Watauga 35 Alexander Central 26
Boone: Watauga jumped out to a 21-0 lead after the first quarter and handed Alexander Central a loss for the 9th straight time.
Pioneer running back JW Mills scored three touchdowns and QB Coy Greer found the end zone twice to go with his 166 yards rushing.
The visitors from Taylorsville pulled to within 21-12 in the second quarter on a Jaquis Parks 39 yard run and a 22-yard pass from QB Jacob Hubbard. Hubbard would hit Carsen Pruitt on an 18-yard scoring toss with 5:04 remaining in the 3rd period before the two teams swapped touchdowns. When Parks scored from 1 yard, AC was within 28-26 in the 4th quarter.
Watauga iced the game with a 13-play, 71 yard scoring drive that chewed 8:01 off the clock. The Cougars turned it over on downs on their final possession.
Watauga improves to 3-5 and 2-1 in Northwestern Conference play while Alexander Central drops to 6-2 and 2-1.
Game Leaders
Watauga:
Coy Greer 13 rushes for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns
JW Mills-3 td’s rushing and 12 tackles
Alexander Central
Jaquis Parks 26-174 yards and 2 tds rushing and a 22-yard td catch
Weston Palmer -12 tackles