Mustangs celebrate
By Mike London
Salisbury Post
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GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan’s football team rallied to beat Wheatmore 20-13 on opening night, the first victory for the Mustangs since Oct. 21, 2022, when they won 37-20 at South Rowan.
“Mustangs rip South for first win” read the Post headline. Blake Hill rushed for 206 yards that night. That probably was half of the baseball slugger’s career rushing total. Post reporter David Shaw called Hill “a main of the soil” because he plowed Raiders for a couple of hours.
Before the Wheatmore victory, East had not started a season 1-0 since 2019 when the Mustangs won at North Stanly under previ