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1988 State Championship Final Summaries


Vigor would later win a share of the National Championship in 1988.
This team is considered by many to be the best overall team in the history of high school football in Alabama
1988 Class 2A State Championship Game
Hazlewood vs. New Brockton
Hazlewood
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
25   Courtland 12 W  
19   Hamilton 13 W OT  
35   West Limestone 21 W  
 Colbert County 22 L  
40   Pickens County 12 W  
49   Falkville W  
24   Lamar County 21 W  
34   Hatton W  
40   West Morgan W  
36   Lawrence County 17 W  
49   North Sand Mountain W  1st Rd
31   Gaston W  2nd Rd
27   West Morgan W  3rd Rd
17   Cordova 14 W OT  Semi
28   New Brockton W  Finals
  
46114-1-0 151
Region Record  3-0
New Brockton
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
26   Daleville W  
21   Georgiana 14 W  
14   W.S. Neal W  
 Cottonwood 16 L  
35   Goshen W  
14   Straughn W  
40   Florala 12 W  
35   Samson 13 W  
    OPEN    
44   Zion Chapel W  
21   Houston County W  1st Rd
21   Sweet Water W  2nd Rd
15   Cottonwood W  3rd Rd
35   Montgomery Academy 18 W  Semi
 Hazlewood 28 L  Finals
  
32812-2-0 131
Region Record  3-0
Game Summary
Hazlewood
0 7 14 7 -- 28
New Brockton
0 0 0 0 -- 0
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Hazlewood: Tarrant Lynch 14 yard run (Antonio Langham PAT)
Hazlewood: Tarrant Lynch 1 yard run (PAT no good)
Hazlewood: Antonio Langham 82 yard run (Tim Smith run)
Hazlewood: Jason Russell 6 yard pass from Tim Smith (Antonio Langham PAT)
 
  Brockton Hazlewood
First Downs7 16
Rush/Yards86 304
Pass/Yards33 40
Pass att/com/int10-2-1 8-4-1
Total Yards119 344
Fumbles/Lost0 0
Punt/Avg. 7-34.8 3-23.6
Penalties29 23
Time of Poss.
   
Game MVP:
Records: Hazlewood (14-1); New Brockton (12-2)
Coaches: Jackie Ferguson, Hazlewood and , New Brockton
Game: Played Friday December 2, 1988 at Town Creek
 
Summary:
              The Hazlewood Golden Bears blanked New Brockton 28-0 Friday night to win their Sixth State title overall and fourth of the 1980s. Tarrant Lynch ran for two touchdowns and Antonio Langham ran 82 yards for another score to lead Hazlewood. Lynch ran 14 yards for a score in the second quarter and 1 yard for the other touchdown in the third quarter. 
              Tim Smith passed to Jason Russell for Hazlewood's other touchdown. This was the Gamecocks fourth playoff appearance and the first past the second round.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

In 1969 the two point conversion was adopted for play following a touchdown. Until that time all conversions were worth one point.