The Southside Christian Sabres will face off against the Chapman Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Chapman took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Southside Christian, who comes in off a win.
Southside Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Carolina Academy 56-6. Considering the Sabres have won five matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southside Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than D.J. Lee, who rushed for 209 yards and three TDs while picking up 11.0 yards per carry. Keldin Wrona did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 179 receiving yards.
Southside Christian's run defense was locked in: Carolina Academy could only muster -2.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Cole Brancati for the heroic effort on defense: he. Southside Christian's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.26 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 6.83 on average over their last five games.
Keldin Wrona
| 09/26/25 vs Carolina Forest | 180 |
| 10/31/25 @ Carolina Academy | 179 |
| 10/10/25 @ Palmetto | 80 |
| 10/03/25 vs Powdersville | 67 |
| 10/17/25 @ St. Joseph's Catholic | 58 |
| + 3 more games |
Southside Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Richie Maxwell, Wrona, and Nigel Rock picked up one apiece. Wrona also posted 179 receiving yards, which is notable because Southside Christian is 2-1 when he posts at least 80 receiving yards, but 3-4 otherwise. Rock got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Chapman didn't have quite enough to beat Broome on Friday and fell 36-33. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southside Christian's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 5.8 points on average over those games. As for Chapman, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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