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1967 State Championship Final Summaries
1967 Class 1A State Championship Game Marengo County vs. Valley Head
Marengo County
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
14
Sweet Water
0
W
H
26
Thomasville
13
W
A
35
Pine Hill
0
W
H
55
Orrville
26
W
A
48
Red Level
12
W
H
35
Evergreen
0
W
H
39
Francis Marion
0
W
A
19
Wilcox County
7
W
H
35
Choctaw County
0
W
A
27
Linden
7
W
H
34
Billingsley
6
W
1st Rd
H
42
Valley Head
7
W
Finals
409
12-0-0
78
Valley Head
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
H
28
Fyffe
25
W
H
39
Cedar Bluff
6
W
H
52
Geraldine
13
W
H
34
Crossville
18
W
A
41
Davis GA
12
W
H
40
Gaylesville
6
W
A
21
Sylvania
12
W
A
39
Plainview
12
W
A
28
Ider
7
W
A
41
Collinsville
7
W
H
34
Lowndes County
7
W
1st Rd
A
7
Marengo County
42
L
Finals
404
11-1-0
167
Game Summary
Marengo County
14
14
--
42
Valley Head
0
7
0
0
--
7
Scoring Summaries:
Thomaston: Buddy Brackin 4 yard run
Thomaston: Clifton McKnight 3 yard run
Valley Head: Charles Carden 47 yard pass to Tony Hammond (PAT)
Thomaston: Clifton McKnight 7 yard run
Thomaston: Bill Glass 29 yard pass from Clifton McKnight
Thomaston: Clifton McKnight run
Thomaston:
Marengo
Valley Head
First Downs
17
9
Rush/Yards
362
43
Pass/Yards
56
180
Pass att/com/int
5-4-0
24-11
Total Yards
418
223
Fumbles/Lost
0-1
2-2
Punt/Avg.
Penalties
3-25
1-5
Time of Poss.
Game MVP:
Records: Marengo County (12-0); Valley Head (-)
Coaches: Roland Atkins, Marengo County and Ron Haushalter, Valley Head
Game: Played Friday December 1, 1967 in Selma
Summary: Marengo County halfbacks Buddy
Brackin and Clifton McKinght teamed up to lead the Tigers to a
42-7 win over Valley Head in the first ever Class 1A playoffs.
Brackin rushed for a game high 193 yards before leaving the game
in the third period with a sprained ankle.
Marengo scored
the first time they had the ball when Brackin gained 49 of the
80 yards on the drive and got the touchdown on a short run.
McKnight scored four touchdowns on short runs and completed 4 of
5 passes including a 27 yard score to Bill Glass in the final
stanza.
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