After nine months of dealing with heartbreak at the hands of the Saraland Spartans on November 30, 2018 in the Class 6A State Semifinals, Wetumpka is staring down the barrel of what they hope is another memorable season in 2019. Today is the last day of the offseason for high school teams around the state of Alabama, starting tomorrow, every team in the state has the same record and equal chances of making it to Auburn University’s Jordan-Hare Stadium for the State Championship game. This will be the second-straight year that Auburn’s Jordan-Hare has hosted state title games, due to renovations taking place at The University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium.

A Glance at the Opponent:

The Fairhope Pirates are led by fifth-year head coach, Tim Carter. Over the past four seasons at the helm in Fairhope, Carter is 23-19. Carter arrived at Fairhope after parting ways with 7A powerhouse, Auburn High School following the 2014 season. In 2018, the Pirates finished the season with a 7-4 record including a trip to the Class 7A state playoffs before being ousted from the playoffs at the hands of Auburn High, a school that Carter is very familiar with. The Fairhope Pirates participate in Class 7A, Region 1 of the AHSAA

Gridiron History Between the Opponents:

Wetumpka and Fairhope have only collided on the football field a total of two times, with the first coming on November 7, 2007 in Wetumpka. The Indians dismantled the Pirates in the first round of the 2007 Class 6A State Playoffs, 62-35. In the most recent meeting in 2018, Wetumpka toppled Fairhope 35-14 on August 24, 2018 in Wetumpka. This will be just the third all-time meeting between the two programs on the gridiron. The 2019 season kicks off on Friday, August 23rd, 2019 at 7pm from Fairhope Municipal Stadium in Fairhope, Alabama.

(Photo: Amelia Nettles)