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1967 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1967 Class 4A State Championship Game
Sidney Lanier vs. Butler
Sidney Lanier
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 48   Parrish Selma 0 W  
H 35   Tuscaloosa 20 W  
    OPEN    
H 62   Ramsay 35 W  
H 63   Melbourne FL 0 W  
A 42   Vigor 0 W  
H 28   Murphy 0 W  
H 42   Davidson 0 W  
A 21   Dothan 0 W  
N 7   Lee Montgomery 0 W  
H 47   Guntersville 7 W  1st Rd
H 20   Butler 0 W  Finals
  
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Butler
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 14   Cullman 7 W  
A 34   Fayetteville TN 0 W  
A 7   Bradshaw 0 W  
H 28   Decatur 0 W  
A 33   John Carroll 27 W  
H 16   Huntsville 14 W  
H 42   Albertville 16 W  
H 47   Lee Huntsville 13 W  
H 21   Coffee 7 W  
H 21   Deshler 7 W  
H 20   Jones Valley 13 W  1st Rd
A 0   Sidney Lanier 20 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
Sidney Lanier
0 0 14 6 -- 20
Butler
0 0 0 0 -- 0
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Sidney Lanier: Scott Gilderstedt 52 yard pass from Buddy Mesaris (Randy Moore PAT)
Sidney Lanier: Sonny Cone 5 yard pass from Buddy Mesaris (Randy Moore PAT)
Sidney Lanier: Rusty Chumley 8 yard run (Randy Moore PAT no good)
 
  Sidney Lanier Butler
First Downs 10 10
Rush/Yards 115 95 
Pass/Yards 107 41
Pass att/com/int 11-5-0 8-4-0
Total Yards 222 136
Fumbles/Lost 0 3
Punt/Avg. 5-34.0 5-24.8
Penalties 62 0
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Sidney Lanier (11-0); Butler (11-1)
Coaches: Bobby Wilson, Sidney Lanier and John Meadows, Butler
Game: Played Friday November 24, 1967 at Cramton Bowl, Montgomery
 
Summary:
             Sidney Lanier won the Class 4A state title for the second consecutive season by beating Butler 20-0 in Montgomery. Before a crowd estimated to be 9,000 the Poets would dominate on defense. Butler's only scoring threat would come in the second quarter when they moved the ball to the Poet's two yard line but could not score in four plays.
             Lanier quarterback, Buddy Mesaris threw a 52 yard touchdown pass to Scott Gilderstedt for Lanier's first score early in the third period. Mesaris would also connect with Sonny Cone for a 5 yard touchdown pass later in the same quarter. Rusty Chumley scored the final points on a 8 yard run in the final stanza to close out the scoring. Randy Moore, who had made 46 extra points in a row missed the final one.  
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.