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1989 · RECORD ENTRY 6

Greenbrier vs. Fairview

Greenbrier 8, Fairview 28

RESULT
L

8–28

Season record3–7
Record after game1–5
DateDate open
SiteSite open
Head coachSteve Sorrells
Available game record

The result and its place

The combined Greenbrier record lists the 8–28 loss against Fairview, entry 6 of 10 in 1989. The result moved the Bobcats to 1–5; the margin was 20 points.

Season arc

It belongs to the 3–3 second half that turned the second Sorrells season.

Source check

Greenbrier’s school score list and the independent historical schedule agree on the recorded final score.

Still open: Any date, site, lineup, scoring play, attendance figure or venue name not explicitly recovered above remains unknown. “Site open” is not a stadium identification.

Open the contemporary game clipping · 1989 season and source comparison.

Contemporary detail

Five missed chances explain more than the final

The next-week preview says Greenbrier reached Fairview’s 2-, 3- and 17-yard lines without scoring in the first half, then had one touchdown called back and another pass dropped in the end zone. Steve Sorrells praised quarterbacks Todd Williamson and Brett Pyles and singled out Chuck Allen on defense.

Newspaper look back at Greenbrier's 1989 game against Fairview
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The wider matchup

Fairview from 1983 through 1989

Across 1983–89, this opponent appears 1 time in 1989. Greenbrier went 0–1, scoring 8 and allowing 28.

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