Middle Creek (NC) vs. Watauga (NC): Live updates, score of North Carolina NCHSAA Class 6A championship game

Dec 13, 2025 - 05:30

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Watauga is seeking to cap off a perfect season, while Middle Creek aims to take another top seed down.

In the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Class 6A championship game, Watauga’s Pioneers take on the Mustangs from Middle Creek. The game takes place Friday afternoon at Kenan Stadium on the University of North Carolina campus in Chapel Hill.

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Watauga comes in with a record of 14-0. The Pioneers, who hail from Boone, have compiled 628 points this season, averaging 44.9 points per game.

They needed one extra point to make it this far, as last week, Watauga outlasted Northern Guilford, 43-42, in the semifinal round.

In their semifinal last week, the Mustangs knocked off a top-seeded squad in Jacksonville, 31-21. They come in at 11-2 overall and have a solid offense as well, averaging 36.8 points per contest.

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WATAUGA 47, MIDDLE CREEK 25 4TH QTR.

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FOURTH QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA. Pioneers add a TD pass from Cade Keller to Nyle Peays. (Watauga, 47-25 | :43, 4th)

- Watauga converts a huge third-down play in the closing minutes, and the Pioneers are getting much closer now to hoisting a state title trophy.

- Watauga stops Middle Creek on downs at the 5-yard line with 7:23 left. Pioneers dodge one there, and may be able to hang on here.

- Middle Creek recovers a fumble in Watauga territory with more than nine minutes left. Hang on, we might be in for an interesting finish.

- TOUCHDOWN MIDDLE CREEK. Mustangs aren't going away, as they make it a two-score game with Nick Bocciardi grabbing a pass for the TD, followed by a two-point conversion. (Watauga, 41-25 | 10:26, 3rd)

THIRD QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN MIDDLE CREEK. The Mustangs avoid a potential running clock, at least for the moment, as Ezra Jobe scores from 9 yards out on a direct snap late in the quarter. (Watauga, 41-17 | 1:06, 3rd)

- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA. Guess who? Yup, Evan Burroughs, who has his fifth TD on the day. Matthew Leon adds a two-point run. (Watauga, 41-10 | 6:51, 3rd)

HALFTIME

- Evan Burroughs with an impact performance so far for the Pioneers. He scored four total touchdowns, three on offense and a pick-6 on defense as he also picked off two passes.

SECOND QUARTER

- INTERCEPTION WATAUGA. Wow, Evan Burroughs is having himself A GAME. He picks off a pass for the second time today, so if you're keeping score, he has two interceptions and four touchdowns. And it's not even halftime yet. Holy mackerel.

- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA. Make it four TDs today from Evan Burroughs, who takes an option pitch in from 23 yards out. Pioneers are rolling now. (Watauga, 33-10 | 3:31, 2nd)

- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA. Pioneers extend their advantage on a 3-yard run by Evan Burroughs, who takes a pitch from QB Cade Keller in the triple option. The prior play, Keller took a keeper and ran it 27 yards to the 3. (Watauga, 26-10 | 9:38, 2nd)

FIRST QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA. Pioneers add to their lead on a short TD run from Matthew Leon. (Watauga, 19-10 | :06, 1st)

- FIELD GOAL MIDDLE CREEK. Mustangs put together a solid drive into the red zone before stalling. But Ben Ladue comes on to kick a field goal from 26 yards out, cutting the Pioneer lead to two points. (Watauga, 12-10 | 2:17, 1st)

- PICK-SIX TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA. And all of a sudden, the Pioneers are in the lead as Evan Burroughs picks off a pass and runs it back from 46 yards out. Try for two fails. (Watauga, 12-7 | 6:30, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN WATAUGA. Pioneers answer right back, as Cade Keller launches a 68-yard strike to Evan Burroughs. But Middle Creek blocks the PAT, keeping the Mustangs in front. (Middle Creek, 7-6 | 7:57, 1st)

- TOUCHDOWN MIDDLE CREEK. Mustangs strike first on a direct snap into the end zone from Jayden Spencer. (Middle Creek, 7-0 | 9:00, 1st)

- A chilly day in Chapel Hill, with some wintry precipitation. It's football weather, though, as we're about to get started.