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1968 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1968 Class 1A State Championship Game
Lowndes Academy vs. Woodland
Lowndes Academy
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 42   Catholic Montgomery 0 W  
H 39   Dadeville 0 W  
A 33   Marion Military Institute 0 W  
H 61   Marengo County 7 W  
    OPEN    
A 33   Valley 13 W  
H 38   Linden 13 W  
H 57   Daleville 6 W  
H 59   Dallas County 12 W  
    OPEN    
H 54   Hackleburg 13 W  1st Rd
H 61   Woodland 27 W  Finals
  
47710-0-0 91
Woodland
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 14   Wadley 7 W  
H 26   Reeltown 19 W  
A 40   Coosa County 0 W  
A 35   Camp Hill 13 W  
A 33   Macon Academy 14 W  
H 13   Bowdon GA 0 W  
H 26   Ranburne 0 W  
H 22   Alabama School Deaf 13 W  
A 40   Beauregard 0 W  
H 20   Randolph County 7 W  
H 26   Akron 20 W  1st Rd
A 27   Lowndes Academy 61 L  Finals
  
32211-1-0 154
Game Summary
Lowndes Academy
28 14 0 19 -- 61
Woodland
0 7 13 7 -- 27
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 13 yard run (David Wayne Hollingshead run)
Lowndes Academy: David Lyon 81 yard punt return (David Wayne Hollingshead run)
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 16 yard run (Lyon PAT)
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 19 yard pass from David Lyon (Fort Hargrove run)
Lowndes Academy: Bob Dickson 29 yard pass from David Lyon (David Wayne Hollingshead run)
Woodland: Barry Casper 3 yard run (Cantrell run)
Lowndes Academy: Harry Ward 11 yard run (Harold Pate run)
Woodland: Donnie Cantrell 1 yard run (run failed)
Woodland: Wiggins 3 yard run (Barry Casper run)
Lowndes Academy: Fort Hargrove 8 yard pass from David Lyon
Woodland: Barry Casper 3 yard run (Wiggins run)
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 5 yard pass from David Lyon (run failed)
Lowndes Academy: David Lyon 7 yard run (David Lyon run)
 
  Lowndes Woodland
First Downs 25 21
Rush/Yards 221 86
Pass/Yards 319 232
Pass att/com/int 26-14-0 25-12-5
Total Yards 540 318
Fumbles/Lost 4 0
Punt/Avg.0-0.0 1-32.0
Penalties137 40
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Lowndes Academy (10-0); Woodland (11-1)
Coaches: Mac Champion, Lowndes Academy and Fred Lovvorn, Woodland
Game: Played November 29, 1968 at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery
 
Summary:
            Lowndes Academy rolled up a 42-7 halftime advantage and coasted the second half in a 67-27 victory over a helpless Woodland team. Lowndes Academy has now won 66 of its last 68 games. Dave Lyon, star quarterback for the Rebels, would toss two touchdown passes of 19 and 20 yards while running for two other scores.
            David Wayne Hollingshead would get things going for the Rebels on a 13 yard run and the point after run. Lyon would get the next score on an 81 yard punt return with 8:56 remaining in the opening quarter. After the Bobcat's second possession ended in an interception the Rebels would score in four plays on another Hollingshead run.
            The Rebels came right back on a 86 yard 5 play drive with Lyons hitting Hollingshead on a 19 yard scoring pass for a 28-0 first quarter lead. Woodland would attempt a comeback in the third quarter but it was too little and too late. Lowndes would rack up 540 yards of total offense on the night.
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