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1985 State Championship Final Summaries

 
1985 Class 3A State Championship Game
Gordo vs. Oneonta
Gordo
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 0   Tuscaloosa County 12 L  
A 21   Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 6 W  
A 21   Demopolis 23 L  
H 21   Holt 14 W  
H 28   Brookwood 12 W  
H 14   Fayette County 20 L  
H 13   Lamar County 6 W  
A 30   Sulligent 6 W  
H 34   Carrollton 6 W  
A 7   Pickens County 6 W  
H 42   Winston County 26 W  1st Rd
A 34   Lamar County 24 W  2nd Rd
A 28   Susan Moore 21 W  3rd Rd
H 35   Crossville 0 W  Semi
H 35   Oneonta 19 W  Finals
  
36312-3-0 201
Region Record  3-0
Oneonta
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 7   Pinson Valley 6 W  
H 33   Locust Fork 8 W  
A 20   Sardis 0 W  
H 41   Douglas 21 W  
H 38   Ashville 7 W  
A 14   Hayden 0 W  
H 44   J.B. Pennington 18 W  
A 20   Moody 6 W  
A 14   Susan Moore 24 L  
H 12   Cleveland 0 W  
H 28   Briarwood 0 W  1st Rd
A 25   Moody 7 W  2nd Rd
A 28   B.B. Comer 7 W  3rd Rd
H 20   Southern Choctaw 7 W  Semi
A 19   Gordo 35 L  Finals
  
36313-2-0 146
Region Record  3-0
Game Summary
Gordo
14 7 0 14 -- 35
Oneonta
6 0 13 0 -- 19
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Gordo: Gerould Thomas 59 yard run (Kyle Fife PAT) 1:02
Oneonta: Lamonde Russell 26 yard run (PAT no good) 7:18
Gordo: Tim Jones 44 yard run (Kyle Fife PAT) 4:37
Gordo: Gerould Thomas 2 yard run (Kyle Fife PAT) 5:44
Oneonta: Lamonde Russell 40 yard run (run failed) 9:42
Oneonta: Lamonde Russell 5 yard run (Billy Tidwell PAT) 0:51
Gordo: Sean Pierce 12 yard pass from Tim Jones (Kyle Fife PAT) 9:45
Gordo: Tim Jones 13 yard run (Kyle Fife PAT)
 
  Gordo Oneonta
First Downs14 17
Rush/Yards329 228
Pass/Yards57 60
Pass att/com/int6-3-2 24-6-3
Total Yards386 288
Fumbles/Lost3 1
Punt/Avg.1-28.5 1-35.0
Penalties53 85
Time of Poss. 
   
Game MVP:
Records: Gordo (12-3); Oneonta (13-2)
Coaches: Howard Byers, Gordo and Maurice Carkuff, Oneonta
Game: Played Friday December 6, 1985 at Gordo
 
Summary:
        Gerould Thomas rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Tim Jones ran for another 107 and two more scores to lead the Gordo Green Wave to their third state championship. Oneonta's Lamonde Russell rushed for 92 yards and scored all three of his teams touchdowns but it was not enough as the Redskins lost to Gordo 35-19.
        The Redskins failed to convert on three fourth down situations to seal their fate. Oneonta closed the gap to 21-19 late in the third quarter but Gordo put the game out of reach with two fourth quarter touchdowns.
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