A freshman scored on both sides of the ball Thursday night, and Fairview finished the regular season perfect.

The Yellow Jackets beat Waverly Central 42-6 on Thursday, Oct. 29, at Waverly Central High School. Fairview is 10-0 overall and 6-0 in region play. Waverly Central is 5-5.

A freshman in the middle of everything

Freshman Rellan Langford carried the ball 3 times for 54 yards and 2 touchdowns, according to statistics posted on MaxPreps. On defense he added 3 tackles, half a tackle for loss and an interception he returned for a touchdown.

A sophomore-led ground game

Sophomore Julius Carter led Fairview with 111 yards and 2 touchdowns on 11 carries, and he caught a pass for 13 yards. As a team, Fairview ran 30 times for 254 yards, 8.5 yards per carry, and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Sophomore Daniel Sullivan picked up 32 yards on his only carry. Senior John Barrick added 27 yards on 2 carries, sophomore Emmet Sutton had 21 yards on 3 carries, and junior Bryson Harrison had 19 yards on 4 carries.

Junior quarterback Isaac Burgos completed 8 of 10 passes for 79 yards and a touchdown. Senior Lincoln Kelley caught 4 passes for 38 yards and the touchdown, and senior Omar Sims caught 2 for 25 yards. Fairview finished with 334 total yards.

Defense sets the tone

Sophomore Taylor Kelley led the defense with 10 tackles. Senior Wyatt Langford had 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss, senior Cole Neal had 7 tackles and 1 tackle for loss, and Bryson Harrison had 6 tackles and half a tackle for loss. Junior Hunter Nolen had 5 tackles, 2 of them for loss. Fairview finished with 7 tackles for loss.

Senior Blaze Parker recovered a fumble. Senior Tristan Rogers made 4 of 5 extra points, senior Kentrell Harrison ran in a two-point conversion, and Barrick returned 2 punts for 11 yards and a kickoff for 19.

A perfect regular season

Fairview finished the regular season with 396 points scored and 49 allowed across 10 games. The Yellow Jackets shut out Glencliff 34-0, Sycamore 70-0, Harpeth 35-0 and Camden Central 44-0.

Up next

Fairview is the No. 1 seed from Class 3A, Region 6, and opens the playoffs at home against Stratford, Region 5's No. 4 seed, on Friday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m., according to the TSSAA bracket. Stratford is 4-6. The winner plays the winner of Melrose and Covington on Friday, Nov. 13.

Class 3A football playoff bracket, Fairview's half: Fairview hosts Stratford in Round 1 on Nov. 6.