Football Recap: Evangel Christian Academy Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Evangel Christian Academy can now relate to. They were outmatched by the Edna Karr Cougars and fell 49-20. The matchup marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Demarkus Evans

Receiving Yards

10/02/25 @ Huntington	136
09/26/25 vs Airline	128
10/16/25 @ Benton	121
10/24/25 @ Haughton	119
11/07/25 vs Parkway	96

When it comes to explaining why Evangel Christian Academy lost on Friday, don't look at Peyton Houston. Despite the final result, he threw for 249 yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 54 yards and one score. 81 of Houston's passing yards were hauled in by Demarkus Evans.

Even if they lost, Evangel Christian Academy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Christian Speight refused to say out of the backfield, picking up 1.5 sacks all by himself. Evangel Christian Academy got some further help from Damari Drake: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made 17 total tackles (1.0 for loss).

Evangel Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Edna Karr, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.

Evangel Christian Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Edna Karr, they will take on Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bears will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something the Cougars surely won't give up without a fight.