Tiftarea Academy had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-4 to make it five. They took a 31-13 bruising from the Valwood Valiants. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Valiants from their previous meeting back in November of 2024.
As for Valwood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2. Give their offense some serious credit: that high-scoring performance was actually the fewest points they've scored all season.
Valwood found their leader in sophomore Asher Wells, who rushed for 61 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only eight carries.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Tiftarea Academy is set to take on their familiar foe Deerfield-Windsor at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Valwood will challenge rival Terrell Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Tayt Snellgrove and Josh Cabatit.
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