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1997 Super Six State Championship Summaries


All Super Six games played in Birmingham at Legion Field for the second year.
1997 Class 6A State Championship Game
Benjamin Russell vs. Tuscaloosa County
Benjamin Russell
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
31   Woodlawn W  
 Hoover 14 L  
44   Fairfield W  
49   Talladega W  
27   Ensley W  
37   Selma 14 W  
44   Wetumpka W  
23   Opelika 15 W  
31   Auburn W  
 Central Phenix City 23 L  
17   Murphy 14 W OT  1st Rd
18   Prattville 14 W  2nd Rd
17   Jeff Davis 14 W  3rd Rd
45   Vestavia Hills 42 W 3OT  Semi
14   Tuscaloosa County 28 L  Finals
  
39712-3-0 205
Region Record  2-1
Tuscaloosa County
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
38   Holt 20 W  
17   Etowah 14 W  
38   Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 14 W  
17   Vestavia Hills 21 L  
 Shades Valley 35 L  
29   Hueytown W  
55   Northside W  
 Jess Lanier 14 L  
36   Russellville 13 W  
34   Central Tuscaloosa 31 W 3OT  
27   Decatur W  1st Rd
21   Mountain Brook 14 W OT  2nd Rd
24   Oxford 20 W  3rd Rd
14   Jess Lanier 13 W  Semi
28   Benjamin Russell 14 W  Finals
  
38812-3-0 236
Region Record  2-1
Game Summary
Benjamin Russell
7 7 0 0 -- 14
Tuscaloosa County
0 14 7 7 -- 28
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Russell: Roderick Spivey 2 yard run (Chris Harris PAT)
Tuscaloosa: Gabe Rogers 27 yard pass from Bobby Moore (Kyle Vanderford PAT)
Tuscaloosa: Jamarcus Murray 22 yard run (Kyle Vanderford PAT)
Russell: Travis Edwards 26 yard pass from Brian Buchannon (Chris Harris PAT)
Tuscaloosa: Jamarcus Murray 10 yard run (Kyle Vanderford PAT)
Tuscaloosa: Jamarcus Murray 2 yard run (Kyle Vanderford PAT)
 
  Russell Tuscaloosa
First Downs 13 26
Rush/Yards 42-157 45-251
Pass/Yards 57 53
Pass att/com/int 11-5-2 5-3-0 
Total Yards 214 304
Fumbles/Lost 1-0 0-0
Punt/Avg.4-29.8 4-26.8
Penalties5-33 7-47
Time of Poss. 24:15 23:45
   
 
Individual Stats
 Benjamin Russell 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Travis Edwards14 85 0
Roderick Spivey13 53 1
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Brian Buchanan11-5-2 57 1
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Travis Edwards2 45 1
Roderick Spivey1 15 0
     
     
 Tuscaloosa County 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Jamarcus Murray29 179 3
Prince536 0
     
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Bobby Moore5-3-0 53 1
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Gabe Rogers1 27 1
Jamarcus Murray1 16 0
 110 0
     

Game MVP: RB Jamarcus Murray, Tuscaloosa County
Records: Benjamin Russell (12-3); Tuscaloosa County (12-3)
Coaches: Phil Lazenby, Benjamin Russell and Bobby Moore, Tuscaloosa County
Game: Thursday December 11, 1997 Legion Field, Birmingham
 
Summary:
           Jamarcus Murray rushed for 179 yards and three touchdowns as Tuscaloosa County claimed its first ever state title. The game was tied at the half but the bruising running game of Tuscaloosa County proved too much for Benjamin Russell.
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