Category: Sports

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…

Chiefs’ Kaden Odom (4) tackles an Elberta runner. By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sports Writer The Northview Chiefs won over the Elberta Warriors last Friday night in Bratt for their 28th Homecoming game! With a final score of 49-17, it is safe to say that the Chiefs had yet another amazing game. They are now 4-0 and undefeated so far this season.The Homecoming activities began Friday afternoon with their iconic parade and…

ECHS’s Lajavius Johnson (1) and Ju’Marcus Lee (21) tackle a Wilcox ball carrier. ECHS’s James Whatley (2) runs for yardage as Lebron Willis (51) prepares to block. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High Coach Vincent Harris said prior to last Friday’s (September 16) Class 4A, Region 1 contest against winless Wilcox Central that he was anxious to see whether the team that won its first two games, or…