The game

had no playoff implications, but that didn't dampen the

spirits of either the Fayette County Tigers or the

McIntosh Chiefs when they met Friday night. The stadium

was packed and the crowd, coaches and players were

energized. The game became rather one-sided rather

quickly, though.

The Tigers

got two first downs on their first two plays and it

looked as if they would not be stopped all evening.

McIntosh beared down, sacking quarterback Nathaniel Enloe

and keeping the Tigers from making an easy fieldgoal. The

Chiefs didn't do very much on their first drive and found

themselves down 7-0 after the next drive by Fayette

County. Wes Clark rushed six yards for the touchdown and

the lead.

Luke Wiggs

was sacked on the Chiefs next drive and the Tigers

recovered a fumble on the McIntosh one yard line. Clark

got his second touchdown of the game seconds later with a

one yard run. The score stayed 14-0 until the third

quarter but McIntosh had trouble driving the ball. The

one constant for the Chiefs was the great receiving job

great.

The third

quarter opened with a fumble by Wiggs, which was

recovered by Trevor Bowman. Bowman had two big catches on

the drive, one for another touchdown. With a 21-0 lead,

the Tigers controlled the game but they kept the pressure

on the Chiefs. They ran down the field towards the end of

the third quarter with strong runs by Clark and Marcus

Hamilton. Bowman caught a four yard touchdown pass to

give the Tigers a 28-0 lead and the win.

Fayette

County finished the season with a record of 4-6, while

the Chiefs went 1-9. Due to realignment, McIntosh will be

in AAA next year, while Fayette County will return a good

number of players from this year's squad. Like all great

rivalries, the season's disappointments fall by the

wayside if you can win the big rivalry.