Staff report

GRANITE QUARRY — East Rowan ended a 21-game losing streak, the longest in school history, by beating Wheatmore 20-13 on Friday in the newly named W.A. Cline Stadium.

Nolan Strozier plowed into the end zone for the decisive TD with 28 seconds left to play.

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It was the first victory at East for head coach Brian Flynn. The Mustangs were 0-10 in his first season and they were 0-10 the season before that in coach John Fitz’s final season. The last win for the varsity program had come against South Rowan in 2022.

East was slightly favored for the opener, playing at home against a struggling Wheatmore program that was 1-9 last season,. The Mustangs were able to come back, w

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