Ravens Football Wins In A Landslide Against Southern At Home Game Debut

Miles Davis, Editor • September 9, 2025

The Atherton Ravens Football team won their match against The Southern Trojans last Friday at their home game debut.

The final score was 44-0, with 35 of those points scored in the first half. Stars players included kick returner/ wide receiver Jason Briscoe (11, jersey number #5), who scored three touchdowns, two of which were punt returns. Donnee Sutton (12, #3) had 58 net rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.

The Ravens defense allowed only eleven passing yards and nine rushing yards net from Southern. Zai Von Meads (12, #99) and Donee Sutton (12, #3) both had a defensive sack. Quilshanes Baines (12, #2) had an interception.

The bleachers were packed on Friday, with all kinds of people showing up to support the Ravens.

Emmalynne Harrity (12) says she hasn’t been to many games during her time at Atherton, but since it’s her senior year she wanted to come out and support the Ravens.

“I figured I should come by and also take photos for the yearbook,” says Harrity.

Atherton’s home game debut was the first game Layne Hernandez (11) came out to this season.

“It’s always great coming out to football games, like home games, because we usually whoop the other team,” Hernandez says.

DuPont Manuel student Lily Berfield (12) enjoys supporting the Ravens even if they’re not her own school’s team.

“There’s one football player (Gage Wells) who used to be in my latin class, but he switched,” Berfield says.

Senior Class President and Student Section Leader Wesley Buchanan (12) says the student action was full of energy, and hopes that level of enthusiasm carries across the season.

“My biggest hope is that we beat Manuel and get the biggest student section we’ve ever had,” says Buchanan.

The Ravens take on the Manual Crimsons at home this Friday at 7:00 pm. Come out and support our Ravens!

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Miles Davis, Editor

Miles Davis (12) is in the media arts pathway. This is his second year writing for the Aerial, and he also has a goal of adding a podcast to the site. He enjoys writing human interest pieces. In addition to working for The Aerial, he also works for Atherton on air and wants to become a broadcaster or journalist in the future. Davis plays both electric and acoustic guitar.

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David Bussell (12) is joining the Aerial staff for the 25-26 school year. Bussell is excited to cover more sports news and club info on the aerial page and is ready to refine his writing, become a better interviewer, and to continue to improve as a photographer. He is looking forward to mixing his passions of photography and writing and making himself the best he can. Outside of school Bussell loves to work on cars, take photos, and listen to music. He loves a variety of music genres including: Country, Rap, Nu Metal, and Rock. After school he plans on going to college to major in something in the medical field and continue journalism, Bussell is an only child with his Mom Dad and dog Mila. He currently works at the JCC as a tutor for jewish kids teaching them Hebrew. He loves all things racing including Nascar his favorite driver being Mark Martin, but enjoys racing movies too such as: the Fast and Furious and Baby Driver.

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Lucas Selch, a senior here at Atherton, is excited to get the word out about the Aerial and help it grow during his first year on staff. He plans on being a photo editor, photographer, and writer for our news. He is looking to be a photo journalist after high school, which makes him even more excited to be a part of the Aerial. Selch is also in the media arts pathway, which furthers this goal. Lucas is a very creative person, some of his biggest hobbies being music and photography. Outside of school, Selch is in two local bands, Gaia, and Sweet Easy Listening, where he plays the bass. He loves all types of rock music including punk, prog, and psyche. He has a love for Jimmy Hendrix, Pink Floyd, and occasionally Limp Bizkit. His favorite movie is 10 Things I Hate About You, being introduced to it by his girlfriend. At home, he lives with his parents, sister, two brothers, and his two huskies. Lucas plans on using his creative talents to help us expand, and is very excited for what’s to come.