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2003 Super Six State Championship Summaries

 
2003 Class 2A State Championship Game
Luverne vs. Randolph County
Luverne
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 6   Opp 24 L  
A 17   Highland Home 12 W  
H 34   Goshen 0 W  
H 28   Keith 6 W  
H 30   Elba 14 W  
A 9   Billingsley 20 L  
H 25   Marbury 15 W  
H 51   R.C. Hatch 0 W  
A 24   Calera 7 W  
H 13   Brantley 14 L  
H 21   G.W. Long 0 W  1st Rd
H 20   Washington County 0 W  2nd Rd
A 16   Slocomb 13 W  3rd Rd
A 6   Red Level 0 W  Semi
N 14   Randolph County 21 L  Finals
  
31411-4-0 146
Region Record  6-1
Randolph County
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 32   Bremen GA 0 W  
A 14   Ranburne 0 W  
H 9   Lineville 14 L  
H 39   White Plains 0 W  
A 26   Clay County 21 W  
H 41   Weaver 6 W  
A 46   Woodland 6 W  
H 42   Horseshoe Bend 0 W  
A 46   Beulah 8 W  
A 33   Handley 0 W  
H 54   Lexington 0 W  1st Rd
A 35   Pisgah 7 W  2nd Rd
A 19   Red Bay 14 W  3rd Rd
A 14   Lineville 10 W  Semi
N 21   Luverne 14 W  Finals
  
47114-1-0 100
Region Record  6-1
Game Summary
Luverne
0 0 7 7 -- 14
Randolph
6 15 0 0 -- 21
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Randolph: Ezekial Knight 31 yard run (PAT Michael Houston) 4:42
Randolph: Kyle Waters 17 yard run (PAT Tyler Hall) 11:53
Randolph: Ezekial Knight 77 yard punt return (PAT Michael Houston) 7:27
Luverne: William Wood 28 yard pass from Ryan Brown (PAT Daniel Brown) 9:09
Luverne: Jessie Dixon 4 yard run (PAT Daniel Brown) 6:39
 
  Luverne Randolph
First Downs 9 11
Rush/Yards 21-31 44-160
Pass/Yards 146 73
Pass att/com/int 25-11-4 7-6-0
Total Yards 177 233
Fumbles/Lost 3-1 3-1
Punt/Avg.5-32.6 7-33.1
Penalties2-29 9-76
Time of Poss. 19:53 28:07
    
 
Individual Stats
 Luverne 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Jessie Dixon6 19 1
Fred Hawkins4 9 0
Ryan Brown11 3 0
     
     
     
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Ryan Brown25-11-4 146 1
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
William Wood3 50 1
Pat Parks350 0
Eric Hammonds2 24 0
Bryce Dixon1 18 0
Daniel Norton1 4 0
Jessie Dixon1 0 0
 Randolph 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Maurice Winston13 47 0
Ezekial Knight3 36 1
Kyle Waters7 30 1
Tyler Hall11 26 0
Tyson Marable5 15 0
Brandon Houston2 8 0
Team3-2 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Tyler Hall7-6-0 73 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Ezekial Knight4 69 0
Terry Ball24 0
     
     
     
    
Game MVP: Ezekial Knight, Randolph County
Records:  Luverne (11-4); Randolph (14-1)
Coaches: Mike Dubose, Luverne and Pat Prestridge, Randolph
Game: Played Saturday December 6, 2003 at Legion Field in Birmingham
 
Summary:
          The Randolph County Tigers claimed the first state championship in school history with a 21-14 win over Luverne on a cold Saturday afternoon at Legion Field in Birmingham.
         Ezekial Knight was everywhere on the football field. He accounted for 198 all-purpose yards and scored two touchdowns to lead the Tigers. He hauled in two interceptions and was named the games MVP for his efforts.
         The Tigers jumped out to a 21-0 halftime lead and came up big on defense when the needed it most in the second half. Randolph County outgained Luverne 175 to 36 in the first half and used a 77-yard punt return by Knight to score all the points they need by halftime.
         In the last stanza, Terry Bell intercepted a Luverne pass at the Tigers' 6-yard line to stop a drive and Luverne was stuffed on a fourth and three play at the Randolph County 28 with 38 seconds remaining in the game.
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