Lions beat Tigers 66-0
Hub’s Braylon Hill (52) and Charles Keeton (24) make a tackle. | Photo by Leah Hollingsworth
The Lions hosted Brilliant for the homecoming game on Friday night and dominated the Tigers with a 66-0 win.
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Tigers defeat Blue Devils 41-7
Fayette County's Maurice Harris (2) battles his way through the Blue Devils' defense. | Photo by Devin Dudley
The Fayette Tigers dominated the Cordova Blue Devils 41-7 in a homecoming victory Friday night at John Morgan Brown Stadium at Waldon Tucker Field.
Lions win 53-6 over Tornadoes
Hub's Tyler Stricklin (7) runs the ball into Tornado territory. | Photo by Leah Hollingsworth
The Lions traveled to Reform to face the Pickens County Tornadoes on Friday night. The Lions exited G. S. Spruill Stadium with the 53- 6 score and region game win.
Wildcats fall to Lynn 44-28
Berry's Jayden Smith (3) passes the ball to an open receiver. | Photo by Sarah Rice
In boxing, sometimes you get two finesse fighters who dance and jab at each other and other times you get fighters who stand toe to toe and trade huge punches. Berry and Lynn fell into the latter category last Friday night. The two teams would trade drive after drive before Lynn took the game 44 - 28.
FCHS Volleyball wins WAC Tournament
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The Fayette County High School girls’ varsity volleyball team were the winners of the WAC Tournament that was held at South Lamar High School Sept. 20. They defeated Winfield 2-1, Sulligent 2-0 and played Sulligent for the championship, winning 2-1.
Pictured at right, bottom row left to right, are seniors Addie Thomas, Sofi Gant, and Caylen Williams; top row, left to right, is Quinn Davis, Lainey Deavours, Eady Porter, Lakiah Gilreath, Lashelle Cannon, Preslee Kelly, Aliya Stevenson and Paislee Kelly.
Berry varsity girls’ volleyball
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Berry High varsity girls’ volleyball team currently has a 8-7 overall record for the season, and 2-0 in regional play.
Pictured to the left on the front row from left to right are Camryn Frost, Aubrey Helms, Bella Taylor, Hailey Medders and Julia Cook; back row are Coach Samantha Estes, Gabby Studdard, Emma Bozeman, Leah Ward, Sophie Nelson, Alex Wilson, Sydney Rice, Maggie Norris and Coach Sarah Rice.
Hubbertville girls’ volleyball
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Hubbertville varsity girls’ volleyball team currently has a 3-9 overall record and is 1–3 in region play.
Fayette Co. High girls’ varsity volleyball
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Fayette County High School varsity girls’ volleyball is currently 19-4 overall for the season, and 2-0 for the region. Pictured to the left from left to right on the front row are Quinn Davis and Emma Kate Oswalt; middle row are seniors Sofi Gant, Addie Thomas, and Caylen Williams; back row are Aliya Stevenson, Eady Porter, Lakiah Gilreath, Preslee Kelly, Paislee Kelly, Lashelle Cannon, Lainey Deavors.
Tigers lose 21-14 to Pirates
Fayette County’s defense turns the tide and sinks the Pirates’ drive. | Photo courtesy of BHL Photography
The Winfield Pirates were able to take over their matchup with the Fayette County Tigers, holding the football on offense for 36:39 of the game en route to a 21-14 victory on Thursday, Sep. 25, at Estes Hudson Stadium in Winfield.
Wildcats stay on winning track 16-14
Berry’s Luke Ward (60) brings down a Bulldogs’ ball carrier. | Photo by Sarah Rice
The Berry Wildcats were looking to stay on the winning track and play spoiler on Homecoming as they traveled to Vernon to face the Lamar County Bulldogs.
The Bulldogs got out to an early lead by keeping the ball on the ground and controlling the clock. The Wildcats fought back as the teams exchanged scores and took a close game 16 - 14.