Fairley Makes School History – Advances to State Quarterfinals with 34-28 Win Over Munford
Fairley beat Munford 34-28 last night to advance to the state quarterfinals. This is the first time in school history the Bulldogs have made it to the third round of the playoffs.
After falling behind 28-14 in the second quarter, the Bulldogs shut out Munford and scored the game’s final 20 points. DeAngelo Anderson had a kickoff return for a touchdown in the first half as well as a punt return for a TD in the second half which helped swing the momentum to Fairley. Jemarcus Robinson and Bobby Jones each ran for first half scores. Rod Garrett scored the final touchdown of the game with a 36-yard run.
The defense shut down Munford in the second half, limiting their senior fullback Jerry Jackson to only 20 yards. The Fairley defense also produced four second-half turnovers: two fumble recoveries and interceptions by Arxaverion West and Colby Broadnax.
Fairly will play at Henry County next week for a spot in the state semi-finals.
Here are the stats from the Commercial Appeal, along with a link to their article about the game:
Game Article – End of the run
TSSAA CLASS 4A
SECOND ROUND
At Munford
| Fairley | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | — | 34 |
| Munford | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 |
M — Tommy Henderson 5 fumble recovery (run failed)
F — Deangelo Anderson 91 kickoff return (run failed)
M — Matt Gray 21 pass from Mitch Huelsing (pass failed)
F — Jemarcus Robinson 8 run (Jemarcus Robinson run)
M — Courtney Madison 101 punt return (Malcolm Walker run)
M — Jerry Jackson 3 run (Malcolm Walker run)
F — Bobby Jones 10 run (run failed)
F — Deangelo Anderson 84 punt return (run failed)
F — Rodriguez Garrett 36 run (Rodriguez Garrett run)