Fairley Football

The Bulldogs put on a show with their highest scoring game of the season as they shut out Oakhaven 63-0. Fairley moves to 6-2 for the year.
Stats from the Commercial Appeal:

FAIRLEY 63, OAKHAVEN 0

Fairley	27	22	8	6	—	63
Oakhaven	0	0	0	0	—	0

F — Colby Broadnax 21 interception return (Rodriguez Garrett kick)
F — Anquan Sharp 5 run (Rodriguez Garrett kick)
F — Jamarcus Hines 8 run (Rodriguez Garrett kick)
F — Jamarcus Hines 32 run (kick failed)
F — Deangelo Anderson 65 punt return (Bobby Jones pass from Jemarcus Robinson)
F — Bobby Jones 9 fumble recovery (Adrian Taylor pass from Jemarcus Robinson)
F — Anquan Sharp 4 run (pass failed)
F — Nico Jones 9 run (Anquan Sharp pass from Devin Stark)
F — Adrian Taylor 15 pass from Devin Stark (pass failed)

	F	O
First downs	19	2
Net yards rushing	285	(-17)
Net yards passing	139	20

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING — Fairley, Jamarcus Hines 10-150.
PASSING — Fairley, Jemarcus Robinson 4-6-70-1, Devin Stark 3-5-69-0. Oakhaven, Jerral Henderson 1-5-20-1, Dexter Gray 0-8-0-3.
RECEIVING — Fairley, Colby Broadnax 2-51.
RECORDS — Fairley 6-2, Oakhaven 0-7

If you weren’t part of the 3,000 – 4,000 fans at J.P. Freeman Stadium� tonight you missed a great ballgame. Fairley and Melrose slugged it out for four� quarters with Melrose scoring the winning touchdown with two minutes left� in the game to edge Fairley 12 – 6.

Fairley came out playing tough defense stuffing Melrose on their first� several series. Fairley was able to move the ball to the Melrose 30 yard line� with some surgical passes by Jemarcus Robinson (Smoke) and a couple of hard runs� by Artavious Gregory (Bowlegs) but we were unable to get it in the end� zone. The first quarter ended with the score 0 – 0.

In the second quarter Melrose was able to move the ball to the Fairley 10� yard line but the Bulldogs defense stiffened denying the Golden Wildcats a� score. When the teams headed to the locker rooms for halftime the score remained� 0 – 0.
The third quarter saw both teams put points on the board. Fairley scored on� a 55 yard interception return for a touchdown by Deangelo Anderson (D-Lo). His fifth interception and second touchdown of the season. Fairley led 6 – 0 when� Melrose drove 60 yards for their first score. Their extra point try failed and� the game was tied 6 – 6. The South Fairley faithful erupted when D-Lo returned� the kickoff 60 yards to the Melrose 35 yard line but the joy soon subsided when� Fairley drove the ball to the Melrose 6 yard line but was stopped. The third� quarter ended with the score still tied at 6 – 6.

The fourth quarter saw the longest offensive drive of the game and the� season against the Bulldog defense when Melrose marched the ball 94 yards down� the field taking ten minutes off the clock. Fairley received the kickoff and� methodically moved the ball downfield to the Melrose 28 yard line. Fairley� turned the ball over to Melrose on downs with 45 seconds left in the game and� Melrose took a knee ending the hard fought game.

Next week’s game is against Oakhaven. Tom Mullady, who played wide receiver� in the NFL for six years with the New York Giants will eat with the� boys at their pre-game meal and do the devotional.

Tonight the Bulldogs take on Melrose for first place in Region 8.� Both teams come into the game riding five-game winning streaks.� The game is at J.P. Freeman, 7 p.m.� Come support the Bulldogs!

Read more at the Commercial Appeal…

Quote from the Commercial Appeal:

“COLBY BROADNAX, Fairley defensive back: Broadnax, a 6-2, 170-pound senior free safety, had two interceptions in the Bulldogs’ 36-8 win over Sheffield last Friday, the second of which he returned 28 yards for a score. His first came early in the fourth quarter at the Bulldog goal line after Sheffield had advanced to the Fairley 10.”

Colby is the second member of the Bulldogs secondary, along with DeAngelo Anderson, to be named Athlete/Player of the week by the Commercial Appeal. Way to go, Colby!