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1968 Class 4A State Championship Game
Sidney Lanier vs. Huntsville
Sidney Lanier
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 23   Parrish Selma 0 W  
H 34   Greenwood SC 7 W  
H 27   Tuscaloosa County 7 W  
H 15   Ramsay 14 W  
    OPEN    
H 35   Vigor 7 W  
H 10   Murphy 0 W  
H 6   Dothan 14 L  
N 27   Lee Montgomery 7 W  
A 31   McGill-Toolen 10 W  
H 42   Berry Birmingham 0 W  1st Rd
A 27   Huntsville 21 W  Finals
  
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Huntsville
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 34   Fayetteville TN 6 W  
H 41   Guntersville 0 W  
H 14   Lee Huntsville 7 W  
A 21   Athens 14 W  
H 30   Coffee 7 W  
A 28   Cullman 35 L  
H 30   Butler 19 W  
A 31   Decatur 7 W  
A 9   Gadsden 0 W  
A 28   John Carroll 6 W  
H 26   Fairhope 13 W  1st Rd
H 21   Sidney Lanier 27 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
Sidney Lanier
0 13 0 14 -- 27
Huntsville
7 0  7 7 -- 21
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Huntsville: Wayne Hall 7 yard pass from Jeff Smith (Robbie Rowan PAT) 8:44
Sidney Lanier: Johnny Botts 27 yard run (Randy Moore PAT no good)
Sidney Lanier: Rea Jabour 2 yard run (Randy Moore PAT)
Huntsville: Vince Stafford 38 yard pass from Jeff Smith (Robbie Rowan PAT)
Sidney Lanier: Slade Rhodes fumble recovery in end zone (Randy Moore PAT) 9:55
Huntsville: Vince Stafford 12 yard pass from Jeff Smith (Robbie Rowan PAT) 4:42
Sidney Lanier: Randy Moore 9 yard pass from Jeff Blitz (Randy Moore PAT) 3:31
 
  Lanier Huntsville
First Downs 20 17
Rush/Yards 213 104
Pass/Yards 172 156
Pass att/com/int 17-12-1 21-12-1
Total Yards 385 260
Fumbles/Lost 1 0
Punt/Avg. 2-35.5 2-25.0
Penalties95 15
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Sidney Lanier (10-1); Huntsville (10-2)
Coaches: Bobby Wilson, Sidney Lanier and Tom Owens, Huntsville
Game: Played Friday November 29, 1968 at Huntsville
 
Summary: The Sidney Lanier Poets won the 1968 Class 4A state championship but they had to come from behind to do it. The Poets would drive 60 yards with less than five minutes remaining in the game on only four plays to claim the win. The touchdown came on a nine yard pass from quarterback Jeff Blitz to Randy Moore. Huntsville would get on the score board first on a 7 yard pass play. Lanier would come back to pull within one point on a 27 yard run. Lanier would take a 13-6 lead on a two yard run into the half. Huntsville would come back late in the third period to score a touchdown on a 38 yard pass play with Lanier answering on a fumble recovery in the end zone to regain the lead. The Panthers would have their own answer in this game of see-saw scoring when they mounted an 80 yard drive that ended with a 12 yard scoring pass for a 21-20 Panther lead. At that point in the game Lanier would rip off their quick scoring drive to finally end the scoring and settle the final outcome of the game. It was Sidney Lanier's third consecutive title in coach Bobby Wilson's last game as the leader of the Poets.

1968 Class 3A State Championship Game
Russellville vs. Saks
Russellville
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 7   Deshler 0 W  
A 16   Bradshaw 12 W  
A 25   Colbert County 7 W  
A 7   Coffee 0 W  
    OPEN    
A 35   Haleyville 0 W  
H 40   Cherokee 13 W  
H 34   Tupelo MS 13 W  
H 26   Sheffield 0 W  
A 20   Hartselle 0 W  
H 10   Charles Henderson 7 W  1st Rd
A 51   Saks 13 W  Finals
  
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Saks
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 35   West End Walnut Grove 0 W  
A 19   Alexandria 13 W  
H 41   Jacksonville 7 W  
A 21   Cherokee County 13 W  
H 18   Walter Wellborn 0 W  
A 33   Pisgah 0 W  
H 28   Piedmont 6 W  
A 27   Oxford 18 W  
A 49   Cleburne County 6 W  
    OPEN    
H 31   Fairfield 0 W  1st Rd
H 13   Russellville 51 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
Russellville
13 12  19 7 -- 51
Saks
0 6 0 7 -- 13
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Russellville: Fuller 8 yard run (PAT no good) 10:53
Russellville: Williams 24 yard pass from Watson (Fuller PAT) 3:07
Russellville: Mullins 18 yard run (PAT) 9:14
Saks: Lee 1 yard run (PAT no good) 1:03
Russellville: Donald Jackson 15 yard pass from Watson (PAT) 0:21
Russellville: Mike Masingill 1 yard run (PAT no good) 7:24
Russellville: Cleveland Young 2 yard run (PAT no good) 2:22
Russellville: Mullins 1 yard run (PAT) 0:18
Russellville: Lehman Mosley 14 yard pass from Watson (Ricky Saint PAT) 3:21
Saks: Paul Kadle 10 yard pass from Phil Lee (Ken Pounder PAT) 0:11
 
  Russellville     Saks   
First Downs 24 13
Rush/Yards 373 61
Pass/Yards 157 127
Pass att/com/int 11-7-1 25-10-3
Total Yards 530 188
Fumbles/Lost 2 1
Punt/Avg.3-37.0 6-29.0
Penalties60 14
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Russellville (11-0); Saks (10-1)
Coaches: Bill Doty, Russellville and Jack Stewart, Saks
Game: Played November 29, 1968 at Memorial Stadium in Anniston
 
Summary: the defending 3A state champions had little trouble retaining the title as they defeated Saks 51-13 Friday night in Anniston. The Golden Tigers would score in four plays once they gained possession of the football as 12,000 fans watched. Robert Mullins would be the leading ground gainer for Russellville as he piled up 133 yards on 14 carries. Jeff Fuller would not be far behind with 99 yards on 13 carries. Joey Watson, the Golden Bears quarterback, would also get in on the action by completing 7 of 11 passes for 157 yards and three touchdowns. Saks just never could get going and mistakes hurt their chances all evening. 

1968 Class 2A State Championship Game
Gordo vs. St. Jude
Gordo
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 32   Tuscaloosa County 6 W  
A 22   West Blocton 0 W  
A 27   Aliceville 7 W  
H 27   Holt 12 W  
A 37   Bibb County 14 W  
H 21   Fayette County 7 W  
H 34   Brookwood 7 W  
A 20   Demopolis 0 W  
H 33   Pickens County 6 W  
A 37   Carrollton 0 W  
H 49   Smiths Station 7 W  1st Rd
H 27   St. Jude 6 W  Finals
  
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St. Jude
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 60   Sandtown 0 W  
A 56   Prentice 0 W  
H 63   Chilton County Training 0 W  
A 47   Calhoun County Training 0 W  
A 48   Doby 0 W  
H 10   B.T. Washington Montgomery 0 W  
A 47   Laurel 7 W  
H 48   Catholic FL 12 W  
A 1   Merritt 0 #Won  
H 48   Southside Greenville 0 W  
H 19   Clay County 13 W  1st Rd
A 6   Gordo 27 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
Gordo
20 0 7 0 -- 27
St. Jude
0 6 0 0 -- 6
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Gordo: Mike Driver 8 yard run (PAT no good)
Gordo: Rex Abrams 30 yard interception return (Rex Abrams PAT)
Gordo: Mike Fair 3 yard run (Rex Abrams PAT)
St. Jude: Xavier Gunn 24 yard fumble return (PAT blocked)
Gordo: Mike Fair 20 yard run (Rex Abrams PAT)
 
  Gordo St. Jude
First Downs 8 7
Rush/Yards 100 (-3)
Pass/Yards 49 87
Pass att/com/int 7-5-0 12-7-2
Total Yards 149 84
Fumbles/Lost 5 1
Punt/Avg.1-32.0 5-23.0
Penalties35 55
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Gordo (12-0); St. Jude (11-1)
Coaches: Harold Avinger, Gordo and , St. Jude
Game: Played Friday November 29, 1968 at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa
 
Summary: Gordo started quick and then became conservative to preserve the Class 2A state championship for 1968 in a 27-6 win over St. Jude. Gordo would score on their fourth play from scrimmage on a nine yard run and two minutes later, after an interception, the Green Wave would score again on a 40 yard run by Rex Abrams. On a strange play four minutes later Gordo's Dwain Harris would scoop up a towering four yard punt as other players stood around watching and dash 46 yards to the St. Jude four yard line. Mike Fair would get the touchdown a few plays later. The final score for Gordo came in the third period on a 29 yard run. St. Jude would get on the score board on a 30 yard fumble and return late in the first half.

1968 Class 1A State Championship Game
Lowndes Academy vs. Woodland
Lowndes Academy
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 42   Catholic Montgomery 0 W  
H 39   Dadeville 0 W  
A 33   Marion Military Institute 0 W  
H 61   Marengo County 7 W  
    OPEN    
A 33   Valley 13 W  
H 38   Linden 13 W  
H 57   Daleville 6 W  
H 59   Dallas County 12 W  
    OPEN    
H 54   Hackleburg 13 W  1st Rd
H 61   Woodland 27 W  Finals
  
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Woodland
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 14   Wadley 7 W  
H 26   Reeltown 19 W  
A 40   Coosa County 0 W  
A 35   Camp Hill 13 W  
A 33   Macon Academy 14 W  
H 13   Bowdon GA 0 W  
H 26   Ranburne 0 W  
H 22   Alabama School Deaf 13 W  
A 40   Beauregard 0 W  
H 20   Randolph County 7 W  
H 26   Akron 20 W  1st Rd
A 27   Lowndes Academy 61 L  Finals
  
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Game Summary
Lowndes Academy
28 14 0 19 -- 61
Woodland
0 7 13 7 -- 27
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 13 yard run (David Wayne Hollingshead run)
Lowndes Academy: David Lyon 81 yard punt return (David Wayne Hollingshead run)
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 16 yard run (Lyon PAT)
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 19 yard pass from David Lyon (Ford Hargrove run)
Lowndes Academy: Bob Kickinson 29 yard pass from David Lyon (David Wayne Hollingshead run)
Woodland: Barry Casper 3 yard run (Cantrell run)
Lowndes Academy: Harry Ward 11 yard run (Harold Pate run)
Woodland: Donnie Cantrell 1 yard run (run failed)
Woodland: Wiggins 3 yard run (Barry Casper run)
Lowndes Academy: Ford Hargrove 8 yard pass from David Lyon
Woodland: Barry Casper 3 yard run (Wiggins run)
Lowndes Academy: David Wayne Hollingshead 5 yard pass from David Lyon (run failed)
Lowndes Academy: David Lyon 7 yard run (David Lyon run)
 
  Lowndes Woodland
First Downs 25 21
Rush/Yards 221 86
Pass/Yards 319 232
Pass att/com/int 26-14-0 25-12-5
Total Yards 540 318
Fumbles/Lost 4 0
Punt/Avg.0-0.0 1-32.0
Penalties137 40
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Lowndes Academy (10-0); Woodland (11-1)
Coaches: Mac Champion, Lowndes Academy and Fred Lovvorn, Woodland
Game: Played November 29, 1968 at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery
 
Summary: Lowndes Academy rolled up a 42-7 halftime advantage and coasted the second half in a 67-27 victory over a helpless Woodland team. Lowndes Academy has now won 66 of its last 68 games. Dave Lyon, star quarterback for the Rebels, would toss two touchdown passes of 19 and 20 yards while running for two other scores. David Wayne Hollingshead would get things going for the Rebels on a 13 yard run and the point after run. Lyon would get the next score on an 81 yard punt return with 8:56 remaining in the opening quarter. After the bobcat's second possession ended in an interception the Rebels would score in four plays on another Hollingshead run. The Rebels came right back on a 86 yard 5 play drive with Lyons hitting Hollingshead on a 19 yard scoring pass for a 28-0 first quarter lead. Woodland would attempt a comeback in the third quarter but it was too little and too late. Lowndes would rack up 540 yards of total offense on the night.
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Collinsville completed the 1931 season with a record of 1-4-5. The five ties will forever be a state record since all games are now decided by overtime.