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1977 State Championship Final Summaries
1977 Class 1A State Championship Game Ohatchee vs. Notasulga
Ohatchee
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
H
9
Cleburne County
13
L
A
28
Cleveland
0
W
H
18
Donoho
15
W
A
7
Lincoln
0
W
A
42
Ragland
6
W
A
27
Munford
13
W
H
24
Ranburne
0
W
A
35
Springville
0
W
H
44
White Plains
6
W
H
48
Gaston
0
W
H
27
Wadley
7
W
1st Rd
A
33
Cedar Bluff
6
W
2nd Rd
A
48
Brilliant
6
W
Semi
H
32
Notasulga
0
W
Finals
422
13-1-0
72
Region Record
3-0
Notasulga
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
42
Alabama Christian
0
W
H
18
Beulah
0
W
A
13
Trinity
12
W
H
45
Loachapoka
12
W
A
12
Wadley
12
T
A
40
Mount Olive
8
W
H
28
Reeltown
10
W
H
8
Beauregard
13
L
H
46
Lyman Ward
12
W
A
15
LaFayette
8
W
H
14
Clio
0
W
1st Rd
A
12
Calera
0
W
2nd Rd
H
17
Brantley
12
W
Semi
A
0
Ohatchee
32
L
Finals
310
11-2-1
131
Region Record
4-0
Game Summary
Notasulga
0
0
6
0
--
6
Ohatchee
14
3
7
8
--
32
Scoring Summaries:
Ohatchee: Daryl Crump 1 yard run (Roy Evans PAT) 6:55
Ohatchee: James Collins 1 yard run (Roy Evans PAT) 1:56
Ohatchee: Roy Evans 39 yard field goal 7:58
Ohatchee: James Collins 11 yard run (Roy Evans PAT) 3:59
Notasulga: Sylvester Macon 32 yard pass from Clay Reynolds (2 point run failed) 0:16
Ohatchee: Daryl Crump 48 yard run (Simpson run) 5:10
Notasulga
Ohatchee
First Downs
7
24
Rush/Yards
67
308
Pass/Yards
46
39
Pass att/com/int
17-4-3
8-5-0
Total Yards
113
347
Fumbles/Lost
1
1
Punt/Avg.
2-27
1-26
Penalties
35
45
Time of Poss.
Game MVP:
Records: Notasulga (11-2-1); Ohatchee (13-1)
Coaches: Dwight Sanderson, Notasulga and Jimmy Wood, Ohatchee
Game: Played Friday December 2, 1977 at Ohatchee
Summary:
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.