Category: Sports

Special to Atmore News The Perdido Raiders’ record for the season is still historically high at 5-1 so far, with 2 games remaining. Their first loss came Thursday, October 7, when St. Michaels held them with a final score of 20-0.Quarterback Hayden Coley threw for 131 completed yards. Rushing yards were led by Destin Wallace with 22 yards from 1 drive and Roan Branum with 21 yards from 7 drives.…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter James Whatley and Mason Huggins each scored twice, helping the Escambia County High School Blue Devils gain a 36-24 homecoming victory over the W.S. Neal Blue Eagles last Friday, October 15. The Blue Devils came out swinging defensively early in the first quarter of the game when ECHS’s defensive line made a big stop with Neal threatening on the goal line.The defensive stop sent both teams…

Special to Atmore News The Perdido Raiders defeated the Orange Beach Makos 28-14 October 5. The Raiders remain undefeated this season with a current record of 5-0. This victory was of particular note as the Makos are in a competitive division above the Raiders.Raiders quarterback Hayden Coley completed 88 percent of his passes and threw for total of 210 yards, leading to 3 touchdowns. Two of those passing touchdowns were…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School Blue Devils continue to struggle after falling 41-6 against the Williamson Lions last Friday (October 8). With the loss, ECHS falls to a record of 1-6, while the Lions advance to a 5-3 record.Williamson and ECHS remained scoreless at the end of the opening quarter, but the Lions broke out with just over 4 minutes left to go in the first…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia Academy Cougars suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of the Autauga Academy Generals, who defeated the Cougars, 31-17, last Friday (October 8) in a heated and emotional game between the top 2 best teams in AISA Class 2A, Region 2.The Generals scored first, scoring on a 28-yard strike with 3:29 left to go in the opening quarter. After an extra…