Football Recap: Africentric Early College Skates Past South with Ease

Nubians

Margin (Wins)

08/22/25 vs Woodward	72
10/09/25 vs South	46
10/03/25 @ Independence	42
09/18/25 @ West	38
09/12/25 vs Briggs	34

You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Africentric Early College's strategy against South on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Nubians blew the Bulldogs out of the water with a 54-8 final score. The Nubians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 28 points or more this season.

Josh Smith was his usual excellent self, throwing for 260 yards and seven TDs while picking up 13.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 84 yards and one score. He showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards. Caleb Anthony was in the mix as well, providing Africentric Early College with two touchdowns.

Another reason for the win was Africentric Early College's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Malik Carter and Kylyn Smith, who racked up six sacks between them.

Africentric Early College pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.7 points on average over those games. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Africentric Early College is set to square off against their familiar foe Walnut Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Nubians 9.9, the Scots 10.6) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, South will take on rival West at 7:00 p.m. on the 17th.