Author: Josh Frye

Josh Frye

5 Blue Devils sign
Nine from area teams ink football scholarships By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Nine area senior football players, including five from Escambia County High School, signed college athletic scholarships last Wednesday, February 5, during National College Signing Day. The signing set a new school record for the most players signed in one day for ECHS, while Northview High witnessed three players sign and J.U. Blacksher had one player commit. Jacob Hammac,…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
Taylor the rock on which EA’s state hopes are built
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy senior basketball standout Tiquale Taylor was recently honored for reaching 1,200 career points. According to EA head coach James Smith and EA headmaster Hugh Fountain, it is still unconfirmed if the points milestone is a new school record. “Once basketball season is completed, we will have a better idea,” Smith said. “Some of our scoring books are not accurate, so we will have…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
Blue Devils end season with loss to Williamson
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The Escambia County Blue Devils varsity basketball team saw its season come to end last Wednesday, February 5, with a 65-46 loss to Williamson High School during the Class 4A, Area 1 Tournament at UMS-Wright. With the loss, ECHS finishes the season with a 12-15 record. Allen Patterson hit for 11 points to lead the Blue Devils in scoring, edging out Jalen Barnes, who added…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
ACS ends season with tourney setback
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Gage Gades scored 25 points to lead Atmore Christian School past Alethia, 76-62 in overtime, during the first round of the Panhandle Christian Conference West Region Championships in Robertsdale, but that was to be the team’s last hurrah. Gades scored the bulk of his points during the overtime period of the contest, played last Friday, February 7. Gades scored 12 points during the overtime period,…
by Josh Frye access_time4 years ago
Nettles scores 20, helps lead JUB to another area championship
By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter JaDaniel Nettles scored almost half his team’s points as J.U. Blacksher knocked off Leroy 43-36 to claim the school’s second consecutive AHSAA Class 2A Area 2 championship. According to Principal Donald Baggett, the last time a Blacksher team captured back-to-back area championships was in 1967 and 1968. “We are extremely proud of our kids,” Baggett said. “To be successful in both football and basketball in…
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