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Our Fighting Eagles Win First Round of State Playoffs!

Our PCA Varsity football team faced a tough battle in their first round playoff game as they faced the higher seeded Wardlaw Patriots, but the Fighting Eagles played with excellence and came away with the upset by a score of 40 to 28.

At the opening of the game, our Eagles had to fight back from adversity when Wardlaw returned the opening kickoff 65 yards for a touchdown. But the Eagles quickly settled down, took control of the game and never trailed again.

Our Eagles had a bunch of guys play extremely well. Connor Rourk scored 3 TD's while rushing for 258 yards and threw a 30 yard TD pass. Kendall Chakeris had a big game with 68 yards rushing with 2 TD's, and on defense recorded 10 tackles with 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 1 forced fumble. Wyatt Shogren caught a 30 yard TD pass and had 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack, 2 forced fumbles with 1 fumble recovery. Carson Rourk had a big night at linebacker with 17 tackles and 2 tackles for loss, as did fellow linebacker Colson Gunn with 13 tackles and 1 tackle for loss and Grayson Campbell with 9 tackles. From their defensive tackle positions, Mack Poston and Ocean Dybowski played tough. Mack finished with 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and 1 sack while Ocean had 2 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 sack and a forced fumble!

Head Coach Kevin Rourk says it was an impressive team effort, "What a monumental win for our guys! We went to the home field of a higher seed.. and to beat them the way we did after they returned the opening kickoff for a TD was amazing to watch. It is a testament to the team's mental toughness and grit. We always talk about how we cannot let one bad play decide the game for us - that you have to let that play go and focus on what you can control - and that's exactly what these guys did!"

Our Fighting Eagles move to the state semi-finals with this win. PCA will travel to Andrew Jackson Academy at 7054 Broxton Bridge Rd in Ehrhardt this Friday night, November 15. Kickoff is 7:30 pm. We need our fans to show up and make some noise!

PCA Students Learn About Their Potential Futures

A peek into a high school junior's next season of life is revealed as college representatives enter the halls of Palmetto Christian Academy. These college representatives come to the school with the goal of introducing students to different types of colleges. Academic Counselor Sally Pascutti strives to expose upperclassmen to three distinct types of colleges: small liberal arts, large public state, and Christian. When one of the three categories sparks the interest of a student, it can narrow down the search for the potential college experience. So far, PCA has had visits from the University of South Carolina, the University of Alabama (pictured), Sewanee, Grand Canyon University, and the College of Charleston among others.

Talking to college representatives is only the first step. Mrs. Pascutti also plans the yearly college tours! These are a great way for students to personally experience a future school. Juniors leave PCA to tour the campuses of four different colleges in South Carolina, including USC and Clemson. Mrs. Pascutti says of the trip, "I love going on college tours; they are memory makers. It's a special thing to be there when students get a glimpse of what the next phase of life may be, to get our feet on the ground and ask the Holy Spirit to inform us about the plans He has prepared for them."