The Ware Shoals Hornets will face off against the Abbeville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Abbeville will be up against a hot Ware Shoals squad: the team just extended their winning streak to nine. The Hornets simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Calhoun Falls Charter 40-12. The Hornets pushed the score to 28-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Flashes had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ware Shoals to victory, but perhaps none more so than Altavis Evans, who rushed for 184 yards and one score on only 14 carries. Evans' longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Tyrell Cunningham, who rushed for 64 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ware Shoals was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 244 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Elijah Brown
| 10/24/25 @ Calhoun Falls Charter | 14 |
| 10/17/25 vs Dixie | 13 |
| 10/10/25 @ McCormick | 17 |
| 10/03/25 vs Whitmire | 22 |
| 09/26/25 vs Clear Dot Charter | 13 |
| + 8 more games |
Ware Shoals' defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 26 times. Joshua Winbush led the group effort, picking up seven of those sacks all by himself. Elijah Brown has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played. Ware Shoals got some further help from Jai Watson: he made six total tackles and defended four passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Abbeville took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-7 victory over Dixie. With the Panthers ahead 49-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Ware Shoals' win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Abbeville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Ware Shoals took a serious blow against Abbeville when the teams last played back in November of 2024, falling 69-6. Will the Hornets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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