Football Preview: Millry Wildcats vs. Clarke County Bulldogs
The Millry Wildcats will face off against the Clarke County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Millry is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Fruitdale for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-0 victory on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Pirates are ranked 402nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, on FridayBlacksher kept up with Clarke County until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Clarke County was the clear victor by a 37-16 margin over Blacksher. Clarke County's win was all the more impressive since Blacksher was averaging only 17.25 points allowed on the season.
Clarke County had a senior duo take command as Tamyus Pugh threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes and DaMyon Horn gained 113 total yards and a touchdown. Horn was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards. 84 of those passing yards were hauled in by Standarius Gladney, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Clarke County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Pugh led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Another thorn in Blacksher's side was Hayden Dotson, who made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Millry now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Clarke County, they pushed their record up to 3-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Millry strolled past Clarke County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Will Millry repeat their success, or does Clarke County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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