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1979 State Championship Final Summaries

  
1979 Class 4A State Championship Game
Enterprise vs. Vestavia Hills
Enterprise
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 28   Carroll 6 W  
H 35   Charles Henderson 0 W  
A 35   Selma 0 W  
H 27   Pine Forest FL 21 W  
A 26   Ft. Walton Beach FL 12 W  
H 13   Sidney Lanier 0 W  
A 42   Carver Montgomery 13 W  
A 15   Northview 14 W OT  
H 13   Prattville 3 W  
H 14   Dothan 15 L  
H 31   Murphy 21 W  1st Rd
H 28   Baldwin County 7 W  2nd Rd
 9   Jeff Davis 7 W  Semi
N 14   Vestavia Hills 13 W  Finals
  
33013-1-0 132
Region Record  6-1
Vestavia Hills
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 36   Mountain Brook 14 W  
H 13   Walker 8 W  
H 43   Hewitt-Trussville 0 W  
A 17   Minor 0 W  
H 7   Berry 20 L  
A 27   John Carroll 9 W  
H 31   Homewood 0 W  
H 27   Shades Valley 24 W OT  
A 17   Erwin 14 W  
A 10   Talladega 0 W  
A 21   Banks 0 W  1st Rd
H 10   Walker 7 W OT  2nd Rd
 31   J.O. Johnson 20 W  Semi
N 13   Enterprise 14 L  Finals
  
30312-2-0 130
Region Record  5-0
Game Summary
Enterprise
7 7 0 0 -- 14
Vestavia
0 7 0 6 -- 13
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Enterprise: Faison 9 yard pass from Kevin Maddox (Eddie Fortner PAT)
Enterprise: Craig Florence 13 yard pass from Kevin Maddox (Eddie Fortner PAT) 2:20
Vestavia: Phillip Lee 38 yard pass from John Wilson (Kirkland PAT) 0:39
Vestavia: Pat Schiffman 18 yard pass from John Wilson (pass failed) 2:56
 
  Enterprise Vestavia
First Downs 11 11
Rush/Yards 186 141
Pass/Yards 22 81
Pass att/com/int 5-2-0 12-4-2
Total Yards 208 222
Fumbles/Lost 1 0
Punt/Avg.6-37 5-41
Penalties72 54
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Enterprise (13-1); Vestavia Hills (12-2)
Coaches: Bill Bacon, Enterprise and Buddy Anderson, Vestavia Hills
Game: Played Friday December 7, 1979 at Legion Field Birmingham
 
Summary:
         Vestavia Hills, for the second time in two seasons, finished as the runner-up in the Class 6A state championship game. Enterprise claimed its first playoff state championship. The Wildcats scored two first half touchdowns and made it hold up against a Vestavia Hills rally.
        John Wilson hit Pat Schiffman on an 18-yard touchdown pass with just 2:56 remaining in the game but a failed two-point conversion try gave the win to the Enterprise Wildcats.
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