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1976
When the South's offense failed to move in its first two series Charlie Trotman, the All-American quarterback from Jeff Davis in Montgomery, came off the bench and engineered two touchdown drives to lead the South to a hard fought 14-6 victory. When two running plays netted just 4 yards, Trotman uncorked a pass to Rusty Byrd which went for 51 yards to the North's 11 yard line. Joe Lockhart, of Leeds, drove to the 5.
Trotman lost 2 and then hit Rusty Byrd for the first touchdown of the game. Rhett Barnes, of Excel, kicked the PAT. The South defense shut off the North vaunted offense by allowing only 72 yards and the half ended with the South holding a 7-0 lead. In the second half with 5:07 left in the 3rd period, Mike Crayton, from South Macon, took Trotman's hand-off on a trap play up the middle and ran 80 yards for the score. Rhett Barnes kicked his 2nd PAT to give the South a 14-0 lead at the start of the 4th period.
It looked like the South defense, led by Cottonwood's Curtis McGriff, and the Jeff Davis duo of Richard Harris and Stan Talley would score a shut-out but on the last play of the game North defensive back Joe Cribbs, of Sulligent, recovered a South fumble and raced 28 yards into the end zone for the North's only score. Rusty Byrd, of Baldwin County, and Curtis McGriff, of Cottonwood, were selected for the most outstanding back and lineman awards respectively.
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.
