Author: Josh Frye

Josh Frye

Cougars down Patrician, gain first region win
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Bubba Nettles scored two touchdowns to help lead Escambia Academy past Patrician Academy, 49-24, last Friday, September 4. The win was the first in region competition for the Cougars as they advance to 2-1 for the season and 1-0 in region play. The Saints took an early 8-0 lead after scoring on a long pass and punching in a two-point conversion, but EA answered with…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
Blue Devils still can’t get untracked
ECHS’s Jeremiah George (12) drops for a pass during Friday’s game against Mobile Christian. By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High is still in search of its first win after being shut out for the third week in a row. The Blue Devils fell 28-0 to Mobile Christian last Friday, September 4. The Leopards drew first blood early, blocking a Blue Devils punt and running it in for a…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
ECHS’s Blue Devils suffer second loss
ECHS’s Willie Banks (3) runs the ball during the first quarter of last Friday’s game against T.R. Miller. By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High’s Blue Devils are still in search of their first win of 2020 after being blanked 29-0 by T.R. Miller 29-0 last Friday, August 28, the second straight shutout suffered by ECHS. Willie Banks led the Blue Devils in rushing with 27 carries for 86…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
EA loses close one
Late field goal gives No. 2 Glenwood 24-22 win By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Despite a three-touchdown performance by Bubba Nettles, Escambia Academy suffered its first loss of the season last Friday, August 28, a 24-22 setback to Glenwood Academy. The Gators, last season’s AISA 2A state runners-up, started off the game quietly, and Nettles put the first points on the board, scoring on a 2-yard run. A missed extra-point…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago
4 hurt in 3-vehicle crash near Poarch
Emergency personnel work to stabilize the injured. By JOSH FRYE News Staff Writer Four people — two minors and two adults — were injured in a three-vehicle accident last Friday, August 28, near the Poarch community. Official reports were not available, but witnesses said a sedan pulled from Atmosphere Road onto Poarch Road in front of a GMC pickup that was traveling southbound, near the Poarch community. According to witnesses,…
by Josh Frye access_time5 years ago