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No. 2 Williamsburg too much for Mid-Prairie
Golden Hawk football ends season with loss to second rated Raiders
WILLIAMSBURG — Mid-Prairie football has had a rough go with Williamsburg this season.
On Friday, the Golden Hawks had their season ended by the hands of the Raiders, 63-7, in a two Class 2A second round playoff bout.
It’s the second time this season that Williamsburg has got the better of Mid-Prairie as they down the Golden Hawks in the regular season as well 56-7.
The Raiders are rated No. 2 for a reason, but that didn’t faze the Golden Hawks in the playoff matchup.
Mid-Prairie showed it wasn’t going to back down to the River Valley opponent.
After one quarter of play, the Golden Hawks and Raiders were all knotted up at 7-7.
Things changed in the second quarter as Williamsburg opened the floodgates.
The Raiders went on to scored 35 points in the second quarter alone, while the Golden Hawks were never able to put points on the board again.
At the half, Mid-Prairie trailed 42-7 as they were never able to get a rhythm going. The Raiders added seven more in the third and 14 in the fourth.
Mid-Prairie struggled to contain a Williamsburg rushing attack that finished with 350 yards in the win.
For the Golden Hawks, Collin Miller finished with 62 yards passing and a touchdown.
Braden Hartley tallied 63 yards on the ground and Cain Brown caught the lone touchdown pass, while also finishing with 57 yards receiving.
With the loss, Mid-Prairie wraps its season at 6-4 overall.
Mid-Prairie’s Cain Brown catches a pass defended by Williamsburg’s Zach Glandorf on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. (Courtesy of Joe Petz)
Mid-Prairie’s Braden Hartley finds running room through the middle of the Williamsburg defense on Friday, Oct. 28, 2022. The Raiders defeated the Golden Hawks 63-7. (Courtesy Joe Petz)
