November 13, 2021

Bulldogs hold off Mars Hill in regular season finale

The Mars Hill football team (8-3, 6-2 SAC) was defeated by Wingate (8-3, 6-2 SAC) in their bid for a South Atlantic Conference Championship by a score of 26-19 Saturday afternoon.

Mars Hill 8-3

Wingate 7-3

Final

Mars Hill (8-3)

Wingate (7-3)

WINGATE, N.C. - The Mars Hill football team (8-3, 6-2 SAC) was defeated by Wingate (8-3, 6-2 SAC) in their bid for a South Atlantic Conference Championship by a score of 26-19 Saturday afternoon.

The Bulldog defense stood tall with under four minutes to play, stopping the Lions twice from scoring. Jaquan Edwards led the way with 12 tackles, two for loss, and one sack on the day.

The Lions collected 24 first downs to Wingate's 17 and racked up 379 yards of offense to the Bulldogs' 300. Wingate possessed the ball just over 31 minutes and netted four sacks for 40 yards.

Mars Hill closes out the regular season with eight wins, tying the most in program history with the most recent year being in 2011.

Scoring By Quarter

First Quarter Scoring - MHU 12-9

13:21 - MHU - Matt McAdoo 75-yard punt return (Kick good)

07:40 - WU - McLean Robertson 30-yard field goal

06:17 - WU - Trevor Grant 14-yard reception from Jacob Satterfield (Kick blocked)

06:17 - MHU - Tristan Rankin 98-yard extra point return

02:53 - MHU - Hunter Bridges 22-yard field goal

Second Quarter Scoring - WU 23-12

07:49 - WU - Trevor Grant 10-yard reception from Shaw Crocker (Kick good)

00:08 - WU - Trevor Grant 6-yard reception from Shaw Crocker (Kick good)

Third Quarter Scoring - WU 26-12