Lighthouse Christian College football wins its first-ever home game. Here are three takeaways.

College football has officially hit Santa Rosa County.

Lighthouse Christian College, under the guidance of head coach Ronnie Cottrell, earned its second win of its inaugural season, 31-12, over South Carolina Central Christian College on Saturday on the campus of Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, where the Makos play their home games.

LCC (2-0) stays home next week and hosts Birmingham Prep next Saturday.

Here are three takeaway’s from this past weekend’s game.

Showing off that local talent

Lighthouse Christian’s Jamarkus Jefferson runs downfield as South Carolina Central Christian’s Devonte Strader ltries for the tackle during Lighthouse Christian Colleges inaugural football season at Lighthouse Christian Academy Saturday, September 14, 2024.

Of the four touchdowns scored on Saturday, three of them came from the hands of players local to Escambia or Santa Rosa County.

Call this opportunity at Lighthouse Christian College, at least in the words of Nate Simmons – from Pace – and Jamarkus Jefferson – from Northview – a “second chance” to play college football after stellar high school careers.

Jefferson scored LCC’s first home touchdown in program history on Saturday with a 2-yard run. Simmons scrambled in for a 12-yard run later in the game. Kemontre Current, who played at Milton, hauled in a 30-yard passing touchdown to round out the team’s scoring.

It’s exactly what LCC head coach Ronnie Cottrell and the rest of the coaching staff wanted: to give local players a chance at high school football. And the players from the 850 area code proved their worth in the Makos’ second win of the year.

“We get to prove that the local talent here is good, and we shouldn’t be overlooked,” Simmons said after the game.

“All of the players in this area, people are overlooked. Everybody wants to get players from…

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Author : Pensacola News Journal

Publish date : 2024-09-15 05:53:26

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