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2004 Super Six State Championship Summaries

 
2004 Class 4A State Championship Game
Deshler vs. Demopolis
Deshler
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 23   Russellville 13 W  
H 40   Brooks 0 W  
H 56   Lawrence County 20 W  
H 47   Colbert County 0 W  
A 48   Hamilton 14 W  
H 70   East Lawrence 20 W  
A 68   Wilson 8 W  
H 83   Haleyville 7 W  
A 63   Central Florence 12 W  
A 54   Sheffield 6 W  
H 48   Hayden 6 W  1st Rd
H 49   Oak Grove 6 W  2nd Rd
A 31   Moody 0 W  3rd Rd
A 41   Alexandria 22 W  Semi
N 21   Demopolis 35 L  Finals
  
74214-1-0 169
Region Record  7-0
Demopolis
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 62   Sumter County 0 W  
A 53   Bibb County 0 W  
H 69   Dallas County 0 W  
A 42   Northridge 0 W  
H 35   Southside Selma 13 W  
H 62   Greensboro 0 W  
A 55   Jemison 16 W  
A 64   Greene County 12 W  
A 71   Livingston 0 W  
H 64   Greenville 7 W  
H 60   St. James 0 W  1st Rd
H 14   Thomasville 0 W  2nd Rd
A 46   Trinity 7 W  3rd Rd
A 29   UMS-Wright 15 W  Semi
N 35   Deshler 21 W  Finals
  
76115-0-0 91
Region Record  7-0
Game Summary
Deshler
0 7 7 7 -- 21
Demopolis
0 21 7 7 -- 35
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Demopolis: Dusty Gracie 53 yard pass from Devin Goodwin (Devin Goodwin PAT) 10:03
Demopolis: Dontrell Miller 23 yard pass from Devin Goodwin (Devin Goodwin PAT) 5:15
Deshler: Martez Cole 84 yard kickoff return (Jared Henry PAT) 5:02
Demopolis: Rod Jones 19 yard run (Devin Goodwin PAT) 4:02
Deshler: Brandon Moore 8 yard run (Jared Henry PAT) 6:34
Demopolis: Colby Roberts 19 yard pass from Devin Goodwin (Devin Goodwin PAT) 1:06
Deshler: Darius Fuqua 18 yard run (Jared Henry PAT) 10:35
Demopolis: Dusty Gracie 64 yard pass from Devin Goodwin (Devin Goodwin PAT) 10:05
 
  Deshler Demopolis
First Downs 11 15
Rush/Yards 38-186 32-150
Pass/Yards 68 257
Pass att/com/int 11-4-1 28-17-1
Total Yards 254 407
Fumbles/Lost 3-1 0-0
Punt/Avg.5-29.2 3-32.0
Penalties5-26 7-35
Time of Poss. 22:03 25:57
    
 
Individual Stats
 Deshler 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Duran Cogar16 125 0
Darius Fuqua1 18 1
Casius Sandridge8 18 0
Chris Nance7 12 0
Brandon Moore1 8 1
Martez Cole5 5 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Chris Nance11-4-1 68 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Duran Cogar2 43 0
Rapheal Hogan1 14 0
Martez Cole1 11 0
     
     
 
 Demopolis 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Dusty Gracie21 66 0
Chad Schroeder3 55 0
Rod Jones524 1
William Burrell2 5 0
Team10 0
     
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Devin Goodwin28-17-1 257 4
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Dusty Gracie5 126 2
Dontrell Miller5 34 1
Colby Roberts3 39 1
Chad Schroeder2 28 0
Devin Goodwin1 170
Bart Pettus1 130
Game MVP: Devin Goodwin, Demopolis
Records:  Deshler (14-1); Demopolis (15-0)
Coaches: John Mothershed, Deshler and Doug Goodwin, Demopolis
Game: Played Friday, December 10, 2004 at Hoover Met
 
Summary:
         Devin Goodwin completed 17 of 28 passes for 257 yards and four touchdowns to lead Demopolis to its first state title with a 35-21 victory over Deshler at the Hoover Met. Goodwin, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player for his efforts.
         Demopolis set a state record for scoring in a season with 761. Both Demopolis and Deshler had entered the game averaging 51 points per game.
         Demopolis opened up a 21-7 halftime lead and the two offenses traded scores from there. Deshler got as close as 28-21 in the fourth quarter, on an 18-yard scoring run from Darius Fuqua in the fourth quarter. But Dusty Gracie's 64-yard scoring catch from Goodwin just 30-seconds later gave Demopolis a 14-point lead once again.
          
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.