Butler County Football Round Up
BY RAY VAN COR
The Greenville Standard
County teams went 3-0 this week because the Tigers of Greenville had a bye.
The McKenzie Tigers were a 42-point favorite in their game against the Red Level Tigers and the numbers didn’t lie.
They closed out regular season play with a shutout victory 44-0 over the Red Level Tigers in Red Level.
McKenzie has risen to the top of the Region 2 heap and finished regular season play 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the region and first in 1A Region 2.
The Greenville Tigers were off this week but will face a 0-8 Thunderbirds of Park Crossing in Montgomery Nov. 1. Greenville should bring home a victory with this one.
The Fort Dale Eagles were at home in the nest for Friday’s game and squared off with the 5-2 Wildcats of Wilcox Academy.
The Wildcats were a five point favorite, but I had the Eagles winning by two points and the Eagles chalked up another victory 28-10 making them 7-2 overall.
They next travel north to scrap with another set of Wildcats, Edgewood Academy. Edgewood is 4-5 on the year and recently downed Abbeville Christian 33-14 Friday night.
Even though the Eagles are on the road, the numbers say Fort Dale is a 21-point victor in this game. Just to be on the safe side, I say Eagles by 14.
Georgiana Panthers hosted a 1-7 Pleasant Home Eagles team at Harmon Field this Friday night for their final game of the regular season.
The Panthers were a six touchdown favorite with a potential shutout at home and made me yet again a prophet with a 59-0 shutout over the Eagles.
It’s not sure yet, but the Panthers may face the Autauga Academy Generals as a three seed in the first round of the playoffs.
In surrounding area football, the Highland Home Flying Squadron is most notable at 10-0 for the season in AHSAA 2A play and first in their region.
They have average 48 points on offense per game and holding their opponents to only five points a game with five shutouts.
They will face 4-4 St. Luke’s Episcopal Wildcat team at home Nov. 8. The Wildcats have three shutouts and have been shutout themselves. It is a definitely a game to check out.
This week’s Golden Football award is going to the Fort Dale Eagles.
I know both McKenzie and Georgiana shutout their opponents; however, the Eagles were a five point underdog and managed a 28-10 victory. I will say congratulations to all our teams this week!
