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1996 Super Six State Championship Summaries

1996 was the first season for the AHSAA Super 6.
All title games would be played in Birmingham at Legion Field over a three day period.
1996 Class 5A State Championship Game
Blount vs. Saks
Blount
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
H 12   Williamson 7 W  
H 34   Robertsdale 14 W  
    OPEN    
A 34   Shaw 0 W  
A 38   LeFlore 0 W  
H 21   B.C. Rain 6 W  
 20   Murphy 0 W  
H 15   Citronelle 7 W  
A 10   Vigor 7 W  
A 80   Escambia County 0 W  
H 46   Hillcrest Tuscaloosa 10 W  1st Rd
H 34   Jackson 12 W  2nd Rd
A 19   Wetumpka 10 W  3rd Rd
A 30   Demopolis 0 W  Semi
N 29   Saks 0 W  Finals
  
42214-0-0 73
Region Record  3-0
Saks
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 42   Weaver 12 W  
H 14   Russellville 7 W  
H 42   Jacksonville 21 W  
A 7   Oxford 41 L  
A 48   Piedmont 7 W  
H 17   Cleburne County 0 W  
H 20   Lincoln 0 W  
A 24   Talladega 7 W  
H 13   Anniston 8 W  
H 28   Walter Wellborn 27 W  
H 25   North Jackson 21 W  1st Rd
A 13   Southside Gadsden 7 W  2nd Rd
H 32   Jackson-Olin 28 W  3rd Rd
A 13   Bradshaw 9 W  Semi
N 0   Blount 29 L  Finals
  
33813-2-0 224
Region Record  3-0
Game Summary
Blount
3 12 14 0 -- 29
Saks
0 0 0 0 -- 0
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Blount: Antoine Hill 21 yard field goal 6:49
Blount: Jermaine Morrissette 26 yard run (PAT no good) 3:05
Blount: Miller 37 yard pass from Aaron James (Pass failed) 0:10
Blount: Deandre Green 57 yard pass from Aaron James (Miller pass from James) 8:50
Blount: Deandre Green 24 yard pass from Aaron James (PAT no good) 3:46
  Blount Saks
First Downs18 5
Rush/Yards29-182 26-67
Pass/Yards221 35
Pass att/com/int10-18-0 4-8-2
Total Yards403 102
Fumbles/Lost1-1 0-0
Punt/Avg.2-39.5 5-35.2
Penalties5-46 6-47
Time of Poss.18:51 19:26
   
 
Individual Stats
 Blount 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
     
     
     
     
     
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Aaron James10-18-0 221 3
     
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
     
     
     
     
 
 Saks 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
     
     
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
     
     
     
     
    
Game MVP: QB Aaron James, Blount
Records: Blount (14-0); Saks (13-2)
Coaches: Ben Harris, Blount and Bobby Joe Johnson, Saks
Game: Friday December 13, 1996 Legion Field, Birmingham
 
Summary:
             MVP Aaron James completed 10 of 18 passes with no interceptions for 221 yards and three touchdowns. The Leopards racked up 403 yards of total offense while holding Saks to 102. The Blount defense would finish the game with 10 tackles for losses and three interceptions. The title is Blount's third of the 1990s.
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Homewood defeated Benjamin Russell in five overtimes during the Class 5A Super Six state championship game in 2000.