Football Game Preview: Clay Eagles vs. Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees

The Clay Eagles will head out to square off against the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Clay had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 41-point drubbing they dealt Northview on Friday. The Eagles breezed past the Wildcats to the tune of 48-7. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.

Landon Echelberry

Passer Rating (Career)

10/24/25 @ Northview	156.3
09/19/25 vs Bowsher	154.6
09/05/25 @ Bowling Green	122.9
08/29/25 vs Southview	115.4
10/03/25 @ Anthony Wayne	85.1

Clay's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Collin Greenawalt, who rushed for 43 yards and three touchdowns, and Landon Echelberry, who threw for 134 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Echelberry a new career-high in passer rating (156.3). JJ Medina did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.

Clay didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kyle Henneman and Anthonio Gianino. Clay got some further help from Corey Bobbs: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles.

Meanwhile, Brecksville-Broadview Heights gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't give up any more after. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-14 win over Twinsburg. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Bees were the better team in the second half.

Brecksville-Broadview Heights is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.5 points on average over those games. As for Clay, their record is now 6-4.

Clay ended up a good deal behind Brecksville-Broadview Heights in their previous matchup back in October of 2020, losing 49-33. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.