1984 Class 4A State Championship Game
T.R. Miller vs. Cherokee County |
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| T.R. Miller |
| Site | PF |
Opponent | PA |
WLT | OT |
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| A | 20 |
Jackson |
26 | L |
OT |
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| H | 43 |
Thomasville |
27 | W |
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| A | 2 |
Monroe County |
20 | L |
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| H | 15 |
UMS-Wright |
3 | W |
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| H | 14 |
Escambia County |
35 | L |
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| | 31 |
McIntosh |
6 | W |
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| A | 25 |
Opp |
7 | W |
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| H | 35 |
Evergreen |
6 | W |
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| A | 29 |
Alba |
7 | W |
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| H | 27 |
W.S. Neal |
0 | W |
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| H | 33 |
Keith |
22 | W |
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1st Rd |
| A | 23 |
UMS-Wright |
17 | W |
2OT |
2nd Rd |
| H | 31 |
Pike County |
6 | W |
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3rd Rd |
| H | 17 |
Tallassee |
7 | W |
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Semi |
| A | 20 |
Cherokee County |
18 | W |
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Finals |
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| 365 | 12-3-0 |
207 | |
| Region Record | 3-0 | |
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| Cherokee County |
| Site | PF |
Opponent | PA |
WLT | OT |
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| A | 18 |
Piedmont |
13 | W |
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| A | 34 |
Etowah |
0 | W |
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| H | 15 |
Scottsboro |
6 | W |
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| A | 13 |
Walter Wellborn |
21 | L |
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OPEN |
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| H | 34 |
Saks |
0 | W |
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| A | 14 |
Athens |
15 | L |
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| A | 22 |
Glencoe |
26 | L |
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| H | 48 |
Litchfield |
19 | W |
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| H | 36 |
Boaz |
0 | W |
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| H | 28 |
Alexandria |
22 | W |
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1st Rd |
| A | 18 |
Munford |
13 | W |
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2nd Rd |
| A | 33 |
Shelby County |
27 | W |
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3rd Rd |
| H | 15 |
Wilson |
6 | W |
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Semi |
| H | 18 |
T.R. Miller |
20 | L |
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Finals |
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| 346 | 10-4-0 |
188 | |
| Region Record | 2-1 | |
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| T.R. Miller | |
| Cherokee County | |
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| Scoring Summaries: |
| Cherokee: Cash Covington 3 yard run (pass failed) |
| Cherokee: Slone Maddox 54 yard pass from Neal Wester (pass failed) |
| Miller: Ken Ladnier 2 yard run (Herbert PAT) |
| Cherokee: Neal Wester 46 yard run (run failed) |
| Miller: Joseph Williams 20 yard run (run failed) |
| Miller: James Weaver 21 yard pass from Ken Ladnier (Herbert PAT) |
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Miller |
Cherokee |
| First Downs | 18 |
8 |
| Rush/Yards | 189 |
189 |
| Pass/Yards | 162 |
90 |
| Pass att/com/int | 24-10-0 |
17-5-0 |
| Total Yards | 351 |
279 |
| Fumbles/Lost | 3 |
0 |
| Punt/Avg. | 2-38.5 |
5-37.0 |
| Penalties | 62 |
55 |
| Time of Poss. |
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| Game MVP: |
| Records: T.R. Miller (12-3); Cherokee County (10-4) |
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| Coaches: Mike Sasser, T.R. Miller and Bobby Joe Johnson, Cherokee County |
| Game: Played Friday December 7, 1984 at Warriors Stadium, Centre |
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Summary:
T.R. Miller converted two
fourth-down plays in the final two minutes to capture a come
from behind victory over Cherokee County. The Indians
controlled the first half and led 12-0 at intermission.
Miller took the second
half kickoff and used a 12-play 77 yard drive to close the gap
to 12-7. The Indians answered following a Miller fumble to score
in three plays from 51 yards out to take a 18-7 lead after three
periods.
The Tigers fought back
with a 79 yard, three play drive to pull within 18-13 on Joseph
Williams 20 yard run early in the final stanza. Following a
Cherokee County punt, Miller took over on their 15-yard line and
set out on a game winning drive with 3:05 left in the game.
It took the Tigers only
2:16 and 11 plays to cover the 85 yards. They scored with just
49 seconds remaining on a fourth down pass from Ken Ladnier to
James Weaver for 21 yards. |
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