Fairley 64 – Mitchell 30
The Bulldogs bounced back from an upset loss to East last week and evened their record at 2-2 with the high-scoring victory over the winless Tigers (0-4). Fairley totaled 446 yards in the victory, as senior quarterback Devin Stark tossed a pair of touchdowns, caught two and rushed for another.
Excerpts from article by Andre Johnson
Special to The Commercial Appeal
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Fairley defensive back De’Andre Buford admittedly spent the entire week praying that he would encounter a season similar to the one he enjoyed last year as a member of the Booker T. Washington football team.
“I’ve been wanting to come to Fairley since I was six years old,” Buford said. “I just wanted to come over here and help Fairley win. I felt that coming here and getting good exposure, I could get me a scholarship.”
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FAIRLEY 64, MITCHELL 30
Fairley 14 25 13 12 — 64
Mitchell 6 18 0 6 — 30
M — Cortez Hudson 10 pass from Robert Redmond (kick failed)
F — Derrick Murrell 21 run (Roregis Garrett kick)
F — Justin Elliot 10 run (Roregis Garrett kick)
F — De’Andre Buford 45 interception return (kick failed)
M — Keiwone Malone 45 pass from Robert Redmond (pass failed)
F — Fred Garrett 18 pass from Devin Stark (Roregis Garrett kick)
M — Keiwone Malone 10 pass from Robert Redmond (pass failed)
F — Devin Stark 34 pass from De’Andre Buford (pass failed)
F — Devin Stark 33 pass from De’Andre Buford (run failed)
M — Keiwone Malone 7 pass from Artaves Gibson (pass failed)
F — Martavious Neloms 34 pass from Devin Stark (Roregis Garrett kick)
F — Derrick Murrell 4 run (run failed)
F — De’Andre Buford 25 interception return (pass failed)
M — Artaves Gibson 11 run (run failed)
F — Devin Stark 8 run (kick failed)
F M
First downs 27 19
Net yards rushing 247 110
Net yards passing 199 171
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Fairley, Derrick Murrell 4-60, Artavious Gregory 8-64. Mitchell, Artaves Gibson 13-106.
PASSING — Fairley, Devin Stark 7-11-132-1, De’Andre Buford 2-2-67-0. Mitchell, Robert Redmond 12-23-164-3, Artaves Gibson 1-1-7-0, Lonnie McGee 0-1-0-1.
RECEIVING — Fairley, Devin Stark 2-67, Martavious Neloms 3-34. Mitchell, Keiwone Malone 7-114.
RECORDS — Fairley 2-2, Mitchell 0-4.
Football Athletes of the Week
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Offense
DEVIN STARK, Fairley quarterback: A 6-3, 180-pound senior, Stark led the Bulldogs to a 64-30 victory over Mitchell last Friday. He threw two touchdowns — one for 25 yards and another for 43 — ran for a 10-yard TD and caught two touchdown passes of 33 and 34 yards. Stark’s efforts helped Fairley improve to 2-2.
Source: commercialappeal.com