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1971 State Championship Final Summaries
1971 Class 3A State Championship Game Tarrant vs. W.S. Neal
Tarrant
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
35
Gardendale
20
W
A
35
John Carroll
0
W
A
14
Minor
0
W
H
50
Erwin
18
W
H
34
Tuscaloosa
0
W
A
38
Huffman
15
W
H
33
Leeds
0
W
H
49
Albertville
26
W
H
21
Jess Lanier
6
W
A
53
Arab
7
W
H
55
Hamilton
15
W
1st Rd
H
39
Saks
0
W
Semi
H
34
W.S. Neal
20
W
Finals
490
13-0-0
127
W.S. Neal
Site
PF
Opponent
PA
WLT
OT
A
26
B.C. Rain
6
W
H
44
Escambia County
16
W
H
38
Demopolis
6
W
H
46
Southern Normal
0
W
A
49
Evergreen
6
W
H
62
Bullock County
20
W
A
47
Defuniak Springs FL
8
W
A
65
Gulf Breeze FL
8
W
H
27
Selma
0
W
H
37
T.R. Miller
14
W
H
48
Colbert County
30
W
1st Rd
H
28
Oxford
14
W
Semi
A
20
Tarrant
34
L
Finals
537
12-1-0
162
Game Summary
Tarrant
12
6
8
8
--
34
W.S. Neal
0
13
0
7
--
20
Scoring Summaries:
Tarrant: John O'Rear 27 yard run
Tarrant: John O'Rear 1 yard run
Neal: Calvin Culliver 11 yard run (PAT no good)
Neal: James Hicks 2 yard run (Tommy Blair PAT)
Tarrant: Race Seale 50 yard pass from John O'Rear
Tarrant: John O'Rear 13 yard run
Neal: Calvin Culliver 54 yard run (PAT)
Tarrant: Race Seale 23 yard pass from John O'Rear
Tarrant
W.S. Neal
First Downs
14
10
Rush/Yards
223
209
Pass/Yards
118
0
Pass att/com/int
20-5-0
1-0-0
Total Yards
341
209
Fumbles/Lost
2
4
Punt/Avg.
4-25.0
5-24.0
Penalties
45
5
Time of Poss.
Game MVP:
Records: Tarrant (13-0); W.S. Neal (12-1)
Coaches: Charles 'Buddy' Hearn, Tarrant and David Salter, W.S. Neal
Game: Played Friday December 3, 1971 at Legion Field Birmingham
Summary: Tarrant would jump out to a 12-0 first quarter lead only to have W.S. Neal come back to take a 13-12 lead in the second quarter.
At that point Tarrant began to pour it on and never relented as
they pulled away with a 34-20 win and a claim to the 1971 Class
3A state championship.
John O'Rear, the talented Tarrant
quarterback, had scored the first two touchdowns for Tarrant to
take the early lead. It would be the first state championship
for Tarrant since the playoffs began.
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Foley outscored their opponents 433-6 in 1961. The Lions were named state champions by the Alabama Sports Writers Association that season.
