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1998 Super Six State Championship Summaries

 
1998 Class 3A State Championship Game
Briarwood vs. Randolph County
Briarwood
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 41   Oak Grove 22 W  
H 35   Chelsea 14 W  
H 33   UMS-Wright 0 W  
A 33   Jemison 21 W  
H 35   St. James 9 W  
A 24   Deshler 6 W  
H 44   Shelby County 6 W  
A 42   Vincent 13 W  
A 34   Trinity 7 W  
H 42   Fultondale 0 W  
H 56   Calhoun 0 W  1st Rd
A 42   Leroy 18 W  2nd Rd
A 29   Montgomery Academy 15 W  3rd Rd
H 36   Aliceville 33 W OT  Semi
N 56   Randolph County 14 W  Finals
  
58215-0-0 178
Region Record  2-0
Randolph County
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 41   Central Coosa 21 W  
A 60   Horseshoe Bend 0 W  
H 70   Beulah 7 W  
A 3   Lineville 17 L  
A 38   St. Jude 28 W  
H 27   Piedmont 0 W  
H 27   Lincoln 20 W  
A 48   Ohatchee 0 W  
A 38   Pleasant Valley 0 W  
H 35   Ranburne 6 W  
H 58   Colbert Heights 13 W  1st Rd
A 55   Winston County 20 W  2nd Rd
H 59   Locust Fork 14 W  3rd Rd
A 12   Springville 9 W  Semi
N 14   Briarwood 56 L  Finals
  
58513-2-0 211
Region Record  4-0
Game Summary
Briarwood Christian
7 21 21 7 -- 56
Randolph County
0 14 0 0 -- 14
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Briarwood: Jason Ogletree 68 yard pass from Jeff Flannery (Graham Wilson PAT) 5:15
Briarwood: Tim Castille 68 yard punt return (Graham Wilson PAT) 11:39
Briarwood: Robert Gant 42 yard run (Graham Wilson PAT) 8:19
Randolph: Antoine Boyd 53 yard run (Reco Sims PAT) 6:55
Randolph: Martell Houston 7 yard run (Reco Sims PAT) 3:52
Briarwood: Tim Castille 61 yard pass from Flannery (Graham Wilson PAT) 2:08
Briarwood: Robert Gant 7 yard run (Graham Wilson PAT) 10:22
Briarwood: Jeff Flannery 2 yard run (Graham Wilson PAT) 3:27
Briarwood: Robert Gant 69 yard run (Graham Wilson PAT) 0:37
Briarwood: Forester 62 yard fumble return (Graham Wilson PAT) 11:11
 
  Briarwood Randolph
First Downs12 15
Rush/Yards26-215 44-231
Pass/Yards234 95
Pass att/com/int20-9-1 18-5-2
Total Yards449 326
Fumbles/Lost0-0 4-4
Punt/Avg.5-31.6 6-32.0
Penalties4-60 11-85
Time of Poss.18:32 29:28
   
 
Individual Stats
 Briarwood 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Robert Gant10194 3
Jason Ogletree313 0
Jeff Flannery5 7 1
Martin43 0
Mitchell11 0
Watkins10 0
Tim Castille1 -1 0
 1-2 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Jeff Flannery14-7-0 215 2
Brogan5-2-1 19 0
Shaw1-0-00 0
     
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Tim Castille5 121 1
Jason Ogletree 3 87 1
Robert Gant126 0
     
 Randolph County 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Antoine Boyd19 151 1
Sims1051 0
Martell Houston8 21 1
Rusty Watters610 0
Ezekial Knight1 -2 0
     
     
     
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Rusty Watters16-5-2 95 0
Sims1-0-00 0
     
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Angel274 0
Ezekial Knight1 8 0
Martell Houston1 8 0
Antoine Boyd1 5 0
Game MVP: RB Robert Grant, Briarwood
Records: Briarwood (15-0); Randolph County (13-2)
Coaches: Fred Yancey, Briarwood and Ron Watters, Randolph County
Game: Friday December 4, 1998 Legion Field, Birmingham
 
Summary:
            Briarwood Christian simply had too many weapons for Randolph County in pounding the Tigers 56-14. Robert Grant ran for 194 yards and three touchdowns on only 10 carries.
            Tim Castille caught a 61 yard touchdown pass and scores on a 68 yard punt return. Castille, an eighth grader, finished with 5 receptions for 121 yards.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.