Football Game Preview: Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats vs. St. Mary's Academy Bobcats

The Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats will challenge the St. Mary's Academy Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westminster Schools of Augusta has seven straight victories, St. Mary's Academy has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Westminster Schools of Augusta is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Georgia's top teams: Westminster Christian Academy, who was ranked ninth at the time (Westminster Schools of Augusta was ranked fourth). The Wildcats walked away with a 32-25 win over the Lions last Friday.

Jedidiah Auter

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/10/25 @ Westminster Christian Academy	89
09/26/25 vs John Hancock Academy	77
09/06/24 vs Harvester Christian Academy	71
09/20/24 vs Holy Spirit Prep	58
09/13/24 @ Covenant Academy	58

Jedidiah Auter and Julian Lively were among the main playmakers for Westminster Schools of Augusta as the former gained 95 total yards and the latter rushed for seven yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Auter a new career-high in rushing yards (89).

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Westminster Schools of Augusta was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, St. Mary's Academy fell victim to Holy Spirit Prep and their airtight defense on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 21-0 to the Cougars, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.

St. Mary's Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Westminster Schools of Augusta, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.

Everything came up roses for Westminster Schools of Augusta against St. Mary's Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 58-0 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Bobcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.