Category: Sports

JUB holds off Abbeville, advances in Class 2A playoffs By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter For the first time in 11 years, J.U. Blacksher is bound for the second round of the AHSAA Class 2A playoffs. The Bulldogs advanced after a hard-fought, 38-30 win over Abbeville last Friday, November 8, in Abbeville. JUB quarterback K.D. Rabb spearheaded the offense, rushing for 147 yards and a touchdown and completing 9 of 14…

Cougars now host Edgewood in AISA Class AA semifinals By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Daughtry McGhee and Shannon Wheat scored two touchdowns each to help lead Escambia Academy to a 49-0 victory over Lakeside Academy last Friday, November 8, in the first round of AISA Class AA playoffs. The Cougars kicked off the scoring early during the first play of the first offensive drive of the game on a Ty…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The football season will continue this week for Escambia Academy, Northview High and J.U. Blacksher, as each earned a spot in its various classification’s postseason. A look at each team’s first-round contests, which will be played this Friday, November 8: Escambia Academy During the team’s AISA playoff run last year, EA defeated Coosa Valley in the first round, Edgewood Academy in the second round, and…

Chiefs will play Royals again this week in playoffs By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Jayden Jackson scored three touchdowns to lead Northview to a 40-7 win over Jay High last Friday, November 1, in a preview of this week’s first-round Florida high school playoff action, when the Chiefs will again play the Royals. Jackson piled up 219 yards and the three scores on just six carries. He received his first…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Quarterback Landon Sims spearheaded the offense as the Cougars of Escambia Academy closed out the regular season and senior night with a 48-28 victory over Fort Dale last Friday, November 1. Sims completed 8 of 10 passes for four touchdowns for EA, which wound up 7-3 on the regular season. Tiquale Taylor opened the scoring, rushing in from 6 yards out, and Orlando Medina followed…