Fayette Football

Tigers take down Pirates for first time in seven years

Zamarion Nalls evades Pirate defenders. The senior finished with one rushing touchdown. Photo by Orry Cantrell

2,597 days. It was quite a long wait for the Fayette County Tigers to finally reclaim victory from the Winfield Pirates, which it did in dominant fashion in a 54-14 win on Friday, Oct. 9. With Hurricane Isaias looming above, the Tigers showed up with seven years’ worth of payback, scoring on every one of its offensive possessions for a season-high 54 points. “It’s a rivalry game and it’s always good to win that,” Fayette Head Coach Jared Porter said. “I know it meant a lot to the players to beat them, especially these seniors.” 

Fayette County routs Haleyville 40-0 in third-straight shutout

Fayette County and Haleyville team captains meet at midfield for the coin toss. (Photo by Jacey Moore)

With frogs on the hearts and minds of the town, the Fayette County Tigers leaped to its third straight victory as it took down the Haleyville Lions 40-0 on Friday night. After being defeated 40-0 in its matchup with Hatton on Sep. 4, Fayette County has scored 137 straight unanswered points in its last three contests. “Altogether, this team has responded to [the coaches] challenging them after the Hatton game,” Head Coach Jared Porter said. “They have started playing with the physicality it takes to win games.”