BANNER ELK, N.C. (March 28, 2026) – With a 51-13 victory over Mars Hill, Mount St. Mary's flag football earned their first victory in Conference Carolinas (CC) play this season. The win was part of a split Saturday for the team, coupled with a defeat to Lees-McCrae.
Annabelle Haught was a major factor in both games, but especially in the win, scoring three touchdowns and passing to teammates for two more.
Jayanna Goines,
Alyssa Lane,
Keira Speikes and
Jenna Dick all contributed touchdowns in the win as well. Dick added two touchdown passes, as did
Jordyn Dodson-Jenson. The trio of quarterbacks combined for 424 yards through the air across both games.
On defense,
Chloe Lover-Omar supplied 11 tackles, including eight in the win with four sacks. Haught finished with three interceptions – two against Mars Hill and one against Lees-McCrae.
Madison Kean matched Haught for the tackle lead in the second game.
By virtue of the split, the Mount stands at 4-7 for the season (1-4 CC).
GAME 1: Mount St. Mary's 51, Mars Hall 13
After coming up empty on the first drive of the game, Mount St. Mary's found their groove on offense, scoring touchdowns on the next five possessions. They would go up 25-0 in the game before Mars Hill could counter and led 32-6 at the break. Mount would add another 19 points in the second half, finishing the contest with three more scoring drives.
GAME 2: Lees-McCrae 42, Mount St. Mary's 0
The second contest was a tougher ask for the Mountaineers against favored Lees-McCrae. This time, it was the Bobcats who had the fast and furious offense with scores on their first four possessions. The home side led 35-0 at the break and relied on their defense in the second half.
UP NEXT
The last two games of this multi-day swing take the Mount to Bristol, Tennessee for contests with King and Ferrum Sunday (Mar. 29).
