Oakland faced Pearl-Cohn in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Patriots claimed a resounding 38-6 win over the Firebirds. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-0.
The critical scores for Oakland came from Donte Cameron, Deontae Short, Ja'Vonni Malone, Craig Tutt, and Mykeal Brown.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Oakland, racking up 14 points in total. The biggest highlight from special teams (and perhaps the team as a whole) came courtesy of Tutt, who ran a punt back for a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Oakland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Traivon Jackson was the leader with 2.5. He has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
Patriots
| 09/12/25 vs Pearl-Cohn | 38-6 |
| 08/29/25 vs Huntington | 49-0 |
| 08/22/25 vs Christ Presbyterian Academy | 28-14 |
| 11/29/24 vs Maryville | 21-13 |
| 11/22/24 vs Riverdale | 49-46 |
| + 2 more games |
Oakland's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Pearl-Cohn, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oakland will head out to square off against Siegel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Pearl-Cohn, they will venture away from home to take on Kenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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