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🔴⚫️ WEEK 9 MVPS!!! ⚫️🔴 - presented by Sonic Drive-In in Rainsville - Last week, the Fyffe Red Devils wrapped up region play posting their 6th shutout of the season while also scoring 50+ points for the 5th time! For their efforts in the win, head coach Paul Benefield has selected Hayden Parker and Hunter Lathum as the Sonic Drive-In of Rainsville Offensive and Defensive MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS! 🔴 Hayden Parker led the way in rushing with 100+ and 2 touchdowns. ⚫️ Hunter Lathum helped bolster the defense and added a score of his own with a pick-6! Congratulations to Hayden and Hunter! Both will receive a custom plaque from North Alabama Trophies as well as a gift card from Sonic Drive-In in Rainsville!

🏈🔥 REGULAR SEASON FINALÉ! 🔥🏈 One game. One game left in the 2026 regular season. And it's SENIOR NIGHT! The Red Devil Sports Network from OnWard Media, LLC will be live at an earlier time to catch all pregame festivities, including Senior Night recognition. 🔴⚫ WESTBROOK CHRISTIAN WARRIORS @ FYFFE RED DEVILS ⚫️🔴 📅 Friday, October 30 🎙️ Pregame Show: 6:00PM 🏈 Kickoff: 7:00 PM 📍 153 Church St, Fyffe AL, 35971 📻📺 Red Devil Sports Network will bring you all the action! 🙌 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! These local businesses and organizations help make our broadcasts possible. Please show them some love and support the people who support local sports! 🔹 50 Taters 🔹 North Alabama Trophies 🔹 Rainsville Sonic Drive-In 🔹 Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative 🔹 Froggie Freeze Shaved Ice 🔹 Town of Fyffe / Mayor Paul Cagle 🔹 Roof Shield Roofing 🔹 Builders Supply 🔹 RE/MAX Property Center & Realtor Hugh Taylor 🔹 Collins Constructors 🔹 Fyffe Pharmacy 🔹 Applebee’s Ft. Payne 🔹 The Clarkson-Pennington Law Firm 🔹 Petals Flower Shoppe 🔹 Alliant Label, LLC 🔹 ABC Accounting Services 🔹 Voice of DeKalb 🔹 Crimson’s Pressure Washing 🔹 Penny’s From Heaven Spa 🔹 People’s Independent Bank 🔹 WT Wilson Funeral Home 🔹 Watkins Heating and Cooling 🔹 JC Metal Roofing 🔹 The Diet Consultants 🔹 Northeast Alabama Community College 🔹 Carter Orthodontics 🔹 Bryant’s Speedy Lube & Tire Center Share this post, spread the word, and get ready to cheer on the Red Devils! LOCAL SPORTS. LOCAL SPONSORS. LOCAL SUPPORT.

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🏐 🏐 STATE BOUND!!! 🏐 🏐 The Fyffe Lady Devils Volleyball team is headed to state after knocking off Pleasant Valley 3-0! Congratulations to Coach Bryant and the Lady Devils! Fyffe will return to Hoover to play for state seeding tomorrow.

The Red Devil Sports Network sends out our BEST WISHES to Coach Bryant and the Fyffe Lady Devils Volleyball team! The Lady Devils will play in regionals in Hoover at approximately 5:00 pm tonight! Go get'em, ladies!

📉ASWA Rankings: Week 9📈 Here are this week's Alabama Sports Writers Association Top 10 Rankings for Week 9! No movement in the top of 2A this week, but the bottom 4 did a little shuffling. ***Please note that while some teams will be playing their 10th game of the season this week, it is still Week 9 as the AHSAA calendar begins with week 0.*** Class 2A * Fyffe remains No. 1 at 8-0 with 19 first-place votes. * Reeltown, Cottonwood, Luverne, Piedmont and Gordo all remain in the same positions. * Thomasville: No. 9 → No. 7, up two spots. * Aliceville: No. 10 → No. 8, up two spots. * Collinsville: No. 8 → No. 9, down one spot. * Walter Wellborn: No. 7 → No. 10, down three spots. * Biggest story: Thomasville and Aliceville climb while Walter Wellborn drops three places.

🏆 MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS! 🏆 Last week, the Fyffe Red Devils gutted out a massive 29-21 victory over the Collinsville Panthers to claim the programs 29th Region Championship! This week's Sonic Drive-In (Rainsville, AL) in Rainsville MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS came up huge to help secure the win! For their efforts in the game, Fyffe Head Coach Paul Benefield has selected Ryder Gipson as OFFENSIVE MVP and Ian Patterson as DEFENSIVE MVP! 🔴 Ryder led the team in rushing with 115 yards and a touchdown, as well as threw 1 pass for a 14 yard touchdown! ⚫️ Ian showed up early in the game intercepting a pass on the 1st play from scrimmage and later intercepting his 2nd of the game in the 3rd quarter! Congratulations to Ryder and Ian! These 2 gentlemen will receive a gift card, courtesy of Sonic Drive-In in Rainsville, as well as a custom plaque from North Alabama Trophies in Rainsville!

🏈🔥 REGION FINALE! 🔥🏈 One game. One game left in region play. Man how this season has flown by! The Fyffe Red Devils travel up towards Higdon to do battle with the Bison of North Sand Mountain! 🔴⚫ FYFFE RED DEVILS @ NORTH SAND MOUNTAIN BISON 🔵⚪️ 📅 Friday, October 23 🎙️ Pregame Show: 6:20 PM 🏈 Kickoff: 7:00 PM 📍 29333 AL Highway 71, Bryant, AL 35958 📻📺 Red Devil Sports Network will bring you all the action! 🙌 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! These local businesses and organizations help make our broadcasts possible. Please show them some love and support the people who support local sports! 🔹 50 Taters 🔹 North Alabama Trophies 🔹 Rainsville Sonic Drive-In 🔹 Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative 🔹 Froggie Freeze Shaved Ice 🔹 Town of Fyffe / Mayor Paul Cagle 🔹 Roof Shield Roofing 🔹 Builders Supply 🔹 RE/MAX Property Center & Realtor Hugh Taylor 🔹 Collins Constructors 🔹 Fyffe Pharmacy 🔹 Applebee’s Ft. Payne 🔹 The Clarkson-Pennington Law Firm 🔹 Petals Flower Shoppe 🔹 Alliant Label, LLC 🔹 ABC Accounting Services 🔹 Voice of DeKalb 🔹 Crimson’s Pressure Washing 🔹 Penny’s From Heaven Spa 🔹 People’s Independent Bank 🔹 WT Wilson Funeral Home 🔹 Watkins Heating and Cooling 🔹 JC Metal Roofing 🔹 The Diet Consultants 🔹 Northeast Alabama Community College 🔹 Carter Orthodontics 🔹 Bryant’s Speedy Lube & Tire Center Share this post, spread the word, and get ready to cheer on the Red Devils! LOCAL SPORTS. LOCAL SPONSORS. LOCAL SUPPORT.

Join us in wishing a big 🎊HAPPY BIRTHDAY🎊 to our color commentator and friend, Greg Meares!!! Greg brings incredible insight to each broadcast, including the occasional one-liner or two. 😁 Greg certainly helps keep our broadcasts informative while also being entertaining, and we are so grateful 🙏 to have him on our team! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GREG!!!

📈𝗔𝗦𝗪𝗔 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀: 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝟴📉 Here are this weeks Alabama Sports Writers Association Week 8 rankings for Class 2A! A small handful of shakers and movers this week as region play begins to wind down and champions get crowned! ***𝑃𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑘𝑒𝑒𝑝 𝑖𝑛 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘 8, 𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝐻𝑆𝐴𝐴, 𝑎𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑏𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑟 📅 𝑏𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑊𝑒𝑒𝑘 0!*** ● Top four remain unchanged: Fyffe, Reeltown, Cottonwood and Luverne. ● Gordo: No. 6 stays at No. 6. ● Walter Wellborn: No. 7 stays at No. 7. ● Thomasville: No. 9 stays at No. 9, gaining 16 points. ● Aliceville: Enters the Top 10 at No. 10; Clarke County drops out. ● Biggest point gain: Thomasville, 39 → 55 (+16).

🏈 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘! ⬛️ 🦶🥾 Ever wonder about that "square-toed boot" we reference every Friday night? It's really an old, square-toed shoe that Jay Carter Lyles, like so many others who have come through the Fyffe football program, laces up and wears to kick extra points, field goals, and kickoffs. Before soccer-style kicking took over, these specialized shoes were a familiar sight on football fields across America! 👞 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐋𝐘 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒: Square-toed kicking shoes date back to the early 1900s. They were designed specifically for kickers who struck the football with the toe rather than the instep of the foot. 🔎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐍: Notice the broad, flat front of the shoe! That wasn't just for looks. The rigid, reinforced toe created a firm striking surface to help kickers make consistent contact with the ball. The slightly raised toe also helped position the striking surface against the football. Kickers typically wore one of these shoes on their kicking foot and a regular cleat on the opposite foot. These weren't everyday football cleats — they were built for one specific job: kicking! 📖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘: Straight-on kicking was the dominant technique for generations of football kickers. Legendary kickers used variations of the style before soccer-style kicking began gaining popularity in the 1960s. Instead of approaching the football at an angle, as modern soccer-style kickers do, a straight-on kicker approaches the ball from directly behind and strikes it with the toe of the kicking shoe. Soccer-style kickers approach the ball from an angle and strike it with the instep of the foot. That technique eventually became the standard at the professional level, and square-toed kicking shoes largely disappeared from commercial production. Today, some kickers still use the straight-on technique, particularly at the high school level. Finding specialized shoes, however, has become increasingly difficult. 📻 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄: Beginning in the 1960s, soccer-style kicking became increasingly popular. Instead of kicking with the toe, players approached the ball at an angle and struck it with the instep of the foot. By the 1980s, soccer-style kicking had become the standard in professional football. 📆 𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐀𝐘: The square-toed football kicking shoe is nearly extinct as a manufactured product. There is no major brand or company that still makes this shoe, and the number of people across the country who repair these types of shoes is little to none. A July 2026 report from The Courier Herald said that manufacturers had discontinued the shoes, including the limited production previously offered by ProKicker.com. The report described a shoe-repair specialist in Georgia who refurbished an old pair for a high school football team. These square-toed shoes are a rare sight, but they remain a fascinating reminder of how much the game — and its equipment — has changed over the years! Football history is full of stories, and sometimes the equipment tells the story all by itself! 🏈👞

🏆𝗠𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗬𝗘𝗥𝗦!🏆 Last Thursday night, the Fyffe Red Devils marched on to another victory, winning 54-0 over Sand Rock to stay undefeated on the season. For their efforts in helping the Red Devils win last week, head coach Paul Benefield has selected 2 Sonic Drive-In of Rainsville MVPs!!! 🔴 OFFENSIVE MVP: #5 Brycen Green ⚫️ DEFENSIVE MVP: #2 Hunter Lathum A tremendous effort from both Brycen and Hunter helped carry the Red Devils to their 5th shutout in 6 games! Congratulations to Brycen and Hunter! Both will receive a gift card courtesy of our MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS sponsor, Sonic Drive-In in Rainsville, as well as a beautiful custom plaque courtesy of North Alabama Trophies in Rainsville!

🏈🔥 IT’S REGION CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK! 🔥🏈 One game. One region title. One Friday night under the lights! The Collinsville Panthers travel to take on the Fyffe Red Devils this Friday, October 16, with the Class 2A, Region 8 Championship on the line! Don't miss this big-time matchup as the Red Devils look to defend their home turf! 🔴⚫ COLLINSVILLE PANTHERS @ FYFFE RED DEVILS 🔴⚪ 📅 Friday, October 16 🏟 Paul Benefield Stadium 🎙️ Pregame Show: 6:20 PM 🏈 Kickoff: 7:00 PM 📍 153 Church St, Fyffe, AL 35971 Website ● onwardmediallc.net Facebook ● Red Devil Sports Network YouTube ● youtube.com/@reddevilsportsn… 🙌 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! These local businesses and organizations help make our broadcasts possible. Please show them some love and support the people who support local sports! 🔹 50 Taters 🔹 North Alabama Trophies 🔹 Rainsville Sonic Drive-In 🔹 Farmers Telecommunications Cooperative 🔹 Froggie Freeze Shaved Ice 🔹 Town of Fyffe / Mayor Paul Cagle 🔹 Roof Shield Roofing 🔹 Builders Supply 🔹 RE/MAX Property Center & Realtor Hugh Taylor 🔹 Collins Constructors 🔹 Fyffe Pharmacy 🔹 Applebee’s Ft. Payne 🔹 The Clarkson-Pennington Law Firm 🔹 Petals Flower Shoppe 🔹 Alliant Label, LLC 🔹 ABC Accounting Services 🔹 Voice of DeKalb 🔹 Crimson’s Pressure Washing 🔹 Penny’s From Heaven Spa 🔹 People’s Independent Bank 🔹 WT Wilson Funeral Home 🔹 Watkins Heating and Cooling 🔹 JC Metal Roofing 🔹 The Diet Consultants 🔹 Northeast Alabama Community College 🔹 Carter Orthodontics 🔹 Bryant’s Speedy Lube & Tire Center 🔥 REGION 8 CHAMPIONSHIP. FRIDAY NIGHT. FYFFE, ALABAMA. 🔥 Share this post, spread the word, and get ready to cheer on the Red Devils! LOCAL SPORTS. LOCAL SPONSORS. LOCAL SUPPORT.

It was great to see our guy, @BenSmith_WHNT, over in Sand Rock tonight! As we've said many a time before, Ben is a great man and friend! He's also a great meteorologist and photographer! (L-R) Adam Ward, Ben Smith, Drew Sims, Josh Drawbaugh

📊 TEAM LEADING STATISTICS - OFFENSE 📊 Yesterday we looked at the statistical leaders defensively for the Fyffe Red Devils. Today, let's look at the offensive side of the football through 6 games. ● Ryder Gipson leads the team in carries and rushing yards. ● Maddox Doss and Ryder Gipson are tied for the lead in rushing touchdowns. ● Cooper Harrison leads the team in receiving yards and receiving touchdowns. ● Maddox Doss leads the team in total touchdowns.

📈 NEW ASWA RANKINGS 📉 This week's Alabama Sports Writers Association rankings came out yesterday. Here are the rankings for 2A. ● Fyffe stays at 1 and gained a point from last week. ● Clarke County drops from 6 to 10. ● Collinsville moves up 1 from 9 to 8. ● Thomasville moves into Top 10 at 9 **Please note that this is Week 7 inspite of some teams records indicating they will be playing game 8. The AHSAA calendar begins at Week 0.**

📊 TEAM LEADING STATISTICS - DEFENSE 📊 Through 6 games, the Red Devil defense have been on fire! As a whole, the defense posted their 4th shutout in the last 5 games. There's been some big time contributors to that effort. Let's take a quick look! ● #50 Weston Evans leads the team in Solo Tackles & Total Tackles ● #15 Chase Hutcherson leads the team in Tackles for Loss ● #26 Cooper Harrison & #73 Kaden Wilks are tied for the team lead in Sacks ● #3 Maddox Doss leads the team in Interceptions We will give you a look at the offensive team leaders later this evening!

🏈⚾️🥎🏀 HONORING OUR COACHES 🏐🏌‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️📣 Yesterday was National Coaches Day. We'd like to take a moment to recognize our coaches at Fyffe High School. Proclaimed by President Richard Nixon in 1972 by Proclamation 4157, National Coaches Day is set for October 6 to have a day of honoring the men and women who inspire student-athletes to work hard, persevere, and carry themselves with dignity and respect for the game and their opponents. Above all, it is meant to honor those who teach lessons that go beyond the field, lessons that young men and women will carry with them for years to come that make them better people and a respectable member of the community in which they live and serve. We have so many wonderful coaches at Fyffe. There is simply no way to list every coach without accidentally leaving someone off. If you are a coach at Fyffe High School in any capacity, please know we at the Red Devil Sports Network are grateful for you! Below is a list of the head coaches at Fyffe. These are the coaches who not only lead our student-athletes, but other coaches and volunteers as well. Fyffe Athletics is blessed beyond measure to have these men and women leading and we are thankful to each of them for the time and sacrifices they make to invest into the next generation! Take a moment and join us in showing your gratitude for these coaches by leaving a comment below! Go Big Red! Football - Paul Benefield Boys Basketball - Brian Smith Girls Basketball - Jodi Benefield Baseball - Brad Thomas Softball - Jana Godwin Volleyball - Meagan Bryant Golf - Missy Mitchell Track & Cross-Country - Colton Sampson Cheer - Cassidy Lance

🎥 FYFFE FOCUS 🎥 This week's FYFFE FOCUS, presented by Hugh Taylor Realtor RE/MAX Property Center Fort Payne, brings the focus back inside the trophy room as we chat with Fyffe Seniors Ethan Hill and Sawyer Watkins. We'll talk about the field, trucks, their mindset, and even....video games? Yes, video games. Wanna know more? Then catch FYFFE FOCUS dropping Thursday!