Alexander Central 41 McDowell 10
Taylorsville: Alexander Central continued their turnaround season Friday night beating rival McDowell on Homecoming night at Cougar Stadium.
Coming off a six touchdown, 340 yard rushing performance a week ago, Cougar fullback Jaquis Parks overcame a slow start and went for 165 yards and three trips to the end zone.
Senior Cole Pennell scored twice and logged 68 yards on 6 carries. Eli Queen scored from 44 yards on a punt return.
McDowell was led by Mason Gardner with 97 yards rushing. The visitors dominated time of possession with 31 minutes compared to AC’s 17. McDowell ran 65 plays to only 33 for ACHS.
Weston Palmer recorded 16 tackles for the Cougars including a sack and 5.5 tackles for loss.
Alexander Central improves to 6-1 overall and 2-0 in Northwestern Conference play. McDowell drops to 1-6 and 0-2.