also have a winning record of 5-4.
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