Middle Creek's 35-21 loss to Garner Friday night certainly wasn't the night the Mustangs wanted to have in their annual big meeting with their biggest non-conference rival.
Mistakes - missed blocking assignments, dropped passes - were a big part of what put the Mustangs in a 28-0 hole, but there were several positives they can take out of the contest, played before 4,000 fans as they head back into Tri-Nine Conference play.

The third round football playoff game between Middle Creek and Harnett
Central has been moved to Campbell University. The game is scheduled
for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

"Our field has water standing on it," Central coach Marc Morris said. "There is no way the field would be safe to play on."

Both schools will be closed on Friday because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Middle Creek 45,
Green Hope 14

    MID    GHO
Rushes-yards    24-133    24-42
Comp-Att-yards    21-31-232    13-25-236
MID    0    17    14    14    —    45
GHO    0    14    0    0    —    14
SCORING SUMMARY
MID—M.Mackey 10 pass from G.Leatham (M.Frongello kick); GHO—M.Burke 38 pass from K.Bryant (H.Hitchings kick); GHO—M.Burke 77 pass from K.Bryant (H.Hitchings kick); MID—M.Frongello 32 FG; MID—S.Sladek 26 run (M.Frongello kick); MID—S.Sladek 13 run (M.Frongello kick); MID—T.Nesbit 28 pass from G.Leatham (M.Frongello kick); MID—T.Nesbit 1 pass from G.Leatham (M.Frongello kick); MID—D.Montague 77 pass from G.Leatham (M.Frongello kick)
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: MID—J.Casey 1-6, G.Leatham 3-(-2), T.Nesbit 1-13, D.Render 4-25, S.Sladek 14-92, J.Stafford 1-(-1); GHO—K.Bryant 6-(-3), M.Butler 5-8, S.Harris 4-3, B.Palmer 3-4, R.Peoples 5-36, A.Womack 1-(-6).
Passing: MID—M.Drisko 0-1-0-0, G.Leatham 20-30-232-0; GHO—K.Bryant 13-24-236-4.
Receiving: MID—B.Fletcher 4-39, M.Mackey 5-42, D.Montague 1-77, T.Nesbit 8-61, S.Sladek 3-13; GHO—M.Burke 3-139, D.Lloyd 2-12, J.McDougall 3-37, B.Palmer 2-17, B.Scott 3-31.