By Michael Butler

The Tallassee flag football Tigers improved to 4-0 with a 34-0 win over Elmore County in the home opener on Wednesday. It was the first meeting between the two programs.

Elmore County launched its flag football program this season. The Tigers are now in year two.

Cheyann Easterling was 14 of 20 for 129 yards with three touchdowns, all to Kam Tate. The defense gave up just 53 total yards to the Panthers in pitching their first shutout of the season.

Easterling has passed for 701 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2025. She has run for 236 and two more scores. Marlee Osborne has scored eight touchdowns through four games. Tate has seven.

“The girls have been working hard,” head coach Pat Love said. “They’ve been focused. We’ve got to get better each day to get to where we want at the end of the season.”

Last year’s team reached the semifinals of the playoffs with a 12-2-1 record. The two losses came against Montgomery Catholic, who won the Class 1A-5A state championship. The tie was against Booker T. Washington, the Tigers’ next opponent.

The BTW game in Tuskegee ended in a 19-19 stalemate. THS won the game in Tallassee versus their region foe, 14-7.

Booker T. is also 4-0 so far this year.

“They’re good,” said Love. “They’re tough and physical. They run the ball well and play good defense. It’s going to be a challenge.”

Game time will be 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at J.E. “Hot” O’Brien Stadium.

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