Mountain Island Charter and Mount Airy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Mountain Island Charter had to settle for second. They came up short against the Mount Airy Granite Bears, falling 35-14. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Granite Bears are ranked 76th).
Grayson Harvey threw for 278 yards and a touchdown.
Justice Washington was his top target, picking up 87 receiving yards.
It was another big night for Taeshon Martin, who rushed for 199 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry for Mount Airy. That's the most rushing yards Martin has posted since back in September. Another rusher making a difference was DJ Joyce, who rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Mountain Island Charter's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6. As for Mount Airy, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Mountain Island Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mount Airy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Starmount at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Airy is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Starmount a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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