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1987 State Championship Final Summaries
All six south Alabama schools would claim championships in 1987. A feat not
repeated until 2007.
1987 Class 6A State Championship Game Vigor vs. Shades Valley
Vigor
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
15
Theodore
14
W
A
17
Lee Montgomery
20
L
H
46
Blount
0
W
OPEN
A
27
McGill-Toolen
7
W
H
15
Jeff Davis
10
W
A
14
LeFlore
13
W
A
41
Harrison Central MS
0
W
A
29
Murphy
19
W
H
43
Satsuma
0
W
H
35
Mary Montgomery
0
W
1st Rd
H
28
Central Phenix City
16
W
2nd Rd
A
28
Lee Montgomery
14
W
3rd Rd
A
22
Jeff Davis
12
W
Semi
N
19
Shades Valley
13
W
Finals
379
13-1-0
138
Region Record
3-0
Shades Valley
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
H
14
Erwin
0
W
H
24
Tuscaloosa County
25
L
2OT
A
10
West End
0
W
H
18
Berry
0
W
H
35
Wenonah
0
W
A
49
John Carroll
3
W
A
17
Mountain Brook
7
W
A
35
Hueytown
21
W
H
14
Jess Lanier
7
W
A
16
Vestavia Hills
0
W
H
35
Central Tuscaloosa
15
W
1st Rd
A
17
Huntsville
16
W
OT
2nd Rd
H
38
Minor
21
W
3rd Rd
A
7
Jess Lanier
0
W
Semi
N
13
Vigor
19
L
Finals
342
13-2-0
134
Region Record
3-0
Game Summary
Vigor
6
0
13
0
--
19
Shades Valley
0
10
0
3
--
13
Scoring Summaries:
Vigor: Kevin Lee 64 yard pass from Kelvin Simmons
(PAT no good) 11:48
Shades Valley: Chris Channell 16 yard pass from Chris Smith (Jay Hogewood PAT) 2:40
Shades Valley: Jay Hogewood 27 yard field goal
11:12
Vigor: Paul Caldwell 7 yard run
(Run failed) 2:40
Vigor: Paul Caldwell 61 yard run
(Hasno Bousanouvong PAT) 7:59
Shades Valley: Jay Hogewood 31 yard field goal
4:41
Vigor
Shades Valley
First Downs
16
11
Rush/Yards
44-318
33-93
Pass/Yards
80
114
Pass att/com/int
7-2-1
21-6-0
Total Yards
398
207
Fumbles/Lost
4-2
0-0
Punt/Avg.
1-29.0
6-34.8
Penalties
1-10
3-40
Time of Poss.
25:40
22:20
Individual Stats
Vigor
Rushing
Att.
Yds.
TD
Paul Caldwell
24
254
2
Kelvin Simmons
13
65
0
Darrell WIlliams
3
19
0
Ben Gamble
1
1
0
McGee
1
-19
0
Passing
Att/Comp/Int
Yds.
TD
Kelvin Simmons
7-2-1
80
1
Receiving
No.
Yds.
TD
Kevin Lee
2
80
1
Shades Valley
Rushing
Att.
Yds.
TD
Tullos
12
49
0
McAdory
5
30
0
Hampton
4
21
0
West
8
0
0
Smith
5
-12
0
Passing
Att/Comp/Int
Yds.
TD
Chris Smith
20-6-0
114
1
Chris Channell
1-0-0
0
0
Receiving
No.
Yds.
TD
Chris Channell
3
57
1
3
57
0
Game MVP: Paul Caldwell, Vigor and Brian Moore, Shades Valley
Records: Vigor (13-1); Shades Valley (13-2)
Coaches: Harold Clark, Vigor and Robert Higginbotham, Shades Valley
Game: Played Saturday December 5, 1987 at Legion Field, Birmingham
Summary:
When The Vigor Wolves lost
superstar running back Lectron Williams in the second quarter to
a severe knee injury it seemed as if the Wolves would have a
tougher time of it moving the football. Paul Caldwell filled in
quite nicely for the state champs by carrying the football 24
times and gaining 250 yards. The Wolves ran 26 plays in the
second half and Caldwell carried the ball 18 of those plays for
182 yards.
When Caldwell squirted through several tackles on a 7
yard touchdown run early in the second half, he gave Vigor the
lead for good at 12-10. A short time later, early in the fourth
quarter, Caldwell broke loose on a 61 yard run that would all
but clinch the victory for the Wolves.
The state championship is
the first for the Prichard team having never made it to the
title game previously. It was also the first time a Shades
Valley team had advanced to the championship game. Shades Valley
came into the game as a team known for not making mistakes as
they had only 14 turnovers all season long, and didn't turn it
over against Vigor to keep them in the game.
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