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1979 State Championship Final Summaries


  
1979 Class 1A State Championship Game
Sweet Water vs. Carrollton
Sweet Water
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
27   Carrollton W  
 Fruitdale #Won  
13   Thomasville W  
34   Leroy W  
42   Coffeeville W  
50   Marion Military Institute W  
49   Hale County W  
47   Frisco City 17 W  
41   Excel W  
27   Millry W  
14   Frisco City W  1st Rd
47   McKenzie 14 W  2nd Rd
21   Billingsley 13 W  Semi
35   Carrollton W  Finals
  
44814-0-0 81
Region Record  5-0
Carrollton
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
 Sweet Water 27 L  
10   New Hope MS W  
41   Kennedy W  
22   Millport W  
17   Northside W  
 Akron 20 L  
49   T.W. Martin W  
 Pickens County 25 L  
28   Gordo 20 W  
30   Akron 18 W  
 Berry Fayette W  1st Rd
34   West Jefferson 24 W  2nd Rd
14   West End Walnut Grove W  Semi
 Sweet Water 35 L  Finals
  
26810-4-0 196
Region Record  2-1
Game Summary
Sweet Water
6 15 0 14 -- 35
Carrollton
0 0 0 0 -- 0
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Sweet Water: Robert Lofton 7 yard run (PAT no good)
Sweet Water: Robert Lofton 4 yard run (Robert Lofton run)
Sweet Water: Robert Lofton 5 yard run (Luker run)
Sweet Water: Glass 6 yard pass from Luker (Luker PAT)
Sweet Water: Robert Lofton 8 yard run (Luker PAT)
 
  Sweet Water Carrollton
First Downs 22 3
Rush/Yards 336 70
Pass/Yards 85 8
Pass att/com/int 11-6-0 78
Total Yards 421 9-3-2
Fumbles/Lost 2 0
Punt/Avg.3-37 7-40
Penalties50 80
Time of Poss.
    
Game MVP:
Records:  Sweet Water (14-0); Carrollton (10-4)
Coaches: Nolan Atkins, Sweet Water and Billy McGee, Carrollton
Game: Played Friday December 7, 1979 at Carrollton
 
Summary:
         Robert Loftin was a one man show for the Sweet Water Bulldogs. He ran through the Carrollton defense for 285 yards rushing and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs won their second consecutive state championship by defeating Carrollton 35-0.
         The win was the 27th in a row for the Bulldogs and its second straight undefeated season. Carrollton could never get going on offense and managed only 78 total yards all evening. Sweet Water ran 63 offensive plays to Carrollton's 36.
         After leading 21-0 at the half, the Bulldogs were never threatened.
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