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2002 Super Six State Championship Summaries

 
2002 Class 2A State Championship Game
Lineville vs. Southern Choctaw
Lineville
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 21   Cleburne County 24 L  
H 26   White Plains 7 W  
H 25   Randolph County 0 W  
A 24   Woodland 7 W  
A 14   Handley 21 L  
H 47   Horseshoe Bend 0 W  
H 38   Beulah 0 W  
A 27   Weaver 3 W  
A 33   Ranburne 20 W  
H 7   Clay County 21 L  
H 38   Westbrook Christian 14 W  1st Rd
H 21   Fyffe 7 W  2nd Rd
H 52   Ohatchee 0 W  3rd Rd
A 38   Pisgah 13 W  Semi
N 6   Southern Choctaw 12 L  Finals
  
41711-4-0 149
Region Record  7-0
Southern Choctaw
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
A 21   Choctaw County 8 W  
A 25   Excel 0 W  
H 30   Bayside Academy 0 W  
A 52   Georgiana 3 W  
    OPEN    
H 34   Washington County 0 W  
A 42   McIntosh 6 W  
H 34   Flomaton 14 W  
A 34   Leroy 14 W  
A 19   Millry 0 W  
H 38   New Brockton 0 W  1st Rd
H 22   Highland Home 6 W  2nd Rd
H 21   Houston Academy 0 W  3rd Rd
A 20   Slocomb 14 W  Semi
N 12   Lineville 6 W  Finals
  
40414-0-0 71
Region Record  7-0
Game Summary
Lineville
0 0 0 6 -- 6
Southern Choctaw
6 0 0 6 -- 12
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Southern Choctaw: Detric Causey 2 yard run (Rayshu Williams PAT failed) 0:27
Southern Choctaw: Detric Causey 1 yard run (Bernard McGrew pass failed) 6:51
Lineville: Brian Fleming 32 yard pass from LeDaniel Thomas (Josh Giddens PAT blocked) 6:15
 
  Lineville Choctaw
First Downs4 15
Rush/Yards27-77 55-200
Pass/Yards66 59
Pass att/com/int5-3-0 9-3-0
Total Yards143 259
Fumbles/Lost3-2 2-1
Punt/Avg.5-30.6 4-33.2
Penalties2-20 4-21
Time of Poss. 15:16 32:44
   
 
Individual Stats
 Lineville 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Brian Fleming8 36 0
Marty Thomas6 22 0
Derrick Hill4 11 0
LaDaniel Thomas9 8 0
     
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
LaDaniel Thomas4-2-0 33 1
Josh Giddens1-1-0 33 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
LaDaniel Thomas1 33 0
Brian Fleming1 30 1
Carlton Jackson1 3 0
 Southern Choctaw 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Benard MaGrew19 90 0
Detric Causey23 67 2
Joseph Dozier10 27 0
Joseph Gibson1 12 0
Cedric Foster1 5 0
Team1-1 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Benard MaGrew9-3-0 59 0
     
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Joseph Dozier2 47 0
Detric Causey1 12 0
    
Game MVP: QB Bernard McGrew, Southern Choctaw
Records: Southern Choctaw (14-0); Lineville (11-4)
Coaches: Larry Boykin, Southern Choctaw and Steve Giddens, Lineville
Game: Played Friday December 6, 2002 at Legion Field, Birmingham
 
Summary:
        Detric Causey scored on a pair of short runs as the Indians built a 12-0 lead in the fourth quarter. They held off a late Lineville rally to hold on for their third championship in five seasons by a score of 12-6. Bernard McGrew was the star. He rushed for a game-high 90 yards on 19 carries and also threw for 59 yards to win MVP honors.
        Lineville managed just four first downs and 143 total yards as Southern Choctaw set Class 2A state championship records for most rushing attempts (55) and time of possession (32:44). The Indians ran twice as many plays (64 to 32) as Lineville, which held the ball for just 15:16.
        Southern Choctaw converted 3 of 6 fourth downs. Lineville still had a chance to win the game after taking over on its own 36 with 1:52 left. But quarterback LaDaniel Thomas came up a yard short on a fourth-and-8.
Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.