Griffin breaks brother’s record for single season touchdowns

November 4, 2026

Updated: November 4, 2026

cooke — Middlesex High School’s Dereon Cooke (with ball) races to the goal line after intercepting a Surry High School Cougar pass in the first half of the game Friday night. Cooke was stopped at the one-yard line and on the next play Davonte Griffin pushed the ball in for the score. (Photo by Larry Chowning)

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The Middlesex High School (MHS) football team (5-4, 3-0) lost a nail-biter to Surry County High School as the Cougars nipped the Chargers, 22-21, at MHS’s last regular season game in Saluda on Friday, Oct. 30.

Charger quarterback Davonte Griffin broke a single season MHS touchdown 2025 school record held by his brother JaQuan Griffin, who held the record with 28 touchdowns in a singular season. Davonte scored two touchdowns in the Surry game to bring his 2026 total to 29 TDs and a new school record.