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1995 State Championship Final Summaries


  
1995 Class 1A State Championship Game
Courtland vs. Maplesville
Courtland
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
 Hazlewood 28 L  
13   Falkner MS W  
28   Sumter County 18 W  
 Central Tuscaloosa 56 L  
47   Mount Hope W  
44   Parrish W  
20   Coffee W  
20   Colbert County W  
33   Speake W  
57   Madison Academy W  
34   Parrish W  1st Rd
28   Talladega County Central W  2nd Rd
24   Hackleburg W  3rd Rd
17   Addison W  Semi
14   Maplesville W  Finals
  
38713-2-0 175
Region Record  3-0
Maplesville
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
38   St. James W  
40   Montgomery Academy W  
22   Francis Marion W  
14   Billingsley 28 L  
20   Jemison 21 L  
21   Dallas County W  
55   Holtville W  
43   Isabella W  
49   Verbena 12 W  
27   Thorsby W  
21   McKenzie W  1st Rd
49   Fruitdale W  2nd Rd
41   Autaugaville 14 W  3rd Rd
14   Billingsley 13 W  Semi
 Courtland 14 L  Finals
  
46112-3-0 138
Region Record  2-1
Game Summary
Courtland
6 0 0 8 -- 14
Maplesville
0 7 0 0 -- 7
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Courtland: Rakesh Martin 64 yard pass from Omar Brown PAT no good)
Maplesville: Kelvin Morrow 2 yard run (Larry Colburn PAT)
Courtland: Rakesh Martin 46 yard pass from Omar Brown (Brant Billen run) 3:51
 
  Courtland Maplesville
First Downs7 8
Rush/Yards45 181
Pass/Yards117 0
Pass att/com/int8-3-0 3-0-0
Total Yards162 181
Fumbles/Lost1-0 5-3
Punt/Avg.6-28.0 5-23.0
Penalties
Time of Poss.
   
 
Individual Stats
 R.A. Hubbard 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Brant Billen13 29 0
LaBryant Hall8 28 0
     
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Omar Brown8-3-0 117 2
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Rakesh Martin2 110 2
 17 0
 Maplesville 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Kelvin Morrow21 75 1
Kevin Harris11 59 0
Wesley Morrow7 35 0
     
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
 3-0-00 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
     
     

Game MVP:
Records:  Courtland (13-2); Maplesville (12-3)
Coaches: Louis White, Courtland and Jim Hubbert, Maplesville
Game: Played Friday December 8, 1995 at Courtland
 
Summary:
              Rakesh Martin caught touchdown passes of 64 and 46 yards as Courtland defeated Maplesville for the 1A title Friday Night. With 3:51 remaining in the game, Omar Brown hit Martin for a 46 yard touchdown that gave Courtland all the points they needed for the victory.
              Bant Billen ran the ball in on the two point conversion and Courtland was able to hold off one last Maplesville rally before the game ended. Maplesville finally made it to the championship game after losing six times in the semi-finals in the past eleven years. The championship would be the fourth for Courtland under Coach Louis White.
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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.