RMS Golden Tigers turn tables on Trojans

By Staff
Mike Self FCT Sports Editor
Evan Fergerson and Luke Britnell each ran for two touchdowns on Tuesday as the Russellville Middle School football team avenged a previous loss to Muscle Shoals with a 34-16 rout of the Trojans at Tiger Stadium.
Muscle Shoals had defeated the Golden Tigers 32-16 in the season-opener on September 7.
Russellville (2-2) fell behind 8-0 on Tuesday before responding with 28 unanswered points to blow the game open.
Muscle Shoals grabbed the early lead on a 3-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The two-point conversion attempt was good and the Trojans led 8-0.
Russellville answered on its first possession with a 6-yard touchdown run by Britnell, and Fergerson's two-point conversion run tied the game.
On the Trojans' ensuing drive, Russellville defensive end Demorian Abernathy intercepted a pass and returned it 40 yards to the Muscle Shoals 6-yard line.
Britnell scored on the next play to give Russellville a 14-8 lead. The two-point try was no good.
After holding Muscle Shoals on downs, the Golden Tigers scored again on a 6-yard pass from Jake Ward to Hunter Thomas. The try for two failed and Russellville led 20-8 at the half.
After a scoreless third quarter, Fergerson added to the lead with a 15-yard touchdown run early in the fourth. The two-point conversion attempt was good on a run by Jay Bates, and the Golden Tigers led 28-8.
The Trojans briefly halted the onslaught by scoring on a 35-yard flea-flicker, and the two-point try trimmed the lead to 28-16.
Fergerson closed out the scoring with a 30-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.
Russellville plays at Walker Tuesday, with a seventh-grade game at 5:30 p.m. and an eighth-grade game to follow.
Russellville split a pair of games with Walker on September 28, winning the eighth-grade game 20-14 and falling in the seventh-grade game 18-12.