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1989 State Championship Final Summaries

 
1989 Class 5A State Championship Game
Oxford vs. Smiths Station
Oxford
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 39   Pell City 14 W  
A 12   Anniston 31 L  
A 42   Talladega 0 W  
A 21   Gardendale 23 L  
H 49   Southside Gadsden 0 W  
    OPEN    
H 34   Homewood 20 W  
A 44   Saks 8 W  
A 26   Walter Wellborn 14 W  
H 42   Jacksonville 6 W  
H 31   Emma Sansom 13 W  1st Rd
A 27   Leeds 6 W  2nd Rd
H 14   Walter Wellborn 0 W  3rd Rd
A 23   Fayette County 13 W  Semi
H 37   Smiths Station 35 W  Finals
  
44112-2-0 183
Region Record  3-0
Smiths Station
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 9   Lanett 20 L  
A 56   Pacelli GA 6 W  
A 46   Tuskegee Institute 6 W  
H 33   Bullock County 6 W  
A 8   Valley 14 L  
H 30   Jordan GA 14 W  
A 35   Wetumpka 10 W  
A 56   Handley 0 W  
H 42   Russell County 6 W  
H 7   Eufaula 14 L  
A 24   Greenville 21 W  1st Rd
H 29   Williamson 22 W  2nd Rd
A 14   Eufaula 6 W  3rd Rd
H 35   Sylacauga 7 W  Semi
A 35   Oxford 37 L  Finals
  
45911-4-0 189
Region Record  2-1
Game Summary
Oxford
7 14 7 9 -- 37
Smiths Station
7 7 7 14 -- 35
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Smiths: Jeffery Lamar 11 yard run (Judson Edwards PAT)
Oxford: Jermelle Pruitt 2 yard run (Jeremy Sewell PAT)
Oxford: Jermaine Walker 2 yard run (Jeremy Sewell PAT)
Smiths: Chris Fears 13 yard pass from Tyron Coker (Judson Edwards PAT)
Oxford: Jason Jack 5 yard run (Jeremy Sewell PAT)
Oxford: Ken Bargerhuff 22 yard pass from Jason Jack (Jeremy Sewell PAT)
Smiths: Chris Fears 49 yard pass from Tyron Coker (Judson Edwards PAT)
Oxford: Jeremy Sewell 21 yard pass from Jason Jack (pass failed)
Smiths: Jeffery Lamar 4 yard fumble return (Judson Edwards PAT)
Oxford: Jeremy Sewell 40 yard field goal
Smiths: Cornelius Morgan 28 yard pass from Tyron Coker (Judson Edwards PAT)
 
  Oxford Smiths Station
First Downs26 20
Rush/Yards270 259
Pass/Yards131 155
Pass att/com/int16-12-0 9-8-0
Total Yards301 414
Fumbles/Lost0 0
Punt/Avg.1-31.0 1-20.0
Penalties20 42
Time of Poss.
   
Game MVP:
Records: Oxford (12-2); Smiths Station (11-4)
Coaches: Robert Herring, Oxford and E.L. Godwin, Smiths Station
Game: Played Friday December 1, 1989 at Oxford
 
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