Football Preview: Clay-Chalkville Cougars vs. Pell City Panthers
Clay-Chalkville is 4-0 against Pell City since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Clay-Chalkville Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pell City Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Pell City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Clay-Chalkville, who comes in off a win.
Pell City is hoping to do what Ramsay couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Clay-Chalkville's winning streak (dating back to last season), which now stands at 16 games. Clay-Chalkville blew past Ramsay, posting a 62-7 victory on the road. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-7.
Clay-Chalkville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aaron Frye led the charge by throwing for 317 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards. Joshua Woods was another key back, rushing for 129 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry.
Clay-Chalkville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Keylon Stewart, Deon Callins, and Josh Ivy picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Ramsay's side was Randell Cole, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made five total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Clay-Chalkville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 658 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 35 points the game before, Pell City was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 17-7 to Coosa Christian.
Clay-Chalkville pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Pell City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Clay-Chalkville against Pell City when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 46-7 victory. Will Clay-Chalkville repeat their success, or does Pell City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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