Football Recap: Bell Piles Up the Points Against Dixie County + How To Watch

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bell). They breezed past the Dixie County Bears to the tune of 42-12 on Friday. The Bulldogs not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since November 1, 2024 (when they won 53-0).

Landin Williams

Rushing Touchdowns

09/26/25 @ Dixie County	4
09/19/25 vs Old Plank Christian Academy	1
08/29/25 vs Franklin County	1
11/15/24 @ Space Coast	2
11/01/24 vs Bronson	2
+ 7 more games

Landin Williams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 151 yards and four scores while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing touchdowns he has posted since back in August of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Leffler, who rushed for 175 yards and one TD on only 14 carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Bell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 92 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 267.

Bell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lane Sheffield and Jordan Spears. With that strong performance, Sheffield is now averaging an impressive 1.2 defended passes per game. Spears got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

The win made it two in a row for Bell and bumps their season record up to 2-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 31.5 points over those games. As for Dixie County, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Bell will square off against Duval Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs will be up against the Panthers' rather soft defense (which has allowed 47.83 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Dixie County, they will challenge Chiefland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Bears will need to watch out since the Indians have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.