Aggies Overpower Marianna 40-13 (With Photo Gallery)
August 22, 2026
The Tate Aggies dominated the Marianna Bulldogs 40-13 Friday night at home on Carl Madison Field, rolling to victory in the first meeting between the two programs in nearly six decades.
Following a 30-minute lightning delay, the Aggie offense ignited immediately. Just three minutes into the opening frame, senior quarterback Cade Pierce—a transfer from Milton—connected with Efidarius Bryant to put Tate on the big video board. The Pierce-to-Bryant combination struck again minutes later on a long scoring strike to stretch the lead to 14-0. Tate kept its foot on the gas as Pierce found Brayden Allen for another aerial touchdown, building a commanding 21-0 cushion before the first quarter even wrapped up.
For a game action photo gallery, click here.
Look for galleries with cheerleaders, Lil’ Aggies cheerleaders, the Showband of the South, student section and fans by Monday.
Marianna answered before the break with a short goal-line plunge to cut the deficit to 21-6 at halftime, but the Bulldogs could not halt Tate’s momentum as the Aggies pulled away to secure the 40-13 win.
Next Friday night, Tate (1-0) hits the road for a matchup against the Milton Panthers (0-1). Milton enters the contest looking to rebound after suffering a 20-0 shutout loss at the hands of Pensacola Catholic on Friday night.
Pictured above and first below: Brayden Allen with a reception and touchdown for the Aggies. Pictured second below: QB Cade Pierce with a pass. Pictured bottom: A Marianna interception at the goal line. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.
Friday Night Football Scoreboard
August 22, 2026
Here are this week’s high school football scores from across the North Escambia area.
FLORIDA
Friday, August 21
- Tate 40, Marianna 13 [Story, photos...]
- Jay 35, Baker 6
- Walton 52, West Florida 7
- South Walton 50, Gulf Breeze 0
- Washington 27, Pine Forest 26
- Fort Walton Beach 41, Pensacola 6
- Central 37, Graceville 6
- Pace 41, Fairhope 0
- Florida High 37, Navarre 13
Thursday, August 20
- Northview 40, Rocky Bayou 6 [Story, photos...]
- Pensacola Catholic 20, Milton 0
ALABAMA
- Flomaton 30 Sweetwater 0
- Escambia County (Atmore) 60, Elberta 0
- Orange Beach 24, T.R. Miller 14
- Bullock County 27, W.S. Neal, 10
Pictured: The Tate Aggies beat Marianna 40-13 on Friday night at Tate. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.
Four-Run Fifth Lifts Wahoos To Electric Win Over Knoxville
August 22, 2026
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos waited out another two-hour weather delay on Friday night, but rewarded their patient fans with a 6-3 victory over the Knoxville Smokies for their 11th win in their past 13 games.
After enduring a suspended game on Tuesday, a rainout on Wednesday, and a two-hour delay on Thursday, weather got in the way once again. This time, the threat of lightning pushed the start time from 6:05 to 8:00.
Once the game began, the Smokies jumped ahead 1-0 right away in the first against Orlando Ortiz-Mayr (W, 3-4) thanks to a leadoff walk and a bloop RBI single from Arial Armas. They scored two more in the fourth on an Edgar Alvarez RBI single and Carter Trice RBI double.
The Blue Wahoos began their comeback in the bottom of the fourth with a Juan Matheus solo homer, and pounced on reliever Grayson Moore (L, 1-2) in the fifth. Colby Shade doubled, stole third, and scored on an Adrian Santana RBI infield single. After an Aiva Arquette single and a double steal, Brandon Compton put the Blue Wahoos ahead with a two-out, two-run double. Ethan O’Donnell then brought home Compton with an RBI single for a 5-3 lead.
For Compton, the double marked his 11th in 17 August games, becoming just the fifth Blue Wahoos player in franchise history to hit that many two-baggers in a month and the first since Troy Johnston in July 2023. The hit also extended his hitting streak to 12 games, tying him with Cam Cannarella for the longest streak for the club this season.
In the seventh, Santana reached on an error and scored on a well-placed safety squeeze bunt single from Matheus for a 6-3 lead.
The Pensacola bullpen took things from there, with Logan Whitaker contributing 1.2 scoreless innings and Nigel Belgrave (S, 
getting the final seven outs to earn his team-leading eighth save.
With the win, the Blue Wahoos remained 4.5 games ahead of the Montgomery Biscuits with 20 games remaining in the regular season as they pursue a second half South Division title and a date with the reeling Shuckers in the playoffs.
The Blue Wahoos continue their series against the Smokies on Saturday night.
written by Erik Bremer