By Zach Smith. BOONE, N.C. — Why wouldn’t a Pioneer football fan want to relive Friday Night Lights for Round 2 of the NCHSAA state playoffs — and savor the moment?
Team leaders entering the game
#2 Watauga
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- QB/DB #4 Maddox Greene (Jr)
- RB #20 Matthew Leon (So)
- WB/DB #12 Evan Burroughs (So)
- TE/LB #9 Jackson Pryor (Sr)
- TE/WB/LB #14 Morgan Henry (Sr.)
- OL/DL #59 Eli Greene (Sr.)
#18 Mallard Creek
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- QB #12 Evan Rambert (Jr)
- RB #4 Khalil Ali (Sr)
- WR/DB #2 Benjamin Black (Sr)
Play by Play
- Mallard Creek wins toss, elects to kick
- Watauga ball at their own 49
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- 45-yard kick return by Evan Burroughs
- Leon carries for no gain
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- Penalty: Offsides against Mallard Creek, 2nd and 5 at Mallard Creek 46
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- Greene carries left for 4 yards
- Leon carries for no gain
- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA
- #4 Maddox Greene 42-yard rush (1)
- #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good
Watauga 7 Mallard Creek 0
- Penalty: Offsides against Watauga, Watauga to kickoff from their own 35
- Mallard Creek ball at their own 32
- Dixon carries for loss of 1 yard
- Dixon carries left for 1 yard
- Dixon carries up the middle for 9 yards
- Dixon carries up the middle for 2 yards
- Dixon carries up the middle for 1 yard
- Khalil Ali carries right for 3 yards
- Caleb Knight carries left for 3 yards
- Mallard Creek Punts
- Watauga ball at their own 21
- Penalty: Holding against Watauga, 1st and 19 at their own 12
- Leon carries right for 1 yard
- Greene sacked for loss of 4 yards
- Greene pass incomplete
- Watauga punts
- Mallard Creek ball at their own 43
- Ali carries left for 8 yards
- Ali carries left for 23 yards
- Dixon carries left for no gain
- Penalty: Holding against Mallard Creek, 2nd and 20 at Watauga 36
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- Ali carries for loss of 1 yard
- Timeout Mallard Creek (1)
- TOUCHDOWN MALLARD CREEK
- #2 Benjamin Black 37-yard rush (1)
- #10 PAT is good
Watauga 7 Mallard Creek 7
- Watauga ball at their own 30
- Greene carries up the middle for 3 yards
- Greene tackled for loss of 1 yard
- Greene pass complete right to Morgan Henry for 23 yards
- Leon carries up the middle for 2 yards
- Greene scrambles right for 3 yards
2nd Quarter
- Watauga ball, 3rd and 5 at Mallard Creek 40
- Greene carries left for 3 yards
- Timeout Watauga (1)
- Greene carries up the middle for 5 yards
- Greene pass complete left to Burroughs for 5 yards
- Leon carries up the middle for 7 yards
- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA
- #4 Maddox Greene 20-yard pass (1) to #14 Morgan Henry (1)
- #41 Jack Wilson PAT is good
Watauga 14 Mallard Creek 7
- Mallard Creek ball at their own 44
- Knight carries right for18 yards
- Dixon carries right for 16 yards
- Dixon tackled for loss of 1 yard
- Knight carries left for 5 yards
- Dixon carries up the middle for 2 yards
- Knight pass complete right to #9 for 4 yards
- Dixon carries left for 7 yards
- Dixon tackled for loss of 3 yards
- Dixon fumbles, recovers for loss of 4 yards
- TURNOVER!Â
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- Mallard Creek FG attempt blocked by #9 Jackson Pryor
- Watauga ball at their own 8
- Greene carries right for 5 yards
- Leon tackled for loss of 1 yard
- Greene carries left for 9 yards
- Greene carries right for 3 yards
- Leon carries for no gain
- Greene carries up the middle for 6 yards
- Greene carries up the middle for 1 yard
- Leon carries left for 3 yards
- Leon tackled for loss of 2 yards
- Greene tackled for loss of 2 yards
- Timeout Mallard Creek (2)
- Watauga punts
- Mallard Creek ball at Watauga 49
- Timeout Mallard Creek (3)
- Knight scrambles for 3 yards
SECOND HALF
- Penalty: Holding against Mallard Creek, 1st and 10 at Watauga 16
- Black pass incomplete
- Ben Gosky with the pass breakup
- Dixon carries up the middle for 8 yards
- Dixon tackled for loss of 1 yard
- Trathan Gragg with the TFL
- Black pass incomplete
- Dixon carries for no gain
- Gragg with the tackle
- Turnover on downs
- Watauga ball at their own 8
- Leon carries up the middle for 1 yard
- Greene carries right for 5 yards
- Greene carries right for 4 yards
- Leon carries for no gain
- Leon tackled for loss of 4 yards
- Penalty: Holding against Watauga, 3rd and 21 at their own 6
- Greene pass incomplete
- Watauga punts
- Mallard Creek ball at Watauga 49
- Nassor Ashenafi carries left for 6 yards
- Ashenafi carries up the middle for 1 yard
- TOUCHDOWN MALLARD CREEK
- #12 Evan Rambert 42-yard pass (1) to #2 Benjamin Black (1)
- #10 PAT is good
Watauga 14 Mallard Creek 14
- Watauga ball at their own 32
- Greene carries right for 10 yards
- Leon carries for no gain
- Greene pass complete left to Burroughs for 48 yards
- Burroughs carries right for loss of 4 yards
- Timeout Watauga (1)
- Greene pass incomplete
- Greene pass complete left to Burroughs for 7 yards
- Greene pass incomplete
- Turnover on downs
- Mallard Creek ball at their own 7
- Rambert pass complete left for 17 yards
- Dixon carries right for 2 yards
- Dixon carries left for 7 yards
- Ali carries left for 4 yards
- Dixon tackled for loss of 1 yard
- Rambert pass complete right to Black for 13 yards
- Penalty: Holding against Mallard Creek, 1st and 20 at their own 39
- Rambert pass complete right to White for 8 yards
- Ashenafi tackled for loss of 2 yards
- Rambert pass complete right to Black for 7 yards
- Mallard Creek punts
- Watauga ball at their own 11
- Leon carries up the middle for 4 yards
- Greene carries up the middle for 3 yards
- Greene carries left for 7 yards
- Greene scrambles for no gain
- Greene pass complete right to Pryor for 13 yards
- Leon carries up the middle for 3 yards
- Leon carries up the middle for 7 yards
- Greene tackled for loss of 1 yard
- Greene carries left for 4 yards
- Burroughs pass complete left to Greene for loss of 3 yards
- Greene pass complete left to Burroughs for 7 yards
- Greene pass complete right to Pryor for 18 yards
- Greene carries left for 3 yards
- Greene carries left for 5 yards
- Leon carries up the middle for 6 yards
- Leon tackled for loss of 2 yards
- Timeout Mallard Creek (1)
- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA
- #4 Maddox Greene 16-yard pass (2) to #9 Jackson Pryor (1)
- #41 Jack Wilson PAT is blocked
Watauga 20 Mallard Creek 14
- Mallard Creek ball at their own 30
- Rambert sacked for loss of 2 yards
- Rambert pass incompleteÂ
- Rambert pass complete left to Black for 32 yards
- Rambert pass incomplete
- Rambert pass complete left to Black for 7 yards
- Timeout Mallard Creek (2)
- Rambert pass complete for 15 yards
- Rambert pass incomplete
- Henry with the QB pressure
- Rambert pass incomplete
- Greene with the pass breakup
- Timeout Mallard Creek (3)
- Rambert pass incomplete
FINAL: Watauga 20, Mallard Creek 14
Key Stats
- QB/DB #4 Maddox Greene
- 9/14, 157 yards, 48 longest, 2 TD, 0 INT
- 22 car., 121 yards, 5.5 avg., 1 TD
- WB/DB #12 Evan Burroughs
- 4 rec., 67 yards, 16.8 avg.
- TE/LB #9 Jackson Pryor
- 3 rec., 47 yards, 15.7 avg., game-winning TD
