Football Recap: Fernandina Beach Piles Up the Points Against Hilliard + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2025, 7:44am

Football Recap: Fernandina Beach Pirates vs. Hilliard Red Flashes

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the FL High School Athletic Assn. (FHSAA) & Fernandina Beach High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous Games

08/22/25 - Home49-6 W
08/23/24 - Away40-8 W
10/23/20 - Away31-36 L
10/18/19 - Home37-25 W
08/31/18 - Away7-14 L
+ 3 more games

Fernandina Beach not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since August 30, 2024 (when they won 49-6). They breezed past the Hilliard Red Flashes to the tune of 49-6. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Pirates had established a 36-point advantage.

Fernandina Beach can attribute much of their success to Ian Miller, who threw for 152 yards and three touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in rushing yards (22). Another player making a difference was D'Ante Simms, who rushed for 70 yards and one TD.

Fernandina Beach's run defense was locked in: Hilliard could only muster 3.1 yards per carry. The Pirates didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 6.2.

Fernandina Beach has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.

Fernandina Beach wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 42-13 victory against Wolfson on the 29th. As for Hilliard, they have also already played their next contest, a 48-6 win against Harvest Community on the 29th.

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