Football Recap: Samari Cabell Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Southern School of Energy and Sustainability

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only D.H. Conley walked away with it. They walked away with a 44-32 victory over the Southern School of Energy and Sustainability Spartans on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.

Samari Cabell

Passing Yards

11/14/25 vs Southern School of Energy and Sustainability	202
10/31/25 vs J.H. Rose	141
10/24/25 @ Jacksonville	159
10/17/25 vs New Bern	123
10/10/25 @ South Central	117
+ 3 more games

D.H. Conley got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Samari Cabell out in front who rushed for 84 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 202 yards and one touchdown. That's the most passing yards Cabell has posted since back in September. Shammah Cabell also helped with two scores in total.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: D.H. Conley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in six consecutive games.

Southern School of Energy and Sustainability's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jonathan Dillon, who threw for 393 yards and two TDs while picking up 17.9 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 144 yards on only six carries. Dillon's passing game has become a key predictor of the Spartans' success: the team is 6-1 when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-4 otherwise. Kamari Holloway also helped out as he racked up 216 rushing yards.

D.H. Conley's victory bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Southern School of Energy and Sustainability, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5.

Looking ahead, D.H. Conley will challenge Clayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 919 yards in their previous games. Southern School of Energy and Sustainability does not have any more games scheduled as of now.