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1988 State Championship Final Summaries
Vigor would later win a share of the National Championship in 1988.
This team is considered by many to be the best overall team in the history
of high school football in Alabama
1988 Class 2A State Championship Game Hazlewood vs. New Brockton
Hazlewood
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
H
25
Courtland
12
W
A
19
Hamilton
13
W
OT
H
35
West Limestone
21
W
H
7
Colbert County
22
L
A
40
Pickens County
12
W
H
49
Falkville
6
W
A
24
Lamar County
21
W
A
34
Hatton
0
W
H
40
West Morgan
6
W
A
36
Lawrence County
17
W
H
49
North Sand Mountain
0
W
1st Rd
A
31
Gaston
7
W
2nd Rd
H
27
West Morgan
0
W
3rd Rd
A
17
Cordova
14
W
OT
Semi
H
28
New Brockton
0
W
Finals
461
14-1-0
151
Region Record
3-0
New Brockton
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
26
Daleville
6
W
A
21
Georgiana
14
W
H
14
W.S. Neal
8
W
H
7
Cottonwood
16
L
H
35
Goshen
9
W
A
14
Straughn
0
W
A
40
Florala
12
W
A
35
Samson
13
W
OPEN
H
44
Zion Chapel
0
W
H
21
Houston County
0
W
1st Rd
A
21
Sweet Water
0
W
2nd Rd
H
15
Cottonwood
7
W
3rd Rd
H
35
Montgomery Academy
18
W
Semi
A
0
Hazlewood
28
L
Finals
328
12-2-0
131
Region Record
3-0
Game Summary
Hazlewood
0
7
14
7
--
28
New Brockton
0
0
0
0
--
0
Scoring Summaries:
Hazlewood: Tarrant Lynch 14 yard run (Antonio Langham PAT)
Hazlewood: Tarrant Lynch 1 yard run (PAT no good)
Hazlewood: Antonio Langham 82 yard run (Tim Smith run)
Hazlewood: Jason Russell 6 yard pass from Tim Smith (Antonio Langham PAT)
Brockton
Hazlewood
First Downs
7
16
Rush/Yards
86
304
Pass/Yards
33
40
Pass att/com/int
10-2-1
8-4-1
Total Yards
119
344
Fumbles/Lost
0
0
Punt/Avg.
7-34.8
3-23.6
Penalties
29
23
Time of Poss.
Game MVP:
Records: Hazlewood (14-1); New
Brockton (12-2)
Coaches: Jackie Ferguson, Hazlewood and , New Brockton
Game: Played Friday December 2, 1988 at Town Creek
Summary:
The Hazlewood Golden Bears blanked
New Brockton 28-0 Friday night to win their Sixth State title
overall and fourth of the 1980s. Tarrant Lynch ran for two
touchdowns and Antonio Langham ran 82 yards for another score to
lead Hazlewood. Lynch ran 14 yards for a score in the second
quarter and 1 yard for the other touchdown in the third quarter.
Tim Smith passed to Jason Russell for Hazlewood's other
touchdown. This was the Gamecocks fourth playoff appearance and
the first past the second round.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The Super 6 State Championships began in 1996. Since then all title games were played at Legion Field in Birmingham until 2009.