PREP FOOTBALL: No. 10 Russellville tops No. 6 Fairview, 31-14, to claim region title
Published 10:01 pm Friday, October 27, 2023
- Fairview quarterback Barett York (19) looks for room around the left side of Russellville's defense.
For the second straight season, Russellville upended Fairview’s region title dreams.
The Class 5A No. 10 Golden Tigers downed the No. 6 Aggies 31-14 on Friday night, handing the road squad its first loss of the season en route to earning the Region 8 championship — the program’s fourth straight overall.
Russellville held a 17-0 cushion midway through the third stanza before Kolt Redding put Fairview on the board with a 35-yard touchdown pass to Cade Yeager.
The Golden Tigers, though, responded with the next two scores to put the Aggies away and improve to 8-1, 7-0.
Redding’s second touchdown pass — this one went to Zayden Cruce — came with 26 seconds left in the game.
Fairview (8-1, 6-1) will close out the regular season next Friday with a home game against Randolph.
The Aggies will then host John Carroll in the first round of the playoffs the following week.
