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AthensRussellville
Golden Eagles
28
Golden Tigers
35

The Russellville (AL) varsity football team won Thursday's home non-conference game against Athens (AL) by a score of 35-28.

Game Details: Russellville High School, Stadium

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Athens----28
Russellville----35
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Recap Video

Game Story

Alabama High School Football - Russellville nips Athens

August 18, 2016: Russellville, AL 35653

In Thursday's non-league match, the host Russellville Golden Tigers football squad scored a close 35-28 victory over the Athens Golden Eagles.

In their next game, the Golden Tigers face the Deshler Tigers (Tuscumbia, AL) in a non-league bout, on Friday, August 26. Russellville will attempt to advance on its 1-0 season record. The Tigers enter the bout with a 0-1 record after their 35-12 non-league loss to Haleyville (Haleyville, AL).

The Golden Eagles (0-1) will now prepare for their bout against Sparkman (Harvest, AL). The Senators enter the non-league bout with a 1-0 record. In their last bout, Sparkman nudged Guntersville (Guntersville, AL), 13-7, in a non-league bout.

Highlight Videos

  • Play video icon Xavier Boyd's highlights Athens High School 3:26
  • Play video icon Payton Nichols's highlights Athens High School 0:11

Scoretracker Providers

Fraser GoldenGolden Tigers Reporter

Rankings & Records

Athens (16-17)

NationalALClass
4,18612039
OverallRegionHomeAwayWin %Region %PFPA
3-81-61-42-4.273.143234258

Russellville (16-17)

NationalALClass
4,18812218
OverallRegionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Region %PFPA
8-45-16-12-20-1.667.833393313

Team Scoring Averages

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Athens		3.45.55.56.221.3
Russellville		2.89.06.28.232.8

Athens Videos

  • Play video icon Matchup: Athens vs. Huntsville 2016 0:48
  • Play video icon Recap: Athens vs. Austin 2016 0:51

Russellville Videos

  • Play video icon Matchup: Russellville High vs. Briarwood Christian 2016 0:51
  • Play video icon Recap: Russellville vs. Guntersville 2016 2:34

Team Stat Comparison

AthensRussellville
113.5Rushing Yards Per Game31.3
169.2Passing Yards Per Game19.3
282.6Total Yards Per Game50.7
66.0Tackles Per Game6.6
1.5Sacks Per Game0.2
19.2Points Per Game3.7

Team Leaders

AthensRussellvilleNational Avg.
#8 Logan Smothers46.8Rushing Yards Per Game#3 Xavier Boyd82.720.9
#8 Logan Smothers150.2Passing Yards Per Game#12 Payton Nichols116.040.9
#8 Logan Smothers197.0Total Yards Per Game#12 Payton Nichols160.536.1
#13 Perry Kirby13.0Tackles Per Game#8 Bruce Ambrosio9.02.8
#24 Julius Mayberry1.0Sacks Per Game#8 Bruce Ambrosio2.00.2
#15 Braden Gross4.0Points Per Game#3 Xavier Boyd8.02.0

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Athens1-1Russellville1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
9/2/16AthensHartselle(L) 41-79/23/16HartselleRussellville(L) 45-38
9/23/16East LimestoneAthens(W) 31-710/14/16East LimestoneRussellville(W) 35-14

Record Breakdown

Athens (16-17)

Russellville (16-17)
3-8
Overall
8-4
1-6
League
5-1
2-2
Non-League
2-2
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
1-1
Common Opponent
1-1
1-4
Home
6-1
2-4
Away
2-2
0-0
Neutral
0-1
0-0
Playoff
1-1
3-8
In-State
8-4
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0