The Statesville High School Greyhounds captured their third consecutive North Piedmont Conference football championship Friday night with a dominant 35-14 victory over South Iredell at Helmsman Stadium.

Senior quarterback Jaylen Mitchell threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns while adding 65 yards on the ground in a performance that head coach Marcus Tillman called “the best I’ve seen from any quarterback in my 20 years of coaching.”

The Greyhounds defense was equally impressive, holding South Iredell to just 180 total yards and forcing four turnovers. Linebacker Devon Washington recorded 12 tackles and two interceptions.

Statesville improves to 11-0 on the season and earns a top-four seed in the 3A state playoffs beginning next week. The team hasn’t lost a conference game in three years.