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1978 State Championship Final Summaries
1978 Class 4A State Championship Game J.A.G. vs. Vestavia Hills
Jeff Davis
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
27
Carver Montgomery
0
W
A
40
Shades Valley
6
W
H
28
Dothan
0
W
H
47
Tuskegee Institute
12
W
A
26
Lee Huntsville
0
W
A
37
Sidney Lanier
6
W
A
40
Benjamin Russell
6
W
H
38
Opelika
0
W
A
51
Central Phenix City
22
W
A
35
Lee Montgomery
14
W
H
31
West End
7
W
1st Rd
H
14
Berry
6
W
2nd Rd
H
14
Sidney Lanier
6
W
Semi
N
21
Vestavia Hills
7
W
Finals
449
14-0-0
92
Region Record
5-0
Vestavia Hills
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
H
0
Mountain Brook
3
L
A
7
Walker
14
L
A
14
Hewitt-Trussville
0
W
H
15
Minor
14
W
A
14
Berry
21
L
H
12
John Carroll
0
W
A
21
Homewood
14
W
A
35
Shades Valley
21
W
H
24
Erwin
7
W
H
20
Talladega
14
W
OT
H
17
Tuscaloosa County
10
W
1st Rd
A
22
Banks
0
W
2nd Rd
A
27
J.O. Johnson
25
W
OT
Semi
N
7
Jeff Davis
21
L
Finals
235
10-4-0
164
Region Record
4-1
Game Summary
Jeff Davis
7
0
0
14
--
21
Vestavia
0
0
0
7
--
7
Scoring Summaries:
Jeff Davis: Duck Williams 31 yard pass from Scott Villar (Clark PAT)
Jeff Davis: Willie May 1 yard run (Clark PAT)
Jeff Davis: Willie May 33 yard run (Clark PAT)
Vestavia: Gib McEachran 11 yard pass from
John Murphy (Kirkland PAT)
Jeff Davis
Vestavia
First Downs
19
12
Rush/Yards
274
17
Pass/Yards
51
95
Pass att/com/int
9-4-1
23-8-1
Total Yards
325
112
Fumbles/Lost
0
0
Punt/Avg.
3-27.3
6-38.2
Penalties
105
30
Time of Poss.
Game MVP:
Records: Jeff Davis (14-0); Vestavia Hills (10-4)
Coaches: Billy Livings, Jeff Davis and Buddy Anderson, Vestavia Hills
Game: Played Friday December 1, 1978 at Legion Field Birmingham
Summary: The Jeff Davis Volunteers won
their first state championship by defeating Vestavia Hills 21-7
for the Class 4A title. It snapped a string of six straight
titles by Birmingham schools. The Vols used a punishing rushing
attack that accounted for 192 of it's 274 yards in the second
half. Junior running back Willie May was named the MVP for Jeff
Davis after rushing for 93 yard and scoring two fourth quarter
touchdowns.
Jeff Davis got rolling on their third possession of the game by
mounting a 13 play, 84 yard drive for their first points. The
game remained at 7-0 until the fourth quarter. Vestavia Hills
would be shutout until late when on fourth and nine Murphy hit McEachran
for an 11 yard touchdown pass with 1:45 left to play. Scott
Waggoner led Vestavia Hills with 39 yards on 12 carries.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Murphy and Theodore battled through seven overtimes before the Panthers came out on top 33-26 in 1979.
