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1973 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1973 Class 3A State Championship Game
John Carroll vs. Andalusia
John Carroll
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 13   Mountain Brook 10 W  
H 43   Abrams 0 W  
H 20   Shades Valley 0 W  
H 27   Homewood 6 W  
A 26   Fairfield 0 W  
A 28   Thompson 6 W  
H 34   Glenn 0 W  
H 34   Vestavia Hills 8 W  
    OPEN    
A 21   Childersburg 0 W  
H 10   Sheffield 0 W  1st Rd
H 10   T.R. Miller 0 W  Semi
H 30   Andalusia 7 W  Finals
  
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Andalusia
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 33   Escambia County 12 W  
H 36   Luverne 6 W  
A 17   Charles Henderson 6 W  
A 21   Geneva 12 W  
H 54   Greenville 0 W  
H 21   Carroll 21 T  
A 14   T.R. Miller 8 W  
H 61   Elba 0 W  
H 63   Evergreen 0 W  
A 30   Opp 0 W  
H 36   Thompson 0 W  1st Rd
H 21   Cherokee County 0 W  Semi
A 7   John Carroll 30 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
John Carroll
6 11 6 7 -- 30
Andalusia
0 7 0 0 -- 7
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Carroll: Mark Salem 7 yard run (Johnny Walker PAT no good) 7:13
Andalusia: Albert Weeden 18 yard run (Harris Rabren PAT)
Carroll: Ronald Wright 80 yard run (Walker to Mareno pass) 2:39
Carroll: Johnny Walker 24 yard field goal 0:09
Carroll: Mark Salem 1 yard run (Johnny Walker PAT no good) 3:05
Carroll: John Mullen 41 yard interception return (Johnny Walker PAT) 0:13
 
  Carroll Andalusia
First Downs 14 10
Rush/Yards 216 132
Pass/Yards 74 54
Pass att/com/int 12-4-0 16-3-4
Total Yards 290 186
Fumbles/Lost 0 2
Punt/Avg. 5-28.0 3-27.0
Penalties 90 10
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records: John Carroll (12-0); Andalusia (11-1-1)
Coaches: James McNally, John Carroll and Don Sharpe, Andalusia
Game: Played Friday, November 30, 1973 at Legion Field Birmingham
 
Summary:
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.