Wetumpka nabs first win in rivalry’s return
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Brian Tannehill / For Tallapoosa Publishers Tallassee’s Marciano Smith (21) is wrapped up by Wetumpka’s Imarius Roberts (58), Rodrice Merkerson (86), Myles Ross (2) and Austin Turner (41).

It took only a handful of plays for Wetumpka to get off to its ideal start against Tallassee on Friday night. After Wetumpka’s Tre Seabon pulled in an interception on the Tigers’ opening possession, it was the offense which got the scoring started with a 22-yard touchdown pass from Robert Rose to Tavarse Murphy with less than two minutes off the clock.

Wetumpka (1-1) never looked back as it scored the game’s first five touchdowns and eased to a 35-14 victory in its home opener.

Caleb Turrentine is a sports writer for Tallapoosa Publishers Inc.