1997 Class 5A State Championship Game
Etowah vs. Blount |
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| Etowah |
| Site | PF |
Opponent | PA |
WLT | OT |
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| H | 42 |
North Jackson |
6 | W |
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| A | 14 |
Tuscaloosa County |
17 | L |
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| H | 42 |
Decatur |
14 | W |
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| A | 33 |
Fort Payne |
13 | W |
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| A | 27 |
Oxford |
0 | W |
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| A | 27 |
Gadsden |
12 | W |
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| H | 24 |
Pell City |
0 | W |
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| H | 35 |
Emma Sansom |
14 | W |
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OPEN |
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| H | 47 |
Southside Gadsden |
13 | W |
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| H | 34 |
Saks |
9 | W |
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1st Rd |
| H | 21 |
Jackson-Olin |
0 | W |
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2nd Rd |
| A | 27 |
Erwin |
7 | W |
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3rd Rd |
| H | 21 |
Scottsboro |
13 | W |
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Semi |
| N | 0 |
Blount |
21 | L |
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Finals |
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| 394 | 12-2-0 |
139 | |
| Region Record | 2-0 | |
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| Blount |
| Site | PF |
Opponent | PA |
WLT | OT |
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| A | 41 |
Williamson |
0 | W |
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| A | 47 |
Robertsdale |
0 | W |
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| A | 14 |
Moss Point MS |
27 | L |
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| H | 21 |
Shaw |
7 | W |
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| H | 36 |
LeFlore |
9 | W |
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| A | 28 |
B.C. Rain |
14 | W |
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| H | 13 |
Murphy |
35 | L |
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| A | 29 |
Citronelle |
0 | W |
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| H | 6 |
Vigor |
32 | L |
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| H | 35 |
Escambia County |
13 | W |
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| H | 25 |
Chilton County |
0 | W |
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1st Rd |
| A | 20 |
Smiths Station |
14 | W |
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2nd Rd |
| H | 35 |
Shaw |
14 | W |
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3rd Rd |
| A | 35 |
Sylacauga |
7 | W |
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Semi |
| N | 21 |
Etowah |
0 | W |
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Finals |
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| 406 | 12-3-0 |
172 | |
| Region Record | 3-0 | |
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| Scoring Summaries: |
| Blount: Kennard Williams 49 yard pass from Tyrone James (Antoine Hill PAT)
10:23 |
| Blount: Kennard Williams 60 yard pass from Tyrone James (Antoine Hill PAT) |
| Blount: Hill 32 yard interception return (Antoine Hill PAT) |
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Etowah |
Blount |
| First Downs | 6 | 12 |
| Rush/Yards | 34-19 |
37-135 |
| Pass/Yards | 35 | 154 |
| Pass att/com/int | 23-5-0 |
20-5-2 |
| Total Yards | 54 |
289 |
| Fumbles/Lost | 0-0 |
0-0 |
| Punt/Avg. | 5-40.4 |
4-32.5 |
| Penalties | 2-19 |
11-64 |
| Time of Poss. | 23:19 |
24:31 |
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| Etowah |
| Rushing | Att. | Yds. | TD |
| Carnell Williams | 10 |
30 |
0 |
| Nix | 6 | 12 |
0 |
| Hale | 7 | 8 |
0 |
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| Passing | Att/Comp/Int | Yds. | TD |
| Winningham | 16-4-3 |
20 |
0 |
| Anthony Mayo | 7-1-0 |
15 |
0 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD |
| Hale | 2 | 21 |
0 |
| Nix | 2 | 11 |
0 |
| Prickett | 1 | 3 |
0 |
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| Blount |
| Rushing | Att. | Yds. | TD |
| R. Franklin | 21 |
84 |
0 |
| Tyrone James | 8 |
29 |
0 |
| Dulaney | 6 | 21 |
0 |
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| Passing | Att/Comp/Int | Yds. | TD |
| Tyrone James | 20-5-2 |
154 |
2 |
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| Receiving | No. | Yds. | TD |
| Kennard Williams | 2 |
109 |
2 |
| Green | 2 | 20 |
0 |
| Kennard Pugh | 1 |
25 |
0 |
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| Game MVP: DT, DeMarco McNeil, Blount |
| Records: Blount (12-3); Etowah (12-2) |
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| Coaches: Ben Harris, Blount and Raymond Farmer, Etowah |
| Game: Saturday December 13, 1997 Legion Field, Birmingham |
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| Summary: The Blount defense dominated the line of scrimmage led by MVP DeMarco McNeil with 10 tackles and
two sacks. Robert Malone added nine tackles and three sacks to keep the Etowah offense off track all evening.
Carnell Williams was held to 10 carries for 30 yards by the Leopard defense. Blount kept Etowah out of the endzone and allowed them only 54 yards of total offense.
It was Blount's fourth title in the 1990s. |
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