Mount Airy football win streak reaches 40 in North Carolina

The Granite Bears improved to 10-0 with a 42-7 win over Alleghany, as they continue their drive for a third straight NCHSAA state championship

Mike Duprez | Nov 3, 2024

Mount Airy Granite Bears are a winning machine, have won 40 consecutive games after last week's 42-7 victory over Alleghany. / Angela Wilhelm/Asheville Citizen Times / USA TODAY NETWORK

It has been a long time since Mount Airy lost a football game.

The Granite Bears overwhelmed Alleghany 42-7 on Friday, extending their winning streak to 40 games. Mount Airy is seeking its third consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association 1-A state championship.

Junior tailback Taeshon Martin led the Friday onslaught with 11 carries for 127 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Martin has over 1,700 yards rushing for the season.

Mount Airy ended the regular season with a 10-0 record and won the Northwest 1-A Conference.

The Granite Bears have outscored their opponents by a combined 438-75. Only one of the games has been close – a 17-14 decision at conference rival Starmount on Sept. 28. That was Starmount’s only loss in the regular season.

Mount Airy’s last loss 14-12 to East Surry in the second game of the 2022 season.

2024 Mount Airy Football Schedule

Fri, Aug 23 @ North Surry W 50-14 1-0

Fri, Aug 30 vs East Surry W 28-7 2-0

Fri, Sep 06 vs Surry Central W 56-7 3-0

Fri, Sep 13 @ Ashe County W 42-0 4-0

Fri, Sep 20 vs North Stokes W 55-0 5-0

Sat, Sep 28 @ Starmount W 17-14 6-0

Fri, Oct 04 vs East Wilkes W 28-13 7-0

Fri, Oct 11 @ South Stokes W48-7 8-0

Fri, Oct 25 @ Elkin W 62-6 9-0

Fri, Nov 01 vs Alleghany W 42-7 10-0

Published Nov 3, 2024

MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.