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2003 Super Six State Championship Summaries


 
2003 Class 4A State Championship Game
Deshler vs. Trinity
Deshler
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
34   Russellville 32 W  
18   Brooks W  
49   Lawrence County 13 W  
45   Curry W  
14   Colbert County 12 W  
42   Hamilton 12 W  
63   East Lawrence 18 W  
42   Wilson 13 W  
56   Haleyville 39 W  
57   Sheffield 29 W  
62   Jemison 33 W  1st Rd
17   Cleburne County W  2nd Rd
36   Boaz 20 W  3rd Rd
49   Alexandria 23 W  Semi
14   Trinity 24 L  Finals
  
59814-1-0 275
Region Record  7-0
Trinity
 Site  PF   Opponent  PA   WLT  OT    
35   Montgomery Academy W  
45   Beauregard 16 W  
30   Central Coosa W  
21   Southside Selma 20 W  
38   Dale County W  
32   Elmore County 12 W  
14   Handley W  
30   St. James 14 W  
31   Tallassee W  
49   Jemison 27 W  
38   Daleville 14 W  1st Rd
38   Thomasville 14 W  2nd Rd
20   St. James 10 W  3rd Rd
33   Demopolis 27 W  Semi
24   Deshler 14 W  Finals
  
47815-0-0 188
Region Record  7-0
Game Summary
Deshler
0 14 0 0 -- 14
Trinity
3 21 0 0 -- 24
 
 Scoring Summaries: 
Trinity: Thomas Hopper 38 yard field goal 8:39
Deshler: Brandon Madden 15 yard run (PAT Jared Henry) 4:15
Trinity: Tommy Trott 26 yard pass from Rory McKean (Thomas Hopper PAT) 1:05
Deshler: Brioni Rutland 88 yard kickoff return (Jared Henry PAT) 0:45
Trinity: Austin Hoyt 14 yard run (Thomas Hopper PAT) 0:29
Trinity: Tommy Trott 38 yard pass from Rory McKean (Thomas Hopper PAT) 0:16
 
  Deshler Trinity
First Downs 11 12
Rush/Yards 38-127 40-68
Pass/Yards 39 152
Pass att/com/int 9-4-1 15-11-2
Total Yards 166 220
Fumbles/Lost 2-2 1-0
Punt/Avg. 4-30.8 5-33.4
Penalties 3-25 4-3.
Time of Poss. 22:20 25:40
    
 
Individual Stats
 Deshler 
 Rushing  Att.  Yds.   TD 
Brandon Madden14 91 1
Brioni Rutland13 67 0
Team1-1 0
Martez Cole3 -8 0
Chris Nance7 -22 0
     
    
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.   TD 
Chris Nance9-4-1 39 0
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.   TD 
Ty Coates224 0
Brandon Madden2 15 0
     
     
 
 Trinity 
 Rushing Att.  Yds.  TD 
Matthew Tapley26 56 0
Austin Hoyt1 14 1
Coleman Farrior2 8 0
Clayton Christie1 4 0
Tommy Trott2 3 0
Team1-3 0
Rory Mckean7 -14 0
    
 Passing  Att/Comp/Int  Yds.  TD 
Rory Mckean15-11-2 152 2
    
 Receiving  No.  Yds.  TD 
Matthew Tapley5 67 0
Tommy Trott4 74 2
Coleman Farrior1 6 0
Jack Bartlett1 5 0
    

Game MVP: Tommy Trott, Trinity
Records:  Deshler (14-1); Trinity (15-0)
Coaches: John Mothershed, Deshler and Randy Ragsdale, Trinity
Game: Played Thursday December 4, 2003 at Legion Field in Birmingham
 
Summary:
         The Trinity Wildcats brought home a state championship in their first ever appearance in the Super Six. The Wildcats broke open a close game by scoring three touchdowns in the last minute of the first half.
         Trinity took a 3-0 first quarter lead before falling behind in the second quarter 7-3. That is when the fireworks began. Tommy Trott caught a 26-yard pass from Rory McKean with 1:05 remaining in the half to take a 10-7 lead.
         Brioni Rutland returned the ensuing kickoff 88 yards to give the Tigers a short lived 14-10 lead with 45 seconds left in the half. Following a sky kick by Deshler, the Wildcats answered on the first play from scrimmage when Rory McKean found Jack Bartlett down the left sideline. Bartlett broke into the clear, but fumbled the ball while attempting to switch it into his other hand. Austin Hoyt recovered the ball in the end zone it to complete the 64-yard scoring play with 29 seconds left in the half.
          The Wildcats weren't done. They recovered an onside kick at the Deshler 38 and McKean found Tommy Trott on a 38-yard scoring pass with 16 seconds left in the half. Trinity led 24-14 after both teams scored four touchdowns in 49 seconds. Neither team scored in the second half and Trinity won their first state championship.
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