Sports
Published October 23, 2026 11:10pm
ELIZABETH • For the first time in three years, The Classical Academy’s football team lost a regular season game.
As TCA coach Justin Rich highlighted, two different administrations have operated in the White House since the Titans last fell in the regular season. But the Titans’ 27-17 road loss to 2A’s No. 2 Elizabeth on Friday isn’t a bitter pill. Just a vital lesson to apply in the postseason.
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“We didn’t play well in the first half and made some mistakes,” Rich said. “When you make mistakes against a good team, they’re going to make you pay. And that’s what Elizabeth did. It boiled down to about four plays in the first half that if we execute better, we’d be OK.”
The Classical Academy (8-1), Class 2A’s top-ranked team, had won 26 consecutive regular season games since October 2023.…
