(Photo by Bruce Wilson)
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor • marla@southerntorch.com
FYFFE, Ala. — The Class 2A, Number 2 ranked, Fyffe Red Devils started week one of high school football with a 41-7 win over the Geraldine Bulldogs.
On the first play from scrimmage, Zach Pyron connected with Ike Rowell on a 20-yard touchdown pass to put Fyffe up 7-0 with 10:30 remaining in the first quarter. With 9:00 remaining in the first quarter, Fyffe regained possession and scored on a 2-play 14-yard run drive by Payton Anderson. The missed 2-point conversion made the score 12-0.
With 5:26 to play in the second quarter, Anderson dashed into the endzone, on a 4-yard run, to give the Red Devils the 20-0 leading going into the half.
After a 62 yard run by Anderson to open up the second half of play, Anderson darted into the endzone once more to put Fyffe up 27-0 with 11:31 remaining in the third quarter. On the first play of Fyffe’s next possession, Pyron handed off to Rowell who took it 56-yards untouched to broaden the Red Devil advantage to 34-0 with 6:45 remaining in the third quarter. With :47 remaining in the third, Geraldine’s Jackson Bearden took a pass across the field, 35-yards to put Geraldine on the board, with a score of 34-7.
On the first play of the fourth, Rowell took the handoff from Pyron, galloped down the field 55 yards,with 12:47 remaining in the game, for the 41-7 win.
Fyffe will host the Section Lions in a Class 2A, Region 8 matchup. Geraldine (1-1) will host the Plainview Bears (0-2) this week.