Lake Norman beat Mooresville 56-17 on Friday, Oct. 30, to clinch the North Piedmont Conference football championship and complete an undefeated regular season.
The Wildcats finished 10-0 overall and 5-0 in conference play. WBTV reported that it was the program’s first conference championship since 2016.
Junior quarterback Kaden Craft completed 13 of 18 passes for 186 yards and five touchdowns, according to the game statistics posted on MaxPreps. He also ran for 148 yards on 10 carries.
Thailan Bellamy caught two touchdown passes and scored once on the ground. Doc Caldwell also caught two touchdown passes, while Noah Jacobsen caught one. Bryson Pohlman rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns.
On defense, sophomore Quinn Engelhardt recorded eight tackles, including three for loss. Senior Jeremy Mitchell intercepted a pass, according to the box score.
Mooresville finished the regular season 5-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play.
Playoff picture
Lake Norman is the No. 3 seed in the NCHSAA 7A West bracket and received a first-round bye. The playoff bracket pairs the Wildcats with the winner of No. 14 Richmond Senior and No. 19 Ballantyne Ridge in the second round.
The N.C. High School Athletic Association’s schedule sets the first round for Friday, Nov. 6, and the second round for Friday, Nov. 13. Lake Norman is scheduled to host its second-round game.
The Wildcats outscored their regular-season opponents 458-84 and went 5-0 both at home and on the road, according to their MaxPreps schedule.
