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1985 State Championship Final Summaries

 
1985 Class 1A State Championship Game
Repton vs. Sand Rock
Repton
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 34   A.L. Johnson 0 W  
A 6   Leroy 14 L  
H 26   Lyeffion 6 W  
H 20   Excel 10 W  
H 43   Marion Military Institute 0 W  
H 51   Southern Normal 0 W  
A 19   McKenzie 6 W  
H 48   Clarke County 14 W  
A 21   Frisco City 26 L  
A 21   J.U. Blacksher 6 W  
A 22   Sweet Water 20 W  1st Rd
H 8   Frisco City 7 W  2nd Rd
A 19   Dozier 7 W  3rd Rd
H 13   Beulah 7 W  Semi
H 6   Sand Rock 14 L  Finals
  
35712-3-0 137
Region Record  2-1
Sand Rock
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 38   Spring Garden 8 W  
A 7   Cedar Bluff 6 W OT  
H 49   Valley Head 6 W  
H 35   White Plains 0 W  
A 42   Gaylesville 8 W  
H 14   Donoho 3 W  
A 21   Madison Academy 0 W  
H 51   Collinsville 0 W  
H 26   Westminster 9 W  
A 14   West End Walnut Grove 0 W  
H 34   Speake 0 W  1st Rd
A 21   Cedar Bluff 7 W  2nd Rd
H 17   Mount Hope 0 W  3rd Rd
H 17   Carrollton 0 W  Semi
A 14   Repton 6 W  Finals
  
40015-0-0 53
Region Record  4-0
Game Summary
Repton
0 6 0 0 -- 6
Sand Rock
0 7 0 7 -- 14
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Sand Rock: Jim Stimpson 1 yard run (Dwayne Boyd PAT) 6:47
Repton: John Thompson 15 yard run (run failed) 2:16
Sand Rock: Lance Mackey 1 yard run (Dwayne Boyd PAT) 4:58
 
  Repton Sand Rock
First Downs9 16
Rush/Yards109 120
Pass/Yards15 111
Pass att/com/int6-1-1 13-7-1
Total Yards124 231
Fumbles/Lost5 1
Punt/Avg.6-30.0 5-29.0
Penalties35 40
Time of Poss.
   
Game MVP:
Records: Repton (12-3); Sand Rock (15-0)
Coaches: Hugh Wilson Jr., Repton and Russell Jacoway, Sand Rock
Game: Played Friday December 6, 1985 at Repton
 
Summary:
         Jim Stimpson and Lance Mackey each scored on one yard runs to lead the Sand Rock Wildcats to their first ever state championship. The Wildcats struck first on a 13 play 62-yard drive that consumed over five minutes of the clock in the first period.
         With 4:58 remaining in the game Mackey scored his touchdown to seal the win for Sand Rock. Repton's only points came in the second quarter on a John Thompson 15 yard run. It came after Repton had converted on a fake punt and a fourth down run.
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.