By Marla Jones, Sports Editor

marla@southerntorch.com

Photo courtesy of Bruce Wilson

Fyffe 14-Red Bay 7

RED BAY, Ala.— The defending 2A State Champions Fyffe Red Devils (11-1)  defeated the Red Bay Tigers, Friday night, 14-7 to advance to the AHSAA 2A State Quarterfinals for the third year in a row.

The game was back and forth between the two very physical teams for the entire first half of the game. Red Bay punted on all three possessions in the first half and turned the ball over-once on a fumble, one on downs. Going into the half, the score remained 0-0.

It seemed that the third quarter would be a repeat of the first half  but with 4:50 remaining, Dilan Kilpatrick dashed into the endzone on a 2-yard run. The extra point by Andrew Dunston was good.

Fyffe took possession again on their own 29-yard, after stopping Red Bay on downs, in the fourth quarter.  After 21-plays and 71-yards later, that ate up most of the fourth quarter, Dilan Kilpatrick scored his second touchdown of the night on a 1-yard dash into the endzone with 1:58 remaining in the game. The extra point attempt by Andrew Dunston was successful, making the score 14-0.   With :43 remaining in the game,  Quarterback Troy Borden fired to Reed Holt, in the front left corner of the endzone, for the Red Bay score. The extra point was good making the score 14-7.  The Red Bay Tigers attempted an onside kick after the touchdown but  Andrew Sims recovered.  This secured the Fyffe Red Devils their 60th win in 65 games since 2011.

Fyffe produced 209 rushing yards on 55 carries.  In the second half, Fyffe ran 30 offensive plays, Dilan Kilpatrick carried 25 of those.  He finished out the night with 169 yards on 39 attempts,

Coach Paul Benefield stated. “ I am proud of the perseverance of this team. Great group of guys. We are going to celebrate the win this weekend and start looking forward to next week on Sunday.”

The Fyffe Red Devils will face Ranburne, tonight in the AHSAA Class 2A quarterfinals at Fyffe.