Fayetteville’s Cayden Jones carries for a big gain. Photo by Wade Linville
Fayetteville-Perry linemen get ready for action during a game this season. Photo by Wade Linville
The Fayetteville-Perry Rockets’ first win of the season came in front of their homecoming crowd on Sept. 15, as they topped New Miami 40-7.
The Rockets continue to improve as they gain more varsity experience on the field, a program that lacked enough players to field a varsity football team in 2022.
The Rockets suffered four straight losses to start the season. They fell to Cedarville 49-6 in the season opener. They suffered a 44-14 loss to Clark Montessori in their second game, and fell to East Clinton 62-12 in week three.
In week four they showed significant improvement on the road at Eastern (Beaver), but suffered a 39-13 loss.
The week five win over New Miami provides the Rockets with a boost of confidence before starting Southern Buckeye Athletic/Academic Conference National Division play in week six against the home standing Williamsburg on Sept. 22.