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2008 Super Six State Championship Summaries

 
2008 Class 3A State Championship Game
Cordova vs. Leeds
Cordova
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 34   Dora 6 W  
H 42   Sumter County 20 W  
A 39   Gordo 27 W  
H 40   Northside 7 W  
H 27   Hartselle 42 L  
A 42   Aliceville 24 W  
A 49   Greene County 54 L  
H 50   Sumiton Christian 37 W  
A 48   West Blocton 20 W  
A 12   Fayette County 42 L  
H 41   Montgomery Academy 30 W  1st Rd
H 54   Trinity 40 W  2nd Rd
H 48   Gordo 40 W  3rd Rd
A 40   T.R. Miller 35 W  Semi
N 21   Leeds 38 L  Finals
  
58711-4-0 462
Region Record  6-1
Leeds
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 26   Oak Grove 0 W  
H 55   White Plains 0 W  
A 45   Walter Wellborn 0 W  
H 42   Weaver 0 W  
A 34   St. Clair County 13 W  
H 51   Pleasant Valley 7 W  
A 41   Glencoe 0 W  
H 35   Piedmont 0 W  
A 38   Tarrant 6 W  
A 27   Moody 0 W  
H 51   Pisgah 0 W  1st Rd
H 38   Sylvania 2 W  2nd Rd
H 26   Piedmont 7 W  3rd Rd
A 24   Colbert County 10 W  Semi
N 38   Cordova 21 W  Finals
  
57115-0-0 66
Region Record  7-0
Game Summary
Cordova
7 0 7 7 -- 21
Leeds
10 7 7 14 -- 38
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Cordova: Ryan Smith 1 yard run (PAT Cordell) 8:24
Leeds: Rush Perkins 11 yard run (PAT Laster) 4:23
Leeds: Laster 26 yard field goal 1:19
Leeds: Rush Perkins 23 yard run (PAT Laster) 0:47
Leeds: Randon Carnathan 11 yard pass from Rush Perkins (PAT Laster) 5:44
Cordova: Ryan Smith 1 yard run (PAT Cordell) 3:07
Leeds: Rush Perkins 21 yard run (PAT Laster) 10:45
Cordova: Ryan Smith 1 yard run (PAT Cordell) 6:07
Leeds: Dedrick Forsythe 43 yard run (PAT Laster) 4:21
 
  Cordova Leeds
First Downs 13 24
Rush/Yards 40-224 50-377
Pass/Yards 56 11
Pass att/com/int 8-3-1 4-1-1
Total Yards 280 388
Fumbles/Lost 0-0 0-0
Punt/Avg.2-21.0 0-0
Penalties8-77 2-18
Time of Poss. 19:39 28:21
 
Individual Stats
 Cordova 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Tim Simon21180 1
Cruz Hyche826 0
Ryan Smith11 18  2
     
     
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Ryan Smith7-2-147 0
Tim Simon1-1-09 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Juke Howton2 47 0
Ryan Smith19 0
 
 Leeds 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Rush Perkins17 145 4
Dedrick Forsythe18 120 1
Randon Carnathan11 74 0
Austin Faulkner1 24 0
Robert Watts2 8 0
Ladarius Rodgers1 6 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Rush Perkins4-1-1 11 1
     
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Randon Carnathan111 1
     
    
Game MVP: Rush Perkins, Leeds
Records:  Cordova (11-4); Leeds (15-0)
Coaches: Pete Bush, Cordova and Keith Etheridge, Leeds
Game: Played Thursday December 4, 2008 at Legion Field in Birmingham
 
Summary:
          Leeds quarterback Rush Perkins ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as the Green Wave beat Cordova 38-21 for the Class 3A state championship at Legion Field. It was the first state title for the school.
          Perkins scored on runs of 23, 21 and 11 yards as Leeds completed their first ever perfect 15-0 season. He also had an 11-yard scoring pass to Randon Carnathan.
          After spotting Cordova an early score the Green Wave scored 24 unanswered points to take a commanding 24-7 lead midway through the third quarter.
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