Category: Sports

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School Blue Devils are still searching for the first win of the season after suffering a 36-6 loss at the hands of the T.R. Miller High School Tigers last Friday, August 27.After a disappointing start to the season the week before against Bayside Academy, the Blue Devils went into last Friday’s game hoping for a different outcome, but fell short in a…

Quarterback Landon Sims calls out signals By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter Escambia Academy’s Bubba Nettles scored four times and Landon Sims scored twice during EA’s 59-47 victory over Glenwood Academy last Friday, August 27.On Friday, August 20, the Cougars gained the number one slot in the AISA standings with a victory over Pike Liberal Arts. Last Friday’s victory over number 2 ranked Glenwood sealed the number 1 slot for EA as…

Chiefs’ Jamarkus Jefferson (6) runs for yardage against Flomaton By MCKENNA SIMMONSNews Sportswriter Football season has finally arrived, and the Northview High School Chiefs kicked off their first regular season game at Flomaton High School last Friday night, August 27. This game was an eventful one for both teams. Every year, hundreds of fans for both sides come out to support their teams at this rival game. Unfortunately for the…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The Escambia County High School Blue Devils started the 2021 football season off with a 35-6 defeat, following Saturday’s (August 21) season opener against the Bayside Academy Admirals.Saturday’s game, which was originally scheduled for Friday, August 20, but was postponed due to area thunderstorms, offered a glimpse into what improvements are needed inside the offense and defense for the Blue Devils.According to ECHS head coach Scott…

By JOSH FRYENews Sportswriter The AISA number three ranked Escambia Academy Cougars opened football season on a high note after last year’s heartbreaking end. The Cougars defeated AISA’s number one ranked team, the Pike Liberal Arts Patriots last Friday (August 20), 42-26. Friday’s meeting marked the first meeting of the two schools since 2015, when EA defeated Pike, 36-7.The contest did not start in the Cougars’ favor as Pike drove…