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1972 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1972 Class 2A State Championship Game
Oneonta vs. Cordova
Oneonta
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 33   Locust Fork 0 W  
H 34   Hanceville 12 W  
A 1   Pleasant Grove 0 #Won  
H 3   Susan Moore 0 W  
A 33   J.B. Pennington 0 W  
A 36   Warrior 6 W  
H 47   Ashville 0 W  
H 21   Pell City 7 W  
A 37   Hokes Bluff 0 W  
H 49   West End Walnut Grove 12 W  
H 70   G.P. Austin 6 W  1st Rd
A 36   Alexandria 20 W  Semi
A 43   Cordova 14 W  Finals
  
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Cordova
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 3   Lamar County 2 W  
H 21   Dora 7 W  
A 22   Pinson Valley 9 W  
H 27   Curry 0 W  
H 21   Carbon Hill 6 W  
A 28   Oakman 0 W  
H 35   Northside 0 W  
A 7   Corner 0 W  
A 7   Winfield 0 W  
A 26   Parrish 0 W  
H 16   Elmore County 6 W  1st Rd
A 14   West Morgan 10 W  Semi
H 14   Oneonta 43 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
Oneonta
0 21 8 14 -- 43
Cordova
0 0 7 7 -- 14
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Oneonta: Mark Hitt 37 yard fumble return (Ricky Sanders PAT) 8:48
Oneonta: Ricky Sanders 1 yard run (Ricky Sanders PAT) 3:23
Oneonta: Ricky Sanders 8 yard pass from Joe Jones (Ricky Sanders PAT) 0:00
Oneonta: Jim Patton 13 yard pass from Joe Jones (Ricky Sanders PAT) 4:18
Cordova: Vince Morrow 1 yard run (Tim Bullocks PAT) 0:03
Oneonta: Johnny Lowery 3 yard run (Jones to Ballew 2-point) 10:50
Oneonta: John Murray blocked punt recovery in end zone  (Ricky Sanders PAT)
Cordova: Anthony Harris 98 yard kickoff return (Tim Bullocks PAT)
 
  Oneonta Cordova
First Downs 21 10
Rush/Yards 234 112
Pass/Yards 102 0
Pass att/com/int 19-9-0 14-3-2
Total Yards 336 112
Fumbles/Lost 0 0
Punt/Avg. 3-32.0 5-25.0
Penalties 48 42
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records: Oneonta (13-0); Cordova (12-1)
Coaches: Hugh O'Shields Oneonta and Charlie Brown, Cordova
Game: Played Friday December,1 1972 at Bankhead Stadium in Oneonta
 
Summary:
               Oneonta won the Class 2A state championship by defeating Cordova 43-14. The Redskins were led by Ricky Sanders who scored on a six yard pass and ran for another score. Joe Jones also threw a touchdown pass to Jim Patton for Oneonta. Mark Hilt ran for a score, Johnny Lowery scored on a one yard plunge and John Murray recovered a blocked punt for the other Oneonta touchdown.
               Anthony Harris scored on a two yard run and a 95 yard kickoff return for Cordova.
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