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1998 Super Six State Championship Summaries


 
1998 Class 6A State Championship Game
Vestavia Hills vs. Vigor
Vestavia Hills
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
20   Shades Valley 11 W  
29   Northview W  
21   Mountain Brook W  
14   Homewood W  
42   Auburn 13 W  
42   Hoover 15 W  
26   Pelham 20 W  
41   Tuscaloosa County 13 W  
40   Thompson 15 W  
42   Minor W  
49   Brewer W  1st Rd
38   Decatur 24 W  2nd Rd
28   Mountain Brook 10 W  3rd Rd
42   Shades Valley 35 W OT  Semi
10   Vigor W  Finals
  
48415-0-0 190
Region Record  3-0
Vigor
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
 Opelika 17 L  
41   LeFlore 12 W  
14   Murphy 19 L  
60   Mary Montgomery W  
27   Theodore W  
56   Satsuma 14 W  
28   Williamson W  
33   McGill-Toolen W  
31   Baldwin County 14 W  
13   Blount 21 L  
20   Baldwin County 13 W  1st Rd
21   Central Tuscaloosa W  2nd Rd
21   Alma Bryant 14 W  3rd Rd
28   Tuscaloosa County 24 W  Semi
 Vestavia Hills 10 L  Finals
  
40011-4-0 172
Region Record  4-0
Game Summary
Vestavia Hills
0 3 0 7 -- 10
Vigor
0 0 0 7 -- 7
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Vestavia: Ty Neil 27 FG 10:36
Vigor: Larry Howell 13 yard pass from Jarvis Sanders (Bart Hughes PAT) 11:44
Vestavia: John Holloway 8 yard run (Neil PAT) 3:25
 
  Vestavia Vigor
First Downs 13 13
Rush/Yards35-107 27-94
Pass/Yards86 200
Pass att/com/int 22-9-1 30-10-2
Total Yards 193 294
Fumbles/Lost 2-2 0-0
Punt/Avg.5-43.2 6-31.0
Penalties5-45 10-97
Time of Poss. 26:46 21:14
   
 
Individual Stats
 Vestavia Hills 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Sanders648 0
John Holloway4 38 1
Matson934 0
Vacarella724 0
Eden11 0
Falany1-2 0
Brent Speigner7 -36 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Brent Speigner21-9-0 86 0
Jared Hulsh1-0-1 0 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Matson324 0
Meyers226 0
Jared Hulsh2 21 0
T. Sanders18 0
Vacarella17 0
 Vigor 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Cleitus Walker12 72 0
Jarvis Sanders8 16 0
Rydarian Dees6 7 0
Abrams1-1 0
     
     
     
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Jarvis Sanders30-10-2 200 1
     
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Larry Howell5 85 1
Ben Reiss4 107 0
Smith18 0
     
    

Game MVP: DB Robert Evans, Vestavia Hills 
Records: Vestavia Hills (15-0); Vigor (11-4)
Coaches: Buddy Anderson, Vestavia Hills and James Perine, Vigor
Game: Friday December 4, 1998 Legion Field, Birmingham
Summary:
          Rebel Safety Robert Evans batted away a fourth down pass from Jarvis Sanders intended for Larry Howell to seal the win with 1:52 to play. Evans was named the MVP for what turned out to be a defensive struggle for both teams.
          After a Howell touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter gave the Wolves a 7-3 lead, Vestavia drove 45 yards in 5 plays to take the lead with 3:25 left to play in the contest.
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