Football Recap: Noah Spears Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat St. Andrew's Episcopal

Pisgah's game last Thursday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the St. Andrew's Episcopal Saints as they made off with a 28-6 win. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 20 points or more this season.

Noah Spears

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 @ St. Andrew's Episcopal	105
10/18/24 @ Pelahatchie	92
10/03/25 @ Southeast Lauderdale	73
09/05/25 @ Bogue Chitto	67
10/31/24 vs Puckett	65

Pisgah got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Spears out in front who rushed for 105 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries. Those 105 rushing yards gave Spears a new career-high. Tavorian Smith was another key back, rushing for 120 yards and one TD on only nine carries.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pisgah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 451 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pisgah's defense and their four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece.

Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Will Crowder, who threw for 256 yards and one touchdown. John William Walker was Crowder's top target, picking up 103 receiving yards and one score.

With the win, Pisgah broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-3. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Pisgah didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 24-6 defeat against Lake on the 24th. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 42-7 loss against Union on the 24th.