Two dominant signal callers in Shamar Toodle and Kole Moody are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cottage Hill Christian Academy Warriors will take on the Southside Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 41-8 victory over Wicksburg. Winning may never get old, but the Warriors sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cottage Hill Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Caleb Metzner, who picked up 68 receiving yards and one touchdown, and also rushed for 64 yards. Another player making a difference was Travis Smith, who picked up 96 receiving yards and one TD.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cottage Hill Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Jayden Davis.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Southside duked it out with Dadeville on Thursday. The Panthers blew past the Tigers 35-12.
Cottage Hill Christian Academy better keep an eye on Cedrick Simmons. He was instrumental in Southside's win, picking up 183 receiving yards and one score. Simmons' longest reception was for an incredible 70 yards. ArMari Towns made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Southside's win bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Cottage Hill Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Cottage Hill Christian Academy has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 238.6 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Southside has preferred to attack from the air: they average 331.9 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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