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1977 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1977 Class 2A State Championship Game
Stevenson vs. Handley
Stevenson
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 24   Section 7 W  
A 46   North Sand Mountain 0 W  
A 21   Pisgah 7 W  
A 11   South Pittsburg TN 9 W  
A 35   Madison County 12 W  
H 14   Marion County TN 18 L  
H 27   Ider 0 W  
H 23   Whitwell TN 0 W  
A 28   Sewanee TN 14 W  
H 26   Bridgeport 16 W  
A 11   Geraldine 3 W OT  1st Rd
H 14   Hazlewood 0 W  2nd Rd
H 13   Susan Moore 7 W  Semi
H 17   Handley 16 W  Finals
  
31013-1-0 109
Region Record  5-0
Handley
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 34   Randolph County 8 W  
H 35   Goodwater 0 W  
A 44   Beauregard 17 W  
A 23   Clay County 0 W  
H 46   Woodland 13 W  
A 36   Dadeville 8 W  
H 13   Lanett 24 L  
A 34   Lineville 0 W  
A 30   LaFayette 12 W  
H 31   Ranburne 0 W  
H 28   Elmore County 23 W  1st Rd
A 33   Hokes Bluff 7 W  2nd Rd
H 27   Florala 21 W  Semi
A 16   Stevenson 17 L  Finals
  
43012-2-0 150
Region Record  7-0
Game Summary
Handley
0 0 8 8 -- 16
Stevenson
0 7 7 3 -- 17
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Stevenson: Gary Trimew 17 yard run (Robbie Johnson PAT) 1:20
Handley: Randy Whaley 78 yard interception return (Edwin Turner run) 0:41
Stevenson: Phil Thompson 40 yard field goal 8:11
Stevenson: Sammy McCall 5 yard run (Phil Thompson PAT)
Handley: Bruce Alford 42 yard pass from Chris Daniel (Edwin Turner run) 2:00
 
  Handley Stevenson
First Downs 9 15
Rush/Yards 96 208
Pass/Yards 107 51
Pass att/com/int 13-5-2 11-5-1
Total Yards 203 259
Fumbles/Lost 1 0
Punt/Avg.4-35.5 5-29.6
Penalties10 59
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Handley (12-2); Stevenson (13-1)
Coaches: Paul Woolley, Handley and Ken McKinney, Stevenson
Game: Played Friday December 2, 1977 at Stevenson
 
Summary:
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.