Football Recap: Wakulla Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Wakulla extended their winning streak to three on Friday, bumping them up to 4-2. They came out on top against the Fort Walton Beach Vikings by a score of 30-22. 30 seems to be a good number for the War Eagles as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Owen Klees

Passing Touchdowns

09/19/25 vs FAMU DRS	7
08/21/25 @ Leon	4
10/03/25 @ Fort Walton Beach	3
09/05/25 vs Chiles	2
08/29/25 vs Taylor County	1

Owen Klees continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 222 yards and three TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown on only five carries. Wakulla is undefeated when Klees posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. Jayden Jean did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 104 receiving yards.

Wakulla's run defense was locked in: Fort Walton Beach could only muster 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Derek Davis for the heroic effort on defense: he. Wakulla didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.2.

Wakulla didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Auvion Thomas.

As for Fort Walton Beach, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. On the bright side, the 22- point performance marked their highest-scoring contest to date.

Despite the loss, Fort Walton Beach still got an impressive performance from Cannon Wilbur, who picked up 55 receiving yards and a pair of scores.

Wakulla didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 38-21 victory against Godby on the 10th. As for Fort Walton Beach, they have also already played their next matchup, a 14-12 win against Arnold on the 10th.