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1976 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1976 Class 2A State Championship Game
Elmore County vs. Red Bay
Elmore County
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 20   Stanhope Elmore 15 W  
A 18   South Macon 8 W  
A 36   Autaugaville 7 W  
H 41   St. Jude 12 W  
H 41   Holtville 7 W  
A 22   Tallassee 29 L  
H 35   D.C. Wolfe 14 W  
A 28   Dadeville 0 W  
H 34   Lineville 6 W  
A 42   Wetumpka 12 W  
H 30   Handley 14 W  1st Rd
H 14   Montevallo 6 W  2nd Rd
H 35   Georgiana 0 W  Semi
 20   Red Bay 12 W  Finals
  
41613-1-0 142
Region Record  5-0
Red Bay
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 46   Vina 0 W  
H 26   Hazlewood 0 W  
A 22   Lauderdale County 14 W  
A 24   Brooks 12 W  
H 50   Belmont MS 0 W  
A 26   Hatton 8 W  
A 16   Colbert Heights 0 W  
H 32   Courtland 6 W  
H 38   Cherokee 0 W  
H 30   Phil Campbell 0 W  
H 40   Tanner 0 W  1st Rd
 16   Stevenson 14 W  2nd Rd
 42   Winfield 20 W  Semi
 12   Elmore County 20 L  Finals
  
42013-1-0 94
Region Record  7-0
Game Summary
Elmore
14 0 6 0 -- 20
Red Bay
0 6 6  0 -- 12
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Elmore: Willie B. Todd 3 yard run (Warren Colley PAT)
Elmore: Todd 11 yard run (Warren Colley PAT)
Red Bay: Mike Fancher 1 yard run (PAT no good)
Red Bay: Mike Fancher 1 yard run (2 point conversion no good)
Elmore: Alvin Freeman 12 yard run (Warren Colley PAT no good)
 
  Red Bay Elmore County
First Downs 9 15
Rush/Yards 99 370 
Pass/Yards 56 8
Pass att/com/int 14-6-0 5-1-0
Total Yards 155 378
Fumbles/Lost 2 3
Punt/Avg.6-33 1-20
Penalties3-25 6-70
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Elmore County (13-1); Red Bay (13-1)
Coaches: Terry Burt, Elmore County and Paul Prestage, Red Bay
Game: Played Friday December 3, 1976 at Eclectic
 
Summary:
              Elmore County rushed for 378 yards on 50 carries to outpace Red Bay for the Class 2A state title. Ferrell Townsend ran 57 yards to the Red Bay three on their first play from scrimmage to set up the first score for Elmore County. Then when Red Bay cut the lead to 14-12 once again it was Townsend who ran 22 yards on a third and 17 play to set up Alvin Freemans 12 yard run for the clinching score.
             Townsend finished the game with 128 yards on only seven carries. Turner gained 81 yards on 7 carries and Leonard got 68 in eight. Freeman had 55 on 14 totes and Todd 39 in 12 tries.
             Red Bay's top carrier was Kennedy with 51 yards on 13 carries. The Championship game appearance was a first for the Tigers after losing in the semi-finals in their only other playoff chance in 1974. Elmore won their first ever state playoff championship.
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