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Peebles, Windham help spark Northview past North Bay Haven

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Trent Peebles led the offense, and Wyatt Windham spearheaded the defense, as the Northview Chiefs fought back from an early deficit to defeat North Bay Haven, 36-25 last Friday, September 27 in Panama City, Fla. NHS stats show that Peebles rushed for 193 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries. Chiefs quarterback Ben Wilson went 2-for-5 passing, for 55 yards and a touchdown. The Chiefs…

EA takes over region lead

Wheat scores twice as Cougars win 3rd straight By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Shannon Wheat scored two touchdowns to help lead Escambia Academy’s Cougars to a 35-7 win over Patrician Academy last Friday, September 27 in Canoe. The win improves EA’s overall season record to 3-2 and puts them in first place in AISA Class AA, Region 2 standings. The Cougars and Saints were tied for the top spot prior…

Rabb again leads the way as JUB rolls past Excel

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Quarterback K.D. Rabb again spearheaded the offense as J.U. Blacksher improved to 5-1 with a 49-14 victory over rival Excel last Friday, September 27, on Excel’s home turf. Rabb wasn’t the only offensive weapon unleased on the visiting Panthers, but he was plenty. The JUB signal-caller rushed 18 times for 160 yards and three touchdowns, while also completing 7 of 15 passes for 145 yards…

ECHS suffers 6 turnovers

Hurricanes too strong for mistake-prone Blue Devils By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia County High’s football team was no match for neighboring Flomaton’s Hurricane-force defensive winds last Friday, September 27. The Blue Devils turned the ball over six times and could never generate any offense as the state’s top-ranked Class 3A team claimed a 24-0 win. The loss was Escambia’s second straight setback after a 3-0 start — the first…

Rabb, Spence lead Bulldogs past Southern Choctaw

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Quarterback K.D. Rabb led the offense, and Tucker Spence spearheaded the defense as J.U. Blacksher improved to 4-1 with a 23-20 victory over Southern Choctaw last Friday, September 20. Rabb rushed for 198 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries and scored a pair of two-point conversions. He also went 4-for-13 passing, for 61 yards and a touchdown. Spence led the Bulldogs defense with 12…