Mid Bay News ranks the top ten football games from the 2025 season Collin Bestor December 19, 2025 11:30 am Opinion, Sports In Brief: Multiple games were decided by overtime, fourth-down stops, or final-play heroics Comebacks and momentum swings defined playoff paths for Choctaw, Crestview, Milton, and Rocky Bayou Rocky Bayou Christian capped its run with a state championship, while Choctaw and Niceville endured postseason heartbreak So ever since I came to Mid Bay News in June, I have had the pleasure of covering high school sports in my professional career. Over the course of 15 weeks, Christopher Saul has sent me to 16 games. I did two in one night, I visited the Eagles Nest for the first time in my life; and I got to say, I was not disappointed. (There was a reason Niceville won best home atmosphere in the Emerald Coast Elite awards.) Over the course of the season, we saw upsets, comeback victories and goal-line stands almost every week. Which got us thinking as what games were the best of the best during the 2025 season? Well, we here at MBN decided to rank our top ten games in a list that may or may not be controversial. 10. Cottondale @ Freeport A week four matchup that looked more like a basketball game than a football game, our list begins with Cottondale’s visit to Freeport. In the beginning, Cottondale jumped out to a 16-13 lead by the end of the first quarter. As the...
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