FAIRVIEW, Ala. – The Fairview Aggies have racked up a lot of wins in recent years and with football season right around the corner, they’re preparing to hit the field and add to that win total in 2025. Fairview claimed the Region 7 championship last fall and with a lot of game experience returning at key positions, Head Coach George Redding is excited to see what his team can do in his 19th season at the helm.
“Right now, our roster sits at right around 50 and we do have 14 seniors coming back with 11 juniors. We’ll have about eight starters back on both sides of the ball so I’m excited about this group and what they’ve been able to do this spring and summer,” Redding said. “I also like where we’re at with our mentality. We can see where we need to be, and we’ve still got a ways to get there but right here at this point I like where we’re at and our mentality.”
One of those returning starters, quarterback Kolt Redding, has taken on more of a leadership role this offseason and has been encouraged by the work he and his teammates have put in to prepare for kickoff.
“We’ve got quite a few guys coming back and feel really good about all those guys. As long as our offensive line is still holding up strong, we’ll be good,” Kolt said. “We’re trying to help train the younger guys, so we have more depth behind all of us and we’re trying to strive every day to get those guys ready for Friday nights.”
One of the areas that the Aggies will be looking for some new faces to step up is on the line of scrimmage. Redding likes the group he has to work with up front and has been pleased with the way they have worked this offseason to prepare for their new roles.
“We like to play with six or seven linemen on offense. We lost some guys from last year and have three linemen to replace from last season, but we’ve got a good nucleus of guys coming back up front and we will have some new faces and we’re excited about that. Just a couple years ago some of these guys were the new faces so we understand that it’s part of the process and how they bring those young guys in and teach them to get them where they need to be is going to be very important for them. That’ll be a great leadership opportunity for our older guys up front,” Redding said. “We’ve got some new faces up front on the offensive and defensive lines and at a couple of the skill positions. We feel like a key for us each year is just trying to build that depth that we feel like is necessary in 5A. Our guys take pride in playing both sides of the ball but the more guys we can get ready to try and alleviate some of that, the better off we’ll be. We’re going to play against some teams that don’t play as many guys both ways and if you’re trying to make something happen in the playoffs, you’re going to face that. So, these guys do a really job of working when they are out there on the field and coaching when they come off it. We just feel like with the experience that some of these guys have, they’ve got something to give. So that’s part of our plan. At all times, every play, we’ve got guys that are coaching and hollering and correcting things from the sideline and we want that, we encourage that. We feel like you don’t know it unless you can teach it and these guys have really done a great job of taking that idea and moving forward.”
Fairview has advanced to the playoffs in six consecutive seasons, so postseason appearances have become a standard for the Aggies, but Redding says the theme for this year’s team is ‘going deeper’. Not just on the field, but in all aspects of their lives.
“Going deeper is kind of our motto for this year. It’s easy to think that just ties into football and trying to go deeper in the playoffs and all that but we really think that’s just going to be a byproduct. Our goal for these guys is to go a little bit deeper in who they are supposed to be and their purpose,” Redding said. “Building relationships with these younger guys; we want to go a little deeper in that area. We want to go deeper in how we work and our work ethic football wise but the most important thing for us is just becoming a better person. Go a little bit deeper in our relationships and how we’re serving others. If we can do those things we think everything else is going to take care of itself.”
2025 Fairview Football Schedule (5A, Region 7)
Aug. 22 – at Fultondale
Aug. 29 – Springville
Sept. 5 – at West Point*
Sept. 12 – Ardmore*
Sept. 19 – Lawrence County*
Oct. 3 – Russellville*
Oct. 10 – at Priceville*
Oct. 17 – at Sardis
Oct. 24 – at East Limestone*
Oct. 31 – Good Hope
*Region Game
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