Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Summit Academy). They strolled past the American Leadership Academy Eagles with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 47-28. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bears also won the last time the pair played back in September of 2023.
Summit Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bronson Dixon, who rushed for 143 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Dixon has posted since back in October of 2023. Another receiver making a difference was Kyle Lively, who picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Summit Academy's defense and their four sacks. American Leadership Academy's QB won't forget Tug Wilbur anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Wilbur is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Summit Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Defeat or not, American Leadership Academy got some senior leadership from Kannon Huntsman and Tad Swarnes. Huntsman gained 241 total yards and a touchdown, while Swarnes picked up 134 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Swarnes is becoming a predictor of American Leadership Academy's success: when he posts at least 100 receiving yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't).
Summit Academy's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for American Leadership Academy, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-3.
Summit Academy will square off against South Summit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for American Leadership Academy, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Providence Hall at 7:00 p.m. American Leadership Academy is facing Providence Hall at the right time seeing as Providence Hall is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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