It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Tiftarea Academy can now relate to. They took a 27-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Valwood Valiants. The Panthers gained 126 more yards on the day, but it was the Valiants that made the best use of them.
When it comes to explaining why Tiftarea Academy lost on Friday, don't look at John Robert Walker. Despite the final result, he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 188 yards and a touchdown. Walker is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last 11 games he's played.
Triston White continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Valwood, rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown.
Tiftarea Academy's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Valwood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Tiftarea Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Valwood, they will square off against Deerfield-Windsor at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Lane Sceals and Tayt Snellgrove.
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