Fairley Football

Fairley 38, Carver 0: Fairley quarterback Dominique Smith rushed for three short touchdowns (3, 5 and 5) to help the Bulldogs (2-3, 1-1 in 16-AA) pick up the victory at John P. Freeman Stadium. Running back James Harmon added 205 yards rushing including an 80-yard TD run. Fairley’s defense held Carver to one first down and -43 yards rushing.

Memphis-area top performances for week 4
For games played Sept. 16-17
Top Performers
RUSHERS
205 — James Harmon, Fairley
203 — Jaylen Walton, Ridgeway
200 — Trey Franklin, Marion
158 — Shatavius Lowe, Germantown

FAIRLEY 38, CARVER 0
Carver / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / — / 0 /
Fairley / 6 / 13 / 13 / 6 / — / 38 /

F — Dominique Smith 3 run (kick failed)
F — Dominique Smith 5 run (Ulric Johnson kick)
F — Dominique Smith 5 run (run failed)
F — James Harmon 80 run (Ulric Johnson kick)
F — Cortez Caldwell 1 run (kick failed)
F — Demaris Peppers 1 fumble recovery (run failed)

/ C / F /
First downs / 1 / 12 /
Net yards rushing / (-43) / 265 /
Net yards passing / 45 / 32 /

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING — Fairley, Jordan Hardaway 4-55, James Harmon 13-205.
PASSING — Carver, Corderius Garrett 4-11-45-0. Fairley, Dominique Smith 1-6-32-0.
RECORDS — Carver 0-4 (0-2), Fairley 2-3 (1-1).

source:  commercialappeal.com

…Carnell Morgan capped a five-play, 65-yard drive when he fired a 31-yard scoring pass to Brand Green with 2:11 left in the first.

Arguably the most exciting play of the game occurred in the waning the moments of the third when Fairley’s Deon Hailey chased a kickoff that sailed over his head and ran it back 99-yards for a touchdown that gave the Bulldogs an 18-14 lead.

Read the full story here on commercialappeal.com

MITCHELL 40, FAIRLEY 18

Fairley / 6 / 6 / 6 / 0 / — / 18 /
Mitchell / 7 / 0 / 14 / 19 / — / 40 /

M — Detavius Johnson 8 run (Michael Shipp kick)
F — Quinton Guy 28 pass from Carnell Morgan (run failed)
F — Brandon Green 10 run (pass failed)
M — Artaves Gibson 14 run (Michael Shipp kick)
F — Deon Hailey 99 kickoff return (run failed)
M — Artaves Gibson 12 run (Michael Shipp kick)
M — Nathan Cole 4 pass from Terrance Ayers (Michael Shipp kick)
M — Nathan Cole 15 pass from Terrance Ayers (kick failed)
M — Brandon Price 28 pass from Terrance Ayers (kick failed)

/ F / M /
First downs / 7 / 22 /
Net yards rushing / 23 / 221 /
Net yards passing / 126 / 222 /

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Mitchell, Artaves Gibson 20-150.
PASSING — Fairley, Carnell Morgan 7-15-126-1. Mitchell, Terrance Ayers 18-36-222-2.
RECEIVING — Mitchell, Nathan Cole 8-113, Brandon Price 4-66.

RECORDS — Fairley 1-3, Mitchell 4-0.

By Andre Johnson

As his players filed out of the locker room one by one following a somewhat lengthy postgame talk Friday night, Fairley coach Rahnmann Slocum remained behind momentarily, trying hard to process the array of misfortunes his players endured against Sheffield.

…

“Everything you could think of that went wrong, went wrong,” Slocum said. “We’ve just got to find out who the true leaders are. We’ve just got to come together as a family and bond together and work out our problems.”

See the entire story at commercialappeal.com

Sheffield 9, Fairley 6: Anthony Williams’ 35-yard field goal in the third quarter was the difference as the Knights (3-0, 1-0 in 16-AA) edged the Bulldogs (1-2, 0-1).

At J.P. Freeman
SHEFFIELD 9, FAIRLEY 6

Sheffield / 6 / 0 / 3 / 0 / — / 9 /
Fairley / 6 / 0 / 0 / 0 / — / 6 /

F — Cortez Caldwell 44 fumble recovery (kick failed)
S — Deuntre Williams 1 run (kick failed)
S — Anthony Williams 35 FG

/ S / F /
First downs / 9 / 4 /
Net yards rushing / 46 / (-30) /
Net yards passing / 24 / 32 /

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Sheffield, Trentis Watson 15-64.
PASSING — Sheffield, Deuntre Williams 5-15-24-1. Fairley, Carnell Morgan 3-23-32-3.
RECORDS — Sheffield 3-0 (1-0), Fairley 1-2 (0-1).

Marcus Holliday

Tigers erase 12-3 halftime deficit

* By Andre Johnson
* Memphis Commercial Appeal

Running back Marcus Holliday and Fairley had top-ranked Whitehaven on the run in the first half but Delvin Lane and the Tigers grabbed a 29-12 win.

(1) Whitehaven 29, Fairley 12

Whitehaven football coach Rodney Saulsberry had said repeatedly all week that his players didn’t need any extra motivation for Friday’s game with Fairley, considering it was a neighborhood rivalry game.
Whitehaven vs. Fairley

However, when the Tigers retreated to the locker room apparently stunned by what had transpired in the opening half Friday night, Saulsberry had no choice but to remind his players of all the hoopla surrounding the game.

Click here to read the whole story at commercial appeal.com.

STATISTICS
WHITEHAVEN 29, FAIRLEY 12

Fairley / 6 / 6 / 0 / 0 / — / 12 /
Whitehaven / 0 / 3 / 6 / 20 / — / 29 /

F — James Harmon 9 fumble recovery (kick blocked)
W — Adam Adeleke 20 FG
F — Dedrick Guy 43 interception return (pass failed)
W — Mose Frazier 43 pass from Jeremy Malone (kick failed)
W — Julius Lewis 8 run (kick failed)
W — Julius Lewis 3 run (Adam Adeleke kick)
W — Mose Frazier 25 pass from Jeremy Malone (Adam Adeleke kick)

/ F / W /
First downs / 6 / 17 /
Net yards rushing / 24 / 85 /
Net yards passing / 35 / 247 /

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING — Whitehaven, Mark Dodson 9-56.
PASSING — Fairley, Carnell Morgan 4-14-35-2. Whitehaven, Jeremy Malone 16-24-247-1.
RECEIVING — Whitehaven, Mose Frazier 10-158.
RECORDS — Fairley 1-1, Whitehaven 2-0.