Author: Josh Frye

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School Blue Devils started the 2021 football season off with a 35-6 defeat, following Saturday’s (August 21) season opener against the Bayside Academy Admirals.Saturday’s game, which was originally scheduled for Friday, August 20, but was postponed due to area thunderstorms, offered a glimpse into what improvements are needed inside the offense and defense for the Blue Devils.According to ECHS head coach Scott…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The AISA number three ranked Escambia Academy Cougars opened football season on a high note after last year’s heartbreaking end. The Cougars defeated AISA’s number one ranked team, the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots last Friday (August 20), 42-26. Friday’s meeting marked the first meeting of the two schools since 2015, when EA defeated Pike, 36-7.The contest did not start in the Cougars’ favor as Pike drove…

Members and coaches of the ECHS wrestling team with new equipment, from left, Mason Huggins, Tobijah Crenshaw, Coach Joel Gonzalez, Coach Roland Hall, and Brandon Dean. By JOSH FRYENews Sports Writer The Escambia County High School wrestling team recently received a $3,000 donation from Rewarding Educational Athletic Choices Helping Each Sport (R.E.A.C.H.E.S.).According to Blue Devils wrestling team coaches Roland Hall and Joel Gonzalez, the funds received from R.E.A.C.H.E.S. were used…