Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wilcox Academy). They strolled past the Southern Academy Cougars with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 57-40. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Southern Academy saw an underclassman step up: Drew Rogers threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown. Those 260 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Rogers. Patrick Thomas got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Wilcox Academy's record is now 5-2. As for Southern Academy, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Wilcox Academy will head out to challenge Fort Dale Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Southern Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Hooper Academy at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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