West Marion and East Marion both picked up big blowout victories, while Columbia Academy was on the receiving end in its showdown with West.
Trojans cruise against CA
From nearly the opening kickoff until the final buzzer, West Marion controlled the action on the road in a 46-8 win over Columbia Academy.
Columbia’s undefeated run to begin the season came to a halt Friday night in Taylorsville.
The Wildcats (4-1) coughed up the ball three times, twice in the red zone, and couldn’t quite come up with enough plays at the end to send the game to overtime in a 20-13 loss.
After kicking off last season what both sides hope will become an annual rivalry game, West Marion and Columbia Academy are set to do battle once more Friday night.
The Trojans won the first matchup last September 58-40 as the host team, and now it’s Columbia Academy’s turn to play host.
A week after pulling off one of the bigger upsets in the state this season, Columbia Academy came crashing back down to earth in a 42-14 road loss at Adams County Christian.
West Marion moved to 5-0 with a 38-19 win Friday night over Forrest County AHS, making the Trojans the only undefeated team in Marion County and in Class 3A in South Mississippi.
The Trojans struck early and often, with DonTavious McGowan scoring on receptions of 57 and 62 yards as well as returning a kickoff for a 70-yard touchdown.
West Marion picked up a win on the road, while Columbia High and Columbia Academy both fell in Friday night football action for Marion County teams.
East Marion had the week off.
West Marion 38, Forrest County AHS 19
Coming off a 48-8 loss to Purvis the week before and taking on one of the top MAIS teams in the state appeared to be a disaster in the making for Columbia Academy.
But the Cougars shocked the state with a gutsy 34-28 come-from-behind victory Friday night over Parklane Academy in front of their home fans.
For the first time in nearly a decade — since Oct. 30, 2009 vs. Crystal Springs to be exact — the Columbia Wildcats defense pitched a shutout in a 35-0 defeat of head coach Chip Bilderback’s former team, Perry Central.
Taking on a Raleigh ball club that had a distinct size advantage, West Marion made just enough plays to win 14-8 and improve to 4-0.
The Wildcats (4-0) face their biggest test of the season Friday night when they travel to take on the defending 2A state champion Taylorsville Tartars. The Tartars (4-0) are 19-1 since the beginning of last season with their only loss coming against Perry Central last year when CHS head man Chip Bilderback was the coach.
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