VINEMONT, Ala. — The Vinemont Eagles hosted the Fairview Aggies Friday night in their second straight county matchup to open the season. After a very tight first half, 28 unanswered points by the Aggies helped them pull away and claim a 56-28 road victory. The Eagles played the Aggies tough in the first half but a rash of second half injuries were too much for Vinemont to overcome.
Fairview received the opening kickoff and quickly jumped out to an early 7-0 lead when Tyler Simmons broke free for a 23-yard touchdown run with 9:35 left in the opening quarter. It didn’t take long for Vinemont to answer right back on the ensuing kickoff when Colby Miller raced 98 yards for a touchdown. With 9:19 remaining in the first quarter Fairview held a 7-6 lead.
Fairview extended their led to 14-6 after Tyler Simmons found the endzone from 1 yard out with 7:04 left in the first quarter. The ensuing possession Vinemont found success on the ground, with 4:44 still left in the opening quarter Colby Miller scampered for an 11-yard touchdown to cut the led to 14-12. Once again, the Aggies quickly found the endzone when four plays later Eli Frost gave the Aggies a 21-12 lead with 3:30 to go in the first quarter with an 11-yard touchdown run.
The Eagles pounded the ball, a lengthy drive, capped off by a 1-yard touchdown run by Brody Speer cut the led to 21-20 with 9:23 remaining until halftime. Parker Martin extend the Aggies led, 28-20 with 5:20 left in the opening half, with a 6-yard run. With a minute and a half to go before halftime Colby Miller found the endzone from 22 yards out, after a successful 2-point conversion the game was tied at 28 apiece. Fairview capitalized on a short field as Parker Martin gave the Aggies a 35-28 halftime led thanks to a 1-yard plunge with just 20 seconds left on the clock until halftime.
Vinemont received the second half kickoff but a turnover on downs gave the ball right back to the Aggies. With 3:57 left in the third quarter, Martin found Bryson Chamness for a 19-yard touchdown to extend the Aggies’ lead to 42-28. Three plays later, Vinemont coughed up the football. On the very next play Jameson Goble caught a 33-yard pass from Martin to extend the Aggies lead to 49-28 with 1:53 to go until the final quarter. After forcing a three and out, the Aggies got the ball back and with 7:30 remaining in the game Martin hit Caden Jennings on fourth down for a 19-yard touchdown to make it a 56-28 game. Neither team found the endzone again and Fairview collected a 56-28 road victory over its county rival.
Fairview will return home for a big region opener against Guntersville next week and the Eagles will be back on their home field for their own regional matchup with J.B. Pennington.
Copyright 2021 Humble Roots, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
