Fayette Tops Gordo on Last Second Touchdown

By Brian Hamilton, Sports Correspondent

Three out of the last four matchups between Gordo and Fayette have been decided by less than one possession and the 2018 edition of the rivalry would be no different. In 2017, the Tigers defeated Gordo on a last minute touchdown pass from Chance Stevenson to Darius Nalls and Thursday, August 23rd’s game would have a similar result, as Blake Wallace tossed a 24-yard touchdown pass to TreDarien Walker for a 19-13 lead with four seconds remaining.

Gordo opened the scoring when Troy Garner ran for a one-yard touchdown for a 6-0 Green Wave lead with 3:22 left in the first quarter. Fayette’s Jason Robinson would tie the game at 6-6 on a 22-yard touchdown run with 13 seconds left in the first quarter. The teams would remain tied at six apiece at the halftime.

After a scoreless third quarter, Fayette was backed up in the shadow of their own end zone when Wallace hit Walker in stride for a 90-yard touchdown strike for a 13-6 lead with 8:01 left in the game. Gordo had driven inside the Tigers’ five-yard line when Ky’Heim Montford forced a Garner fumble. However, the Green Wave would get the ball back and go on a 10-play, 59-yard drive to tie the game at 13-13 when Tanner Bailey found Jy’Tavian Billups for a six-yard touchdown with 3:03 left in the game.