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1978 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1978 Class 3A State Championship Game
Eufaula vs. Colbert County
Eufaula
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 30   Smiths Station 6 W  
H 7   Valley 6 W  
H 21   Northview 14 W  
H 27   Pike County 0 W  
A 27   Carroll 0 W  
H 22   Bullock County 0 W  
    OPEN    
H 34   Auburn 0 W  
    OPEN    
A 20   Russell County 6 W  
A 23   Opp 3 W  1st Rd
H 20   T.R. Miller 0 W  2nd Rd
H 21   Lanett 0 W  Semi
H 29   Colbert County 0 W  Finals
  
28112-0-0 35
Region Record  4-0
Colbert County
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 39   Cherokee 7 W  
H 27   Muscle Shoals 0 W  
A 15   Lauderdale County 6 W  
H 23   Russellville 0 W  
A 15   Deshler 12 W  
H 24   Rogers 0 W  
A 8   Hazlewood 10 L  
H 28   Sheffield 14 W  
A 12   Haleyville 25 L  
A 24   Central Florence 0 W  
H 18   Hamilton 7 W  1st Rd
A 40   Cullman 26 W  2nd Rd
H 18   Gardendale 16 W  Semi
A 0   Eufaula 29 L  Finals
  
29111-3-0 152
Region Record  6-0
Game Summary
Eufaula
7 15 7 0 -- 29
Colbert
0 0 0 0 -- 0
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Eufaula: Tony Dykes 13 yard run (PAT Tony Dykes) 5:07
Eufaula: Levi Richardson 5 yard pass from Michael Thomas (PAT Tony Dykes) 10:23
Eufaula: Levi Richardson 13 yard pass from Michael Thomas (Michael Thomas pass)
Eufaula: Michael Thomas 33 yard run (PAT Tony Dykes) 0:54
 
  Eufaula Colbert
First Downs 10 9
Rush/Yards 225 186
Pass/Yards 21 37
Pass att/com/int 4-3-0 8-3-2
Total Yards 246 223
Fumbles/Lost 3 3
Punt/Avg.4-33 1-26
Penalties15 5
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Eufaula (12-0); Colbert County (11-3)
Coaches: George Cochran, Eufaula and Don Creasy, Colbert County
Game: Played Friday December 1, 1978 at Eufaula
 
Summary:
         Eufaula got the first big break of the game when a mishandled snap on a punt gave them the football at the Colbert County 29 yard line. Five plays later Tony Dykes scored on a 5-yard run to put the Tigers had a 7-0 lead with 5:07 left in the first quarter.
         Later. Barry Brown recovered an Indian fumble and the Tigers drove 62 yards for their second score and Eufaula led 14-0. The third Indian mistake, a fumble at the 45, led to a second Michael Thomas to Levi Richardson touchdown pass, this one for 13 yards. Eufaula led 22-0 at the half.
         The win gave Eufaula their first playoff state championship in school history.
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