It was senior night at Midway Friday night when Red Springs traveled to Spivey’s Corner for a Southeastern Athletic Conference showdown. An intense battle was expected from the Raiders’ sideline, but what unfolded on the field was an entirely different result. When all was said and done, Midway took an emphatic 46-8 victory to set themselves up for a critical matchup against St. Pauls this week.
Red Springs took the opening kickoff and started on their own 24-yard line. A couple of quick slant passes moved them into a fresh set of downs, but they abandoned that method and the drive went backwards. After failing to pick up another first down, the Red Devils were forced to punt. The punt was a poor one and the Raiders began their first drive at midfield.
They began to march quickly down field and were lined up just outside the goal line in a hurry. That’s when Gehemiah Blue scampered in for a 3-yard TD run up the middle to give Midway the first score of the game. Blue also converted the two-point try and the Raiders led 8-0 with 4:58 left in the first quarter.