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1994 State Championship Final Summaries

 
1994 Class 2A State Championship Game
Clay County vs. Gordo
Clay County
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 0   Cleburne County 3 L  
H 28   Elmore County 7 W  
H 39   Central Coosa 0 W  
A 33   Randolph County 0 W  
H 32   Vincent 0 W  
A 40   Bibb Graves 0 W  
A 50   Winterboro 0 W  
H 8   Talladega County Central 0 W  
A 47   Horseshoe Bend 0 W  
H 29   Lineville 3 W  
H 48   Excel 0 W  1st Rd
H 6   Brantley 3 W  2nd Rd
A 7   Georgiana 0 W  3rd Rd
A 17   Leroy 6 W  Semi
A 24   Gordo 0 W  Finals
  
40814-1-0 22
Region Record  3-0
Gordo
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 0   South Lamar 12 L  
H 16   Brookwood 7 W  
A 15   Hale County 13 W  
A 8   Carrollton 7 W  
H 34   Sulligent 0 W  
H 21   Northside 15 W  
A 7   Fayette County 14 L  
H 26   Winfield 7 W  
H 12   Pickens County 6 W  
A 25   Aliceville 6 W  
H 16   Oneonta 7 W  1st Rd
A 30   Red Bay 7 W  2nd Rd
A 19   West Morgan 12 W  3rd Rd
H 9   Tanner 8 W  Semi
H 0   Clay County 24 L  Finals
  
23812-3-0 145
Region Record  3-0
Game Summary
Clay County
6 12 0 6 -- 24
Gordo
0 0 0 0 -- 0
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Clay County: Derrick Buchanan 9 yard run (Pat no good)
Clay County: Cody Glenn 1 yard run (run failed)
Clay County: Derrick Buchanan 6 yard run (Pat no good)
Clay County: Cody Glenn to Stanford Simmons 15 yard pass (run failed)
 
  Clay Gordo
First Downs144
Rush/Yards49-228 20-30
Pass/Yards58 39
Pass att/com/int9-4-013-5-2
Total Yards58-286 33-69
Fumbles/Lost1-12-2
Punt/Avg.2-36.04-41.0
Penalties5-50 2-10
Time of Poss.
   
 
Individual Stats
  
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Derrick Buchanan28 129 2
Kelvin Zackery10 67 0
Cody Glenn623 1
Tavia Craig36 0
Craig Camp12 0
Shannon Glenn11 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Cody Glenn9-4-0 58 1
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Stanford Simmons247 1
Tavia Craig1 11 0
Derrick Buchanan10 0
 Gordo 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
     
      
     
     
     
     
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
      
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
    
    
    
Game MVP:
Records: Clay County (14-1) Gordo (12-3)
Coaches: Danny Horn, Clay County and   , Gordo
Game: Played at Ashland Friday December 9, 1994
 
Summary:
           This was the first state championship for the Panthers in a most amazing season.
           Derrick Buchanan rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns for Clay County. Gordo had only 30 yards rushing and 69 yards of total offense for the night. Cody Glenn of Clay County intercepted a pass, recovered a fumble, rushed for one touchdown and passed for another in the Panthers' 24-0 2A championship win over Gordo.
           Clay County gave up a total of 22 points during their 14 game winning streak while posting ten shutouts. At one point during the season seven consecutive opponents were held scoreless by the Panther defense.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.