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1998 Super Six State Championship Summaries

 
1998 Class 4A State Championship Game
Deshler vs. T.R. Miller
Deshler
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 39   Russellville 14 W  
H 38   Bradshaw 7 W  
A 57   Coffee 12 W  
A 53   Brooks 14 W  
H 28   Colbert County 14 W  
H 6   Briarwood 24 L  
H 50   Muscle Shoals 0 W  
A 41   Sheffield 14 W  
H 63   Central Florence 21 W  
H 52   Wilson 8 W  
H 53   Hokes Bluff 14 W  1st Rd
A 26   Leeds 13 W  2nd Rd
H 48   Holt 0 W  3rd Rd
H 52   Midfield 14 W  Semi
N 34   T.R. Miller 6 W  Finals
  
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Region Record  4-0
T.R. Miller
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 12   Clarke County 14 L  
A 17   UMS-Wright 14 W  
A 49   Daleville 20 W  
H 35   Jackson 0 W  
H 36   Escambia County 23 W  
H 36   St. Pauls 56 L  
A 41   Monroe County 12 W  
H 27   Hillcrest Evergreen 7 W  
A 14   Alma Bryant 49 L  
H 38   W.S. Neal 7 W  
A 42   Handley 21 W  1st Rd
H 37   Tallassee 8 W  2nd Rd
H 38   Thomasville 7 W  3rd Rd
A 21   St. Pauls 7 W  Semi
N 6   Deshler 34 L  Finals
  
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Region Record  1-1
Game Summary
Deshler
13 0 8 13 -- 34
T.R. Miller
0 6 0 0 -- 6
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Deshler: Michael Owens 32 yard pass from Odell Graves (Hal Hughston PAT) 10:29
Deshler: Odell Graves 2 yard run (Hal Hughston PAT no good) 7:13
T.R. Miller: Robert English 7 yard run (PAT no good) 0:32
Deshler: Michael Owens 4 yard run (Owens Run) 9:25
Deshler: Earnest Byrd 4 yard run (PAT no good) 11:57
Deshler: Michael Owens 17 yard run (Hal Hughston PAT) 6:18
 
  Deshler T.R. Miller
First Downs20 11
Rush/Yards45-309 33-44
Pass/Yards107 134
Pass att/com/int8-5-1 20-11-0
Total Yards416 178
Fumbles/Lost0-0 0-0
Punt/Avg.0-0.0 6-38.7
Penalties1-10 6-39
Time of Poss. 20:38 27:22
   
 
Individual Stats
 Deshler 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Michael Owens16 174 2
Earnest Byrd17 107 1
Johnson314 0
Odell Graves8 8 1
Morris16 0
     
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Odell Graves8-5-1 107 1
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Michael Owens2 56 1
Evan Fleming2 33 0
Johnson118 0
     
 
 T.R. Miller 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Chris Travis1557 0
Robert English1 7 1
William Deere5 7 0
Brandon Longs4 5 0
Hines15 0
Jackson14 0
Garrett Akridge6 -41 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Garrett Akridge20-11-0 134 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Robert English3 30 0
Jansen Samuels2 37 0
Brandon Longs2 32 0
Chris Travis211 0
Burkett115 0
Game MVP: Michael Owens, Deshler
Records: Deshler (14-1); T.R. Miller (11-4)
Coaches: John Mothershed, Deshler and Jamie Riggs, T.R. Miller
Game: Saturday December 5, 1998 Legion Field, Birmingham
 
Summary:
           Michael Owens, the game MVP, ran wild for 174 yards and two touchdowns and took a 32 yard screen pass in for another score to lead Deshler to a 34-6 rout of T.R. Miller. Deshler racked up 309 yards rushing and 416 total yards to keep the Miller offense at bay.
           The Tigers had a chance down only 13-6 at halftime but Deshler would put the game out of reach with three unanswered touchdowns in the second half.
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