Football Recap: Pickens Skates Past Berea with Ease + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 27, 2025, 3:11pm

Football Recap: Pickens Blue Flame vs. Berea Bulldogs

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the SC High School League (SCHSL) & Berea High School. Watch Full Replay

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Previous 6 Games

09/26/25 - Away63-0 W
11/08/24 - Home52-0 W
10/20/23 - Away25-28 L
10/21/22 - Home49-0 W
09/20/19 - Away51-7 W
09/13/18 - Home44-13 W

While Pickens put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Berea. The Blue Flame blew past the Bulldogs 63-0. That's more bragging rights for the Blue Flame, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

It was another big night for Brooks Dow, who threw for 221 yards and four TDs while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 75 yards on only eight carries. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (154.4). Pickens also got help from Cam Wilson, who showed off his sure hands for 102 receiving yards.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pickens was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.

With the victory, Pickens broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4. As for Berea, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Pickens will square off against rival Greer at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Berea is set to challenge their familiar foe Daniel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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