Category: Sports

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Despite extremely high temperatures Escambia Academy’s football team returned to the practice field on Monday after a short break. The Cougars had last week off but scrambled back into the weight room this week to pick up where they had left off in their preseason conditioning and training. “After five days off, the guys are right back into the groove of things,” head coach Hugh…

Over the course of the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to observe the practices of our area high school football teams. The high heat of the summer months has failed to slow the young men down. Even though temperatures have reached over 100 degrees on several days, the players have pushed through in anticipation of the first play of the 2019 season. As I observed the young…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The Escambia County High School varsity and junior varsity football teams had an excellent showing during the first 7-on-7 tournament of the year for the Blue Devils. ECHS faced three different schools June 26 at Mobile Christian School. In on the action against the varsity Blue Devils for one 20-minute quarter of football were Mobile Christian High, Williamson High and Blount High. “The guys played…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter When looking for football players, coaches often want to find that one diamond in the rough. They generally want that one player who stands out from the rest and can make huge statements for an entire team. For Escambia County High School head football coach Scott Mason, that player is incoming senior Jacob Hammac. Mason coached Hammac at Florala High School for the past two…