The Pulaski Academy Bruins will square off against the West Monroe Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pulaski Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Madison-Ridgeland Academy, who was ranked 19th at the time (Pulaski Academy was ranked seventh). Pulaski Academy blew past Madison-Ridgeland Academy 60-36 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bruins.
Brandon Cobb was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 205 yards on only 13 carries, and also threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 116.5 rushing yards per game. Pulaski Academy also got help from Walden Culpepper, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pulaski Academy was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 577 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Pulaski Academy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jake Fuller and Kaleb Kelley. Another thorn in Madison-Ridgeland Academy's side was Jackson Redman, who picked up two sacks and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, West Monroe took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They claimed a resounding 40-7 victory over Huntington at home. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Raiders are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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