Football Game Preview: Bayside Academy Admirals vs. Tuscaloosa Academy Knights + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2025, 12:29am

Football Preview: Bayside Academy Admirals vs. Tuscaloosa Academy Knights

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the AL High School Athletic Assn. (AHSAA) & Bayside Academy. Watch Full Replay

Bayside Academy has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Tuscaloosa Academy has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Admirals will host the Knights at 7:00 p.m. Bayside Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.9 points per game this season.

Bayside Academy will bounce into Friday's contest after beating T.R. Miller, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Admirals walked away with a 23-14 victory over the Tigers on Friday. The game was the first time the Admirals have beaten the Tigers on their field since September 20, 2019.

Brennen Yamane

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/24/25 @ T.R. Miller120
09/19/25 @ Flomaton81
10/10/25 @ Cottage Hill Christian Academy62
09/12/25 vs Monroe County41
09/05/25 @ Orange Beach33

Brennen Yamane went supernova, rushing for 120 yards and one TD. Those 120 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Bayside Academy's run defense was locked in: T.R. Miller could only muster 2.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Sam Cunningham for the heroic effort on defense: he. Bayside Academy didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.7.

Bayside Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Billy Neill and Noah Cain.

Meanwhile, Tuscaloosa Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by Coosa Christian 56-21.

The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Mark Norris and Mac Long. Long had a great game and rushed for 45 yards and three scores. Meanwhile, Norris did his best for the losing side, throwing for 284 yards and one touchdown, while also punching in one TD on the ground.

Tuscaloosa Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Bayside Academy, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.

Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Davis Barnett and Norris. Barnett just won't slow down this season and has thrown 27 touchdowns while averaging 223.8 passing yards per game. Norris has been a dominant force too and has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 230.1 passing yards per game.

Bayside Academy and Tuscaloosa Academy were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in November of 2024, but Bayside Academy suffered an agonizing 14-13 loss. Will the Admirals have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.

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