EA wins homecoming game
Escambia Academy quarterback Ronta Watson stretches the ball over the goal for a first-half touchdown during the homecoming game against Snook Christian Academy Friday, September 27. EA Cougars won 50 to 10.
From left, EA captains Tregan James and Eli McElhaney watch as the referee flips his notebook into the air to determine initial possession after officials couldn’t come up with a coin to toss prior to EA’s Friday, September 20, home contest. The Cougars beat Clarke Prep 27-16 for their first win of the season.
ECHS falls 49-12 to complete stretch of 3 straight Top 10 opponents
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Escambia County High School’s Blue Devils, playing for the third straight week against a Top 10 opponent, were already at a disadvantage when they took the field with two defensive starters on the bench last Friday, September 20, for disciplinary reasons. Add early injuries to a pair of key players, and the results are fairly predictable.St. Michael Catholic came into the contest ranked as the…
ECHS falls 16 yards short against 6th-ranked Leopards
By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer It is said that football is a game of inches. For Escambia County High’s Blue Devils last Friday (September 13), it was a game of about 16 yards.The Blue Devils, heavy underdogs to the sixth-ranked (state class 4A) Mobile Christian Leopards, launched a field-length drive that came up just that short as time ran out in a 13-6 Region 1 setback.ECHS Coach Vincent Harris was…
Quick TDs set the tone as ECHS falls to top-ranked Aggies
Tai Henderson is stopped after a short gain during first-period action. By DON FLETCHERNews Staff Writer Two unsuccessful punt attempts on their first two possessions set the tone as Escambia County’s Blue Devils dropped their Class 4A, Region 1 opener against the state’s top-ranked Jackson Aggies by a 43-13 score last Friday, September 6.In a game that was played amid intermittent periods of rain, the ECHS squad could never get…