Two dominant backs in Brody Scarbro and Logan Payne are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. After each having a week off, the Clay County Panthers and the Braxton County Eagles will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clay County will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Braxton County's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Clay County hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. The Panthers simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Ravenswood 41-0. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Cooper Collins
| 10/24/25 vs Ravenswood | 5 |
| 10/17/25 @ Poca | 3 |
| 09/26/25 vs South Harrison | 3 |
| 09/05/25 @ Buffalo | 3 |
| 09/19/25 vs Sissonville | 2 |
A big part of Clay County's victory came down to the chemistry between Cooper Collins and his top target Jakoby Nichols. Collins threw for 320 yards and five TDs while completing 77.8% of his passes while Nichols picked up 119 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Those five passing touchdowns gave Collins a new career-high. A healthy portion of Collins' aerial production (80 yards to be exact) also went to Joel Elliott, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Clay County proved: they limited Ravenswood to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Blake Coleman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Clay County's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.85 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 9.47 on average over their last five games.
Clay County's defense also made the game a nightmare for Owen Curtis, racking up eight sacks. Leading the way was Jaxon Brown with two. Another thorn in Ravenswood's side was Coleman, who picked up a sack and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Braxton County ultimately got the result they hoped for last Friday. They slipped by PikeView 27-26.
Clay County's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Braxton County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's game: Clay County has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 367.3 total yards per game. It's a different story for Braxton County, though, as they've been averaging only 208 total yards. Will Clay County be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will the Eagles flip the script?
Clay County took their win against Braxton County in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 37-15 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
