Late comeback falls short as football loses 36-20

Despite a valiant second-half comeback, the football team fell 36-20 to Union Grove Friday. Union Grove got on the board first, but Redan responded as quarterback Akil Dan-Fadio hit receiver Travis Benton on a long touchdown pass to cut the Wolverine lead to 8-6. Union Grove tacked on another score, however, and took a 15-6 halftime lead. They extended that lead in the second half, but a touchdown pass and touchdown run by Dan-Fadio helped pull Redan within two scores. "We’ve just got to keep working, keep improving," said head coach Ronnie Fleetwood. Redan next plays Newton on Friday at Panthersville Stadium. … The volleyball team got wins over Lithonia (25-10, 25-13) and Tri-Cites (25-14, 25-17). During the Lithonia match, Faith Adams was one of the heroes, as she had four aces, three kills and two assists. Also, Nia Evans had seven kills and three blocks. Against Tri-Cities, Delia Brunson had seven kills, four aces and five blocks and Sariah Williams had nine aces, three kills and six assists. The Raiders improved to 21-6 on the year.