Tag: Escambia Academy Cougars

Wheat scores twice as Cougars win 3rd straight By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Shannon Wheat scored two touchdowns to help lead Escambia Academy’s Cougars to a 35-7 win over Patrician Academy last Friday, September 27 in Canoe. The win improves EA’s overall season record to 3-2 and puts them in first place in AISA Class AA, Region 2 standings. The Cougars and Saints were tied for the top spot prior…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter Escambia Academy suffered a heart-wrenching, 21-20 road loss to Presbyterian Christian School of Hattiesburg, Miss. on Friday, August 23, in EA’s first matchup of the 2019 season. The game against the Bobcats marked the first time in school history that the Cougars have traveled to Mississippi to play a football game. EA has hosted the Bobcats in the past. Cougars kicker Orlando Medea footed the…

By JOSH FRYE News Sportswriter The Escambia Academy football program received its first breath of success for the 2019 season this past week in the form of a 7-on-7 tournament win at University of West Alabama in Livingston. The Cougars, along with 13 other schools, competed in turf temperatures in excess of 119 degrees. “The university’s football field is a turf layout,” Cougars assistant coach Mike Sims said. “It was…

Three awards were presented to these athletes at EA’s Annual Sports Banquet on last Tuesday, May 7, from left, Mary Thompson Lancaster and Kaile Gumapac, Dana Kent Award for Outstanding Female Athlete; Patrick McGhee, Lance Dawe Award for Outstanding Male Athlete.

By JOSH FRYE News Sports Writer The Escambia Academy Cougars began gearing up for the 2019-2020 football season on April 29 with the start of spring training. “We are very excited for this coming football season,” EA head coach Hugh Fountain said. “I am looking forward to us changing up some things and looking at numerous matches on the line.” Fountain has served as the head coach of the school’s…