The Hooper Academy Colts will head out to square off against the Southern Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hooper Academy will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hooper Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Banks Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hooper Academy was dealt a 57-7 loss at the hands of Banks Academy.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Southern Academy challenged Wilcox Academy last Friday. Southern Academy lost to Wilcox Academy at home by a 57-40 margin.
Drew Rogers put forth a good effort for the losing side as he threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Patrick Thomas, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Southern Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 96.6 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 225.8.
Hooper Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Southern Academy, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
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