High School Sports, RSS Facebook, RSS General, RSS Twitter, Sports, Vina Red Devils
 By  Staff Reports Published 
11:58 am Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Vina falls to Meek

Bayleigh Childers is crowned Vina Homecoming Queen. She was escorted by Joseph Emerson.

Bayleigh Childers is crowned Vina Homecoming Queen. She was escorted by Joseph Emerson.

By Brannon King

For the FCT

Many teams have a tough time in their homecoming games, and the Vina Red Devils were no different Friday night as they fell to the Meek Tigers, 30-6 at Franklin-Hester Stadium in front of a big home crowd.
Vina (2-3) fell behind 14-0 in the first quarter and trailed 22-6 at the half before playing better in the second half. The Red Devils held Meek scoreless in the third quarter and only gave up eight points in the fourth quarter on a blocked punt and two-point conversion but just couldn’t get much going offensively.

“I thought we came out flat the first quarter, but we really picked up things the rest of the game,” Vina head coach Luke Childers said. “Defensively, after the first quarter, we played a heck of a game.”

Vina’s offense scored its lone touchdown when Tanner Miller connected with Blake Hester on a 45-yard TD pass with 52 seconds remaining in the first half. Vina’s Tyler Renfrow rushed for 47 yards on 17 carries in the game with just nine of those yards coming in the first half.

Meek got on the board first when Elijah Wilson scored on a 16-yard run on the opening drive of the game, and Bailey Heath ran in the try for two.

Vina then went three-and-out, and two plays later, Meek found the end zone again when Justin Lane hit Scott Irving for a 50-yard TD pass to put the Tigers up 14-0.

Vina gained some momentum late in the first quarter with a big hit on a Meek fake punt but just couldn’t get anything going on offense after the big play.

Tanner Miller, Joseph Emerson and William Upton were able to make big plays on defense for Vina by sacking the Meek quarterback one time each. Emerson’s sack came on a first and goal play for Meek at the Vina five-yard-line, and it ended the first half. Upton also fell on a short kickoff by Meek to start the second half to give the Red Devils good field position.

Vina did not lose any fumbles in the contest and threw only one interception on the night, which came on the last play of the game. However, penalties plagued the Red Devils throughout the game. Meek’s stingy defense was also able to put pressure on the Vina quarterbacks, making it hard for the Red Devils to get things going through the air.

Despite the slow start, Vina never gave up and played hard for the entire game.

Also on Franklin County Times
Thorpe to play at Blue Mountain Christian
High School Sports, News, Russellville, ...
Brannon King For the FCT 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE – Brennon Thorpe made his plans official to attend Blue Mountain Christian University and play baseball for the Toppers during a recent s...
Russellville High Class of 1967 gathers, reminisces
Columnists, News, Opinion, ...
HERE AND NOW
July 16, 2025
You can’t really go back to the good old days of high school, but you can pay them a visit now and then. That’s exactly what the RHS Class of 1967 has...
Former Cypress Lakes official to lead Guntersville State Park
Lifestyles, News
Bernie Delinski For the FCT 
July 16, 2025
GUNTERSVILLE — Heath Puckett had an Auburn University degree and golf course superintendent certification in his pocket when he arrived at Cypress Lak...
European travel builds bonds across cultures
Lifestyles, News, Russellville, ...
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELLVILLE -- A group of Franklin County travelers spent nine days this summer walking through catacombs, exploring castles and standing in places w...
Little Free Library welcomes readers in East Franklin
Lifestyles, News, Phil Campbell
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
PHIL CAMPBELL — Eleven-year-old Aiden Hall is an avid reader, but he doesn’t just want to read books. He also wants to share them, and the way he deci...
King becomes elementary curriculum director
Lifestyles, Russellville
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
RUSSELVILLE — Molly King says every child can learn, though not necessarily in the same way or on the same day — a belief she plans to carry into her ...
New Junior Leaders begin their training
Franklin County, News
María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com 
July 16, 2025
FRANKLIN COUNTY — Forty-two high school students from across Franklin County are beginning 10 months of hands-on leadership training and community ser...
Fire destroys 2-story garage, guest suite
Main, News, Russellville, ...
Kevin Taylor For the FCT 
July 16, 2025
R U S S E L LV I L L E – Jason Gist leaned against the wall of his home with a look of disgust while dozens of firefighters worked to extinguish a fir...

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest Stories
July 4, 2025Augusto Simon Diaz, 42, of Russellville, passed away July 4. Visitation and funeral were held at Spry Memorial Chapel on July 12 from 2pm ...
July 16, 2025
July 8, 2025Jamie Kerby Cummings, 41, of Russellville, passed away on July 8. Visitation took place July 13, at Spry Memorial Chapel from 1 pm to 3pm....
July 16, 2025
July 11,2025Julie “JuJu” Welch Black, 63, of Russellville, passed away on July 11.Graveside service was held at 1pm on July 13, at Belgreen Cemetery w...
July 16, 2025
July 9, 2025Scott Noel Benford, age 58, of Muscle Shoals, passed away on July 9. Visitation was held at Pinkard Funeral Home in Russellville on July 1...
July 16, 2025