For Southern Sports & Travel, By Josh Smith
The MAIS District 8-A championship will be on the line Friday night when the Saints of Sylva Bay (7-0) host the Jaguars of Wayne Academy (4-3) in Bay Springs. Kick-off is at 7 p.m.
Wayne Academy comes into this game after a very impressive 35 to 8 victory over previously unbeaten Heidelberg Academy. In that game, junior running back Mackenzie Carney ran for 175 yards on just 11 carries. Carney will need to have a similar performance Friday night. Carney has rushed for 606 yards on 64 carries with 7 touchdowns this season. Carney is expected to carry most of the load for Wayne Academy’s rushing attack, with Tyson Stanley out for a few weeks with a broken foot. Stanley had rushed for 361 yards up until the time of his injury. The Jaguars will look to establish the run on offense with junior quarterback Brett Chancellor at the helm. So far this season, Wayne Academy has averaged 6 pass attempts p
er game.
For Sylva Bay, it is led by Dandy Dozen all star Cody Prewitt. Prewitt has rushed for 1,316 yards this season and is also the leading tackler on defense. If Prewitt does not have the ball, it could be in the hands of senior running back Zack Gregory. Gregory has rushed for 426 yards this season. Sylva Bay also has a good passing threat with Bryant Baucum. Baucum, a transfer from South Jones has thrown for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2 games as the starting quarterback for Sylva Bay.
Sylva Bay is very good team, I saw them play against Stringer in the first game of the season and Cody Prewitt is extra impressive. Prewitt is nearly impossible to stop, you can really only hope to contain him. In this game, there are three things Wayne Academy must do to win; Wayne must run the ball effectively on offense, not throw interceptions to Prewitt and Tim Sullivan must have a good game on defense. Sullivan is the leading tackler on defense and he needs to have double-digit tackles in this game for Jags to win.
The keys to victory for Sylva Bay will be run the ball with Prewitt and Gregory, stop the run and Baucum must throw the ball effectively and not throw interceptions. Wayne Academy cornerback Blake Pugh has five interceptions this season. Prewitt has seven for Sylva Bay.
In conclusion, the winner of this game will most likely be the district champion. Each team has two district games left after Friday night. Wayne will play Alpha Christian (3-4) and Ben’s Ford (0-6). Sylva Bay will play Prentiss Christian (2-5) and Heidelberg Academy (5-1).
With all of that said, I think it will be good game…………..
Sylva Bay 28
Wayne 21
Wayne Academy comes into this game after a very impressive 35 to 8 victory over previously unbeaten Heidelberg Academy. In that game, junior running back Mackenzie Carney ran for 175 yards on just 11 carries. Carney will need to have a similar performance Friday night. Carney has rushed for 606 yards on 64 carries with 7 touchdowns this season. Carney is expected to carry most of the load for Wayne Academy’s rushing attack, with Tyson Stanley out for a few weeks with a broken foot. Stanley had rushed for 361 yards up until the time of his injury. The Jaguars will look to establish the run on offense with junior quarterback Brett Chancellor at the helm. So far this season, Wayne Academy has averaged 6 pass attempts p
er game.For Sylva Bay, it is led by Dandy Dozen all star Cody Prewitt. Prewitt has rushed for 1,316 yards this season and is also the leading tackler on defense. If Prewitt does not have the ball, it could be in the hands of senior running back Zack Gregory. Gregory has rushed for 426 yards this season. Sylva Bay also has a good passing threat with Bryant Baucum. Baucum, a transfer from South Jones has thrown for 270 yards and 3 touchdowns in 2 games as the starting quarterback for Sylva Bay.
Sylva Bay is very good team, I saw them play against Stringer in the first game of the season and Cody Prewitt is extra impressive. Prewitt is nearly impossible to stop, you can really only hope to contain him. In this game, there are three things Wayne Academy must do to win; Wayne must run the ball effectively on offense, not throw interceptions to Prewitt and Tim Sullivan must have a good game on defense. Sullivan is the leading tackler on defense and he needs to have double-digit tackles in this game for Jags to win.
The keys to victory for Sylva Bay will be run the ball with Prewitt and Gregory, stop the run and Baucum must throw the ball effectively and not throw interceptions. Wayne Academy cornerback Blake Pugh has five interceptions this season. Prewitt has seven for Sylva Bay.
In conclusion, the winner of this game will most likely be the district champion. Each team has two district games left after Friday night. Wayne will play Alpha Christian (3-4) and Ben’s Ford (0-6). Sylva Bay will play Prentiss Christian (2-5) and Heidelberg Academy (5-1).
With all of that said, I think it will be good game…………..
Sylva Bay 28
Wayne 21
