Football Recap: Anna Wins High-Profile Game Against Highland

Anna is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Highland. The Coyotes walked away with an 18-9 win over the Hawks. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.

The critical scores for Anna came from Roaen Nylander and Jaden Parker.

Anna didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Highland to a completion percentage of just 33.3%. The team can thank Arzavion Flanagan for the heroic effort on defense: he. Anna wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 40.9%.

Josiah Smith

Total Tackles

09/05/25 vs Highland	8
08/29/25 vs Liberty Christian	11
11/29/24 vs Lovejoy	9
11/22/24 @ Wylie	14
11/15/24 vs Colleyville Heritage	5
+ 4 more games

Anna didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Josiah Smith and Israel Johnson. Smith is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in each of the last nine games he's played dating back to last season.

Anna's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Anna will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Lovejoy at 7:30 p.m. on the 19th. The matchup will give the Coyotes their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Highland, they will challenge Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.