Category: Sports

EA’s Christian Crook (3) makes an interception. By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer After their win the previous week against Valiant Cross Academy, the Escambia Academy Cougars were ready to step back on Bachelor Field for their Homecoming game. This week, they faced the Hooper Academy Colts of Hope Hull, Alabama. The schools last played each other in 2019, when the Cougars won 35-14.Jacob Lee (#1), Christian Crook (#3), and Shawnton…

By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sports Writer It was another great game for the Northview Chiefs last Friday night, September 23, in Bratt. They topped the Baker Gators for the first time since 2012. This has been an ongoing rival game ever since, and the Chiefs did not back down last week. With a final score of 49-10, it is clear that they are not to be underestimated!Starting off the first half…

By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Despite some questionable officiating, Escambia County High’s Blue Devils shut down Monroe County 20-0 last Friday (September 23) to record their first 4-1 start since 2007, when Kyle Davis was in his third year as the team’s coach.That ECHS squad won its first four games before falling to St. Paul’s Episcopal, then wound up with a 7-3 regular season mark and a trip to the…

EA’s Jacob Lee (1) runs for a touchdown. By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer The Escambia Academy Cougars stepped on the field with something to prove this week as they sought out their first win of the season against the Valiant Cross Academy Warriors of Montgomery. The Warriors, who were 1-2 at the time, had taken their only win from the Generals of Autauga Academy the week prior.The Cougars experienced many…

By PATRICK BYRDNews Sports Writer Friday, September 16, saw the Escambia Academy Cougars lining up on Bachelor Field to take on the Jackson Academy Eagles of Jackson, Ala. The Cougars sought to gain their first win of the season, while the Eagles were looking for their fifth; one of these wins was against the Clarke Prep School, whom the Cougars lost to earlier in the season. The two teams have…