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1967 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1967 Class 3A State Championship Game
Russellville vs. Colbert County
Russellville
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 14   Bradshaw 0 W  
H 20   Colbert County 20 T  
H 26   Coffee 13 W  
A 37   Walker 0 W  
A 39   Austin 13 W  
A 50   Deshler 17 W  
A 32   Haleyville 7 W  
A 34   Cherokee 14 W  
A 27   Sheffield 6 W  
H 40   Hartselle 7 W  
H 20   Cherokee County 6 W  1st Rd
A 13   Colbert County 6 W  Finals
  
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Colbert County
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 21   Lawrence County 0 W  
A 20   Russellville 20 T  
H 20   Sardis 0 W  
H 39   Central Florence 7 W  
H 41   Lauderdale County 12 W  
H 44   Hanceville 0 W  
A 28   Sheffield 6 W  
A 33   Muscle Shoals 0 W  
H 33   Deshler 7 W  
A 13   Cherokee 6 W  
H 20   Pisgah 19 W  1st Rd
H 6   Russellville 13 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
Russellville
0 6 7 0 -- 13
Colbert County
0 6 0 0 -- 6
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Colbert County: Jimmy Israel 5 yard run (Roy McCormack PAT no good) 9:13
Russellville: Jeff Fuller 1 yard run (Jeff Fuller PAT no good) 2:36
Russellville: Terry Pounders 70 yard punt return (Jeff Fuller PAT no good) 5:46
 
  Russellville Colbert
First Downs 6 10
Rush/Yards 73 112
Pass/Yards 15 50
Pass att/com/int 6-1-1 15-4-2
Total Yards 88 182
Fumbles/Lost 1 0
Punt/Avg.
Penalties 25 45
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Russellville (11-0-1); Colbert County (10-1-1)
Coaches: Bill Doty, Russellville and C.T. Manley, Colbert County
Game: Played Friday December 1, 1967 at Tom Braley Memorial Stadium in Florence
 
Summary:     
            Russellville slipped by Colbert County 13-6 to claim the first ever Class 3A state playoff title. A 70 yard punt return in the third period by Terry Pounders would be the winning touchdown for the Golden Tigers. Colbert County would outgain the Tigers 182-88 but were unable to capitalize on the yardage advantage.
            Russellville also scored in the second period on a one yard run by Jeff Fuller after Dan Gonzalez had recovered a fumble at the Colbert County three yard line. Colbert County would get on the scoreboard in the second quarter on a 59 yard drive and a Jimmy Israel 5 yard run.
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