PREP FOOTBALL: No. 10 Russellville tops No. 6 Fairview, 31-14, to claim region title

Published 10:01 pm Friday, October 27, 2023

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.

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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.