1968 Class 3A State Championship Game
Russellville vs. Saks |
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| Russellville |
| Site | PF |
Opponent | PA |
WLT | OT |
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| H | 7 |
Deshler |
0 | W |
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| A | 16 |
Bradshaw |
12 | W |
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| A | 25 |
Colbert County |
7 | W |
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| A | 7 |
Coffee |
0 | W |
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OPEN |
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| A | 35 |
Haleyville |
0 | W |
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| H | 40 |
Cherokee |
13 | W |
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| H | 34 |
Tupelo MS |
13 | W |
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| H | 26 |
Sheffield |
0 | W |
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| A | 20 |
Hartselle |
0 | W |
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| H | 10 |
Charles Henderson |
7 | W |
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1st Rd |
| A | 51 |
Saks |
13 | W |
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Finals |
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| 271 | 11-0-0 |
65 | |
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| Saks |
| Site | PF |
Opponent | PA |
WLT | OT |
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| H | 35 |
West End Walnut Grove |
0 | W |
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| A | 19 |
Alexandria |
13 | W |
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| H | 41 |
Jacksonville |
7 | W |
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| A | 21 |
Cherokee County |
13 | W |
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| H | 18 |
Walter Wellborn |
0 | W |
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| A | 33 |
Pisgah |
0 | W |
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| H | 28 |
Piedmont |
6 | W |
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| A | 27 |
Oxford |
18 | W |
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| A | 49 |
Cleburne County |
6 | W |
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OPEN |
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| H | 31 |
Fairfield |
0 | W |
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1st Rd |
| H | 13 |
Russellville |
51 | L |
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Finals |
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| 315 | 10-1-0 |
114 | |
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| Scoring Summaries: |
| Russellville: Fuller 8 yard run (PAT no good) 10:53 |
| Russellville: Williams 24 yard pass from Watson (Fuller PAT) 3:07 |
| Russellville: Mullins 18 yard run (PAT) 9:14 |
| Saks: Lee 1 yard run (PAT no good) 1:03 |
| Russellville: Donald Jackson 15 yard pass from Watson (PAT) 0:21 |
| Russellville: Mike Masingill 1 yard run (PAT no good) 7:24 |
| Russellville: Cleveland Young 2 yard run (PAT no good) 2:22 |
| Russellville: Mullins 1 yard run (PAT) 0:18 |
| Russellville: Lehman Mosley 14 yard pass from Watson (Ricky Saint PAT) 3:21 |
| Saks: Paul Kadle 10 yard pass from Phil Lee
(Ken Pounder PAT) 0:11 |
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Russellville |
Saks |
| First Downs |
24 |
13 |
| Rush/Yards |
373 |
61 |
| Pass/Yards |
157 |
127 |
| Pass att/com/int |
11-7-1 |
25-10-3 |
| Total Yards |
530 |
188 |
| Fumbles/Lost |
2 |
1 |
| Punt/Avg. | 3-37.0 |
6-29.0 |
| Penalties | 60 |
14 |
| Time of Poss. |
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| Game MVP: |
| Records: Russellville (11-0); Saks (10-1) |
| Coaches: Bill Doty, Russellville and Jack Stewart, Saks |
| Game: Played November 29, 1968 at Memorial Stadium
in Anniston |
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| Summary: the defending 3A state champions had little trouble retaining the title as they defeated Saks
51-13 Friday night in Anniston. The Golden Tigers would score in
four plays once they gained possession of the football as 12,000
fans watched. Robert Mullins would be the leading ground gainer
for Russellville as he piled up 133 yards on 14 carries. Jeff
Fuller would not be far behind with 99 yards on 13 carries. Joey Watson,
the Golden Bears quarterback, would also get in on the action by
completing 7 of 11 passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns.
Saks just never could get going and mistakes hurt their chances
all evening. |
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