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Josh Frye

JUB’s Rabb officially school’s career scoring leader

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Standing at a towering 6-5, J.U. Blacksher High basketball standout and 16-year-old junior, Ke’darieon (K.D.) Rabb is the talk of the small town of Uriah. Over the past month Rabb has set two school records. The first, announced January 12, was a new school record for points in a week (94). With the conclusion of last week’s games, staff at JUB confirmed that Rabb has…

Bulldogs 20-3 after wins over Mobile Christian, Southern Choctaw

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter J.U. Blacksher’s Bulldogs notched their 20th win of the season after defeating Mobile Christian, 52-41, on January 23 and rival Southern Choctaw, 52-40, on January 24. Led by school career points record-holder (1,684), K.D. Rabb, the Bulldogs entered a grueling week of basketball. With high hopes of keeping this season’s successes alive, Rabb put up 24 points against Mobile Christian. Nettles also turned in a…

Rough week for ACS Rams

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The Rams of Atmore Christian School fall to 7-9 after losing two games last week. ACS fell shy against Lighthouse Christian, 59-38, last Monday, January 20, despite a 14-point game from Caeden Battles. Battles, who continues to be a scoring leader for the Rams, was followed in scoring by Jadon Torres and Reese White, who notched 7 points each during the contest. “It was a…

Area champs

Cougars defeat Monroe, advance to Elite 8 By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Tiquale Taylor scored 22 points to lead Escambia Academy to the AISA Region 2, Area 2 Championship against rival Monroe Academy, 53-48, on Monday, January 27 in a thriller contest. With the stands filled to capacity inside EA’s gym, the Cougars captured the win during the final minute of the game with free-throw shots from Taylor. “It was…

ECHS splits: Falls to UMS, wins against Neal

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Sheldon Williams put up 16 points during Escambia County High’s 73-45 loss to UMS-Wright on January 20 and scored 17 to lead the Blue Devils to a 65-52 victory over W.S. Neal last Tuesday, January 21. The Blue Devils currently stand at 11-12 with last week’s split. Other players who registered points during last week’s contest against UMS-Wright were Jacobey James (7), Hakeem Johnson (7),…