5 Blue Devils sign
Nine from area teams ink football scholarships By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Nine area senior football players, including five from Escambia County High School, signed college athletic scholarships last Wednesday, February 5, during National College Signing Day. The signing set a new school record for the most players signed in one day for ECHS, while Northview High witnessed three players sign and J.U. Blacksher had one player commit. Jacob Hammac,…
Taylor the rock on which EA’s state hopes are built
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy senior basketball standout Tiquale Taylor was recently honored for reaching 1,200 career points. According to EA head coach James Smith and EA headmaster Hugh Fountain, it is still unconfirmed if the points milestone is a new school record. “Once basketball season is completed, we will have a better idea,” Smith said. “Some of our scoring books are not accurate, so we will have…
Blue Devils end season with loss to Williamson
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The Escambia County Blue Devils varsity basketball team saw its season come to end last Wednesday, February 5, with a 65-46 loss to Williamson High School during the Class 4A, Area 1 Tournament at UMS-Wright. With the loss, ECHS finishes the season with a 12-15 record. Allen Patterson hit for 11 points to lead the Blue Devils in scoring, edging out Jalen Barnes, who added…
RP Star Students
The Rachel Patterson Elementary School Star Students for January 2020 are, from left, first row, Keland Holland, Carmelo Lucas, Tykeria Wiggins, Maison Curry, Brantley Blair, Tia Stamatelos, Trinity Ephraim, Kaydenx Lyons, Kristyn Barron, Xavier Bowens; second row, Tihanna Nickson, A’ryianna Montgomery, Kaylee Brown, Skyler Wallace, Keelan Brown, Malaysia Ollison, Samuel McIntyre, Kennedy Williams; third row, Kiana Watson, Bryant Luker, Kirstin Jackson, TJ Hudson. Not pictured: Layla Williams, Gabriel Zundel, Mallory…