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1997 Super Six State Championship Summaries
All Super Six games played in Birmingham at Legion Field for the
second year.
1997 Class 5A State Championship Game Etowah vs. Blount
Etowah
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
H
42
North Jackson
6
W
A
14
Tuscaloosa County
17
L
H
42
Decatur
14
W
A
33
Fort Payne
13
W
A
27
Oxford
0
W
A
27
Gadsden
12
W
H
24
Pell City
0
W
H
35
Emma Sansom
14
W
OPEN
H
47
Southside Gadsden
13
W
H
34
Saks
9
W
1st Rd
H
21
Jackson-Olin
0
W
2nd Rd
A
27
Erwin
7
W
3rd Rd
H
21
Scottsboro
13
W
Semi
N
0
Blount
21
L
Finals
394
12-2-0
139
Region Record
2-0
Blount
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
41
Williamson
0
W
A
47
Robertsdale
0
W
A
14
Moss Point MS
27
L
H
21
Shaw
7
W
H
36
LeFlore
9
W
A
28
B.C. Rain
14
W
H
13
Murphy
35
L
A
29
Citronelle
0
W
H
6
Vigor
32
L
H
35
Escambia County
13
W
H
25
Chilton County
0
W
1st Rd
A
20
Smiths Station
14
W
2nd Rd
H
35
Shaw
14
W
3rd Rd
A
35
Sylacauga
7
W
Semi
N
21
Etowah
0
W
Finals
406
12-3-0
172
Region Record
3-0
Game Summary
Etowah
0
0
0
0
--
0
Blount
0
7
7
7
--
21
Scoring Summaries:
Blount: Kennard Williams 49 yard pass from Tyrone James (Antoine Hill PAT)
10:23
Blount: Kennard Williams 60 yard pass from Tyrone James (Antoine Hill PAT)
Blount: Hill 32 yard interception return (Antoine Hill PAT)
Etowah
Blount
First Downs
6
12
Rush/Yards
34-19
37-135
Pass/Yards
35
154
Pass att/com/int
23-5-0
20-5-2
Total Yards
54
289
Fumbles/Lost
0-0
0-0
Punt/Avg.
5-40.4
4-32.5
Penalties
2-19
11-64
Time of Poss.
23:19
24:31
Individual Stats
Etowah
Rushing
Att.
Yds.
TD
Carnell Williams
10
30
0
Nix
6
12
0
Hale
7
8
0
Passing
Att/Comp/Int
Yds.
TD
Winningham
16-4-3
20
0
Anthony Mayo
7-1-0
15
0
Receiving
No.
Yds.
TD
Hale
2
21
0
Nix
2
11
0
Prickett
1
3
0
Blount
Rushing
Att.
Yds.
TD
Rayheim Franklin
21
84
0
Tyrone James
8
29
0
Dulaney
6
21
0
Passing
Att/Comp/Int
Yds.
TD
Tyrone James
20-5-2
154
2
Receiving
No.
Yds.
TD
Kennard Williams
2
109
2
Deandre Green
2
20
0
Kennard Pugh
1
25
0
Game MVP: DT, DeMarco McNeil, Blount
Records: Blount (12-3); Etowah (12-2)
Coaches: Ben Harris, Blount and Raymond Farmer, Etowah
Game: Saturday December 13, 1997 Legion Field, Birmingham
Summary:
The Blount defense dominated the line of scrimmage led by MVP DeMarco McNeil with 10 tackles and
two sacks. Robert Malone added nine tackles and three sacks to keep the Etowah offense off track all evening.
Carnell Williams was held to 10 carries for 30 yards by the Leopard defense.
Blount kept Etowah out of the end zone and allowed them only 54 yards of total offense.
It was Blount's fourth title in the 1990s.
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