GDW Game of the Week - Week 5:
Lawrence Co Red Devils at Fairview Aggies
September 19, Dafford Smith Stadium
Live on 92.1 FM and WKUL.com
Series: Lawrence Co 11 to 5
2024: Fairview W 28 to 25
Class 5A, Region 7 standings:
Fairview 2 & 0, Russellville 2 & 0, Priceville 1 & 0,
West Point 1 & 1, East Limestone 0 & 1, Ardmore 0 & 2, Lawrence Co 0 & 2
Fairview 4 & 0, 2 & 0 Lawrence Co 1 & 3, 0 & 2
Last week: Fairview defeated Ardmore 42 to 7
Lawrence Co L 41 to 8 to West Point
Fairview: 172 points offense (43.0)
Defense: 44 points allowed (11)
2 & 0 at home
Lawrence Co: 46 points offense (11.5)
Defense: 104 points allowed (25.4)
0 & 2 on road
George Redding: 19th year at Fairview (131 & 70)
Winning pct: .650
Redding is 1 victory behind Mark Smothers in all time wins as a coach in Cullman County schools.
Smothers had 132 in 23 years coaching with 14 at Vinemont, 8 at Hanceville and 1 at Holly Pond.
Under Redding, Fairview is 61 & 14 since 2019
Aggies currently with a 14 game regular season winning streak and 8 game winning streak in regional play.
Redding has led the Aggies to 13 winning seasons. His best was 2021 at 12 & 2, his worst was 4 & 6 in 2014.
The Aggies have accomplished victory with currently 7 consecutive winning seasons.
RB Jake Harper:
Senior has rushed for 725 yards in 4 games. He gained 202 yards on 17 carries in win over Ardmore, 3 TDs.
Harper has scored 11 TDs in 2025 play.
Fairview controls the first half, the Aggies have scored 131 of their 172 points by intermission.
Fairview has played Lawrence Co only 3 times with Redding. In 2023, the Aggies pulled it out by the score of 14 to 7.
Last year in Moulton, the Aggies won a shootout at 28 to 25.
Redding will brush aside the individual process for he is focused on team effort. The Aggies will look to get control of the battle from the start and force the Red Devils to try and equal them performance wise.
Fairview is the defending regional champion. The Aggies will have next week off before Russellville visits them on October 3 in their next assignment.
Photo of Fairview RB Jake Harper gaining yardage against West Point August 29 at West Point.
Photo courtesy of Soulmate Snaps.
