Month: October 2020

By LIBBY PUGH News Sportswriter After the big win last week, the Northview Chiefs were carrying a great amount of momentum leading into their rival game against the Jay Royals. The Chiefs led the night with a 34 to 15 win against the Royals. As the game was under way, the Royals received the ball first. They tried to drive down field to score, but their drive resulted in a…

Escambia Academy’s bass fishing team made school history last weekend with a third-place overall finish in the high school division and a first-place finish in the junior division of the Alabama Bass Nation Tournament held at Tensaw Delta. The win secured an invitation to the state tournament next June at Lake Logan Martin, where EA will compete for a possible invitation to the national tournament. The EA fishing team: Front…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Landon Sims and Bubba Nettles helped Escambia Academy gain a decisive, 36-6 victory over Southern Academy last Friday, October 23, that completed EA’s season dominance of AISA Class 2A, Region 2 competition. The Cougars took a 7-0 lead when Devin Kelly scored the game’s first touchdown and Sims connected with the PAT kick. Sims gained his first touchdown of the night as the seconds ticked…