Marla Jones, Sports Editor
FYFFE, Ala.-- The No. 1 ranked Fyffe Red Devils defeated the Tuscaloosa Academy Knights (10-3), 35-7 on Friday night in the Cass 2A quarterfinals of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) State Playoffs.
Logan Anderson scored from 6 yards out with 4:27 remaining in the first quarter. The kick by Yahir Balcazar was good, to give the Red Devils the early 7-0 advantage over Tuscaloosa Academy.
Tuscaloosa Academy scored their only points for the night on a 7-yard pass completion from Preston Lancaster to Miles Powell. The point after kick by Parker Turnipseed was good to tie the game 7-7 with 11:52 remaining in the second quarter. Blake Dobbins made the 13-yard pass completion to Evan Chandler for the Red Devil score, with 5:18 remaining in the quarter. The point-after attempt failed, making the score Fyffe 13, Tuscaloosa Academy 7. With less than a minute remaining in the half, Brodie Hicks sailed in from 3 yards out. Anderson brought in the two-point conversion to give the Fyffe Red Devils the 21-7 advantage going into intermission.
Logan Anderson stampeded into the endzone from 82 yards out, to start the Fyffe Red Devil scoring in the second half. The point-after attempt by Balcazar gave the Red Devils the 28-7 lead, with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter.
Anderson bulldozed his way into the endzone from 72 yards out, for the final Red Devil score of the night, with 4:45 remaining in the game. The kick by Balcazar made the final 35-7.
The Fyffe Red Devils could not be stopped, pounding out 408 yards for the night, with an average of 9.9 yards per play.
Blake Dobbins was 3-for-3 on passing with 31 yards for the night.
Logan Anderson led the rushing attack for the Fyffe Red Devils with 281 yards on 25 carries. Brodie Hicks had 97 yards on 11 carries.
This win is the 209th win for Hall of Fame Coach Paul Benefield at Fyffe. He has led the Red Devils to nine of their ten semifinal appearances. The Fyffe Red Devils (13-0) will face the No. 7 ranked Pisgah Eagles (11-2) at Paul Benefield Stadium on Friday.
