Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tiftarea Academy). They were the clear victor by a 49-27 margin over the Deerfield-Windsor Knights on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
John Jackson went supernova for Tiftarea Academy, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lane Sceals and Gabe Daniel certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Sceals threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns, while Daniel picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. Daniel also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending a pass.
Tiftarea Academy pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Deerfield-Windsor, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-2 record.
Tiftarea Academy will head out on the road to square off against Brookwood at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tiftarea Academy is facing Brookwood at the right time seeing as Brookwood is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Deerfield-Windsor, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Valwood at 7:30 p.m. Deerfield-Windsor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.7 points per game this season.
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