Author: Josh Frye

EA’s defenders swarm a Springwood player during last Friday night’s game. BY JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter If things continue as they have over the past few weeks, Escambia Academy could be on the way to another Alabama Independent School Association state championship appearance. Landon Sims and Bubba Nettles again led the way as the Cougars rolled past Springwood School 48-8 last Friday, November 6, in the first-round action of the…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High played its final down of the 2020 season last Friday, October 30, against Flomaton High, closing out the season with a 37-0 loss to the Hurricanes, who vented their recent frustrations on the young Blue Devils. Flomaton, which had to forfeit region contests to region rivals T.R. Miller and Hillcrest-Evergreen due to COVID-19 exposure, handed ECHS its sixth no-score loss of a…

No. 3 Cougars roll over No. 2 Bessemer By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy, which came into its regular-season finale as the state’s third-ranked independent school team, rolled to a 33-12 win over second-ranked Bessemer Academy last Friday, October 30, with a 33-12 victory. EA quarterback Landon Sims scored two touchdowns and kicked two field goals and three PATs to help lead the way. With 5:05 left to play…

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…