The Middlesex High School (MHS) football team (2-4, 0-0) lost to the Northampton Yellow Jackets, 43-24, at the Chargers homecoming game on Friday night at the Syd Thrift Athletic Complex at MHS in Saluda.
The Yellow Jackets dominated the first half ending the half with a 36-8 score. The Chargers first half offensive score came when Davonte Griffin dodged Yellow Jacket defenders with 6:39 left in the second period and ran for a 21-yard touchdown run. MHS made good on the 2-point conversion with Griffin passing to Dereon Cooke who scored.
The Chargers came back in the second half scoring 16 points and holding the Yellow Jackets to 7 points. Griffin had two touchdowns in the second half, rushed for a total of 140 yards in the game and made good on a 2-point conversion, scoring 20 points in the game. Griffin scored on a 20-yard run in the third quarter and caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Jakub Bowen in the fourth quarter.
Cooke scored another 2-point conversion in the second half by catching a pass from Griffin. Cooke had a total of 4 points in the game, along with rushing for 166 yards on kickoffs. He had five kickoff runs averaging 33.2 yards a carry.
Bowen paced the defense with a total of 12 tackles, eight solos, and four assists. Griffin had 11 tackles, eight solos, three assists; Travis Archer, six tackles, three solos, three assists; Cooke, five tackles, three solos, two assists; and Zach Dean, four tackles, two solos and two assists.
What’s ahead
The Chargers will play their first district game Friday night at West Point High School against the Pointers (2-3, 0-0). Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
