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1997 Alabama High School Football Playoffs



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1997

1A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Sweet Water  43-18  Sunshine
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Marion County  28-6  Lynn
11/14/1997 (Fri)     American Christian  35-20  Marengo
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Verbena  14-7  Millry
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Cedar Bluff  64-23  Spring Garden
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Meek  14-12  Talladega County Central
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Courtland  40-22  West Jefferson
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Billingsley  55-19  Kinston
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Autaugaville  44-13  Ariton
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Hackleburg  34-15  Berry Fayette
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Loachapoka  39-16  Frisco City
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Notasulga  18-13  Brantley
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Westbrook Christian  20-12  Collinsville
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Addison  48-6  Donoho
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Maplesville  34-18  Fruitdale
2nd Round
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Marion County  6-0  Meek
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Maplesville  24-6  Notasulga
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Billingsley  26-8  Sweet Water
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Addison  51-6  Hackleburg
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Westbrook Christian  15-14  Courtland
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Parrish  14-6  Cedar Bluff
11/21/1997 (Fri)     American Christian  35-34  Autaugaville
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Verbena  22-14  Loachapoka
3rd Round
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Billingsley  6-0  Maplesville
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Parrish  27-7  Marion County
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Verbena  28-7  American Christian
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Westbrook Christian  26-23  Addison
Semi-finals
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Westbrook Christian  22-14  Parrish
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Billingsley  30-6  Verbena
Championship Game
12/12/1997 (Fri)     Billingsley  28-8  Westbrook ChristianLegion Field


2A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Clay County  17-0  Paramount
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Vincent  21-14  Rogers
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Winterboro  34-7  Tanner
11/14/1997 (Fri)     South Lamar  48-20  Ider
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Springville  39-6  West End Walnut Grove
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Lineville  28-7  Cherokee
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Sand Rock  42-0  Cold Springs
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Reeltown  24-6  Keith
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Highland Home  18-15  Excel
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Montgomery Academy  21-6  Flomaton
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Florala  48-0  Houston County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Pickens County  6-0  Fyffe
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Luverne  28-8  Geneva County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Cottonwood  12-0  Goshen
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Red Level  27-20  G.W. Long
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Woodland  21-7  Hazlewood
2nd Round
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Springville  14-13  Vincent
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Sand Rock  26-0  Winterboro
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Cottonwood  38-6  Reeltown
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Woodland  18-0  Pickens County
11/21/1997 (Fri)     South Lamar  14-3  Lineville
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Highland Home  14-6  Florala
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Luverne  21-14  Clay County
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Montgomery Academy  21-0  Red Level
3rd Round
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Highland Home  30-14  Cottonwood
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Springville  43-22  Woodland
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Sand Rock  34-28  South Lamar
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Luverne  17-16  Montgomery Academy
Semi-finals
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Sand Rock  14-7  Springville
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Luverne  20-12  Highland Home
Championship Game
12/13/1997 (Sat)     Luverne  51-14  Sand RockLegion Field


3A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Cordova  19-13  Southern Choctaw
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Briarwood  21-0  Trinity
11/14/1997 (Fri)     West Morgan  28-14  Winfield
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Weaver  40-12  Susan Moore
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Rehobeth  23-20  St. Clair County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Pisgah  24-21  Oneonta
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Crossville  7-3  Litchfield
11/14/1997 (Fri)     St. James  33-12  Carver Birmingham
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Good Hope  33-22  Central Florence
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Winston County  29-16  East Limestone
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Plainview  40-0  J.B. Pennington
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Colbert County  34-7  Falkville
11/14/1997 (Fri)     UMS-Wright  49-22  Fultondale
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Lincoln  34-24  Headland
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Sulligent  41-12  Eutaw
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Aliceville  26-6  Lamar County
2nd Round
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Sulligent  25-11  St. James
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Colbert County  18-0  Weaver
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Pisgah  38-28  Winston County
11/21/1997 (Fri)     UMS-Wright  23-0  Rehobeth
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Aliceville  17-14  Briarwood
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Plainview  38-22  West Morgan
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Good Hope  19-3  Crossville
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Lincoln  22-16  Cordova
3rd Round
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Lincoln  34-26  Sulligent
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Aliceville  23-6  UMS-Wright
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Good Hope  43-6  Pisgah
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Colbert County  28-9  Plainview
Semi-finals
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Colbert County  27-25  Good Hope
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Aliceville  26-25  Lincoln
Championship Game
12/11/1997 (Thu)     Aliceville  21-19  Colbert CountyLegion Field


4A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Midfield  50-7  West Point
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Handley  42-14  Pike County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Montevallo  26-8  Sumter County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Daleville  21-18  Tallassee
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Alexandria  39-13  Wilson
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Greensboro  14-6  W.S. Neal
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Bibb County  33-14  Thomasville
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Deshler  48-21  Hokes Bluff
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Fayette County  27-6  Boaz
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Pleasant Grove  26-14  Emma Samson
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Dale County  41-24  Dadeville
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Munford  15-2  East Lawrence
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Tarrant  13-7  Guntersville
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Leeds  42-20  Haleyville
11/14/1997 (Fri)     T.R. Miller  21-12  Dallas County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Lanett  22-20  Abbeville
2nd Round
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Midfield  26-21  Leeds
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Handley  36-14  Montevallo
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Munford  34-0  Tarrant
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Alexandria  27-7  Pleasant Grove
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Deshler  33-19  Fayette County
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Greensboro  24-16  Daleville
11/21/1997 (Fri)     T.R. Miller  15-6  Dale County
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Lanett  22-13  Bibb County
3rd Round
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Deshler  50-6  Munford
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Alexandria  35-12  Midfield
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Greensboro  14-6  Lanett
11/28/1997 (Fri)     T.R. Miller  11-8  Handley
Semi-finals
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Alexandria  27-7  Deshler
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Greensboro  36-28  T.R. Miller
Championship Game
12/12/1997 (Fri)     Alexandria  24-14  GreensboroLegion Field


5A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Erwin  19-13  North Jackson
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Smiths Station  7-0  Opp
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Scottsboro  27-6  Pinson Valley
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Etowah  34-9  Saks
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Jackson  14-13  Stanhope Elmore
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Greenville  25-6  Valley
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Wetumpka  35-8  Wilcox Central
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Blount  25-0  Chilton County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Bradshaw  31-13  Fairfield
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Thompson  31-7  Buckhorn
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Sylacauga  41-13  Citronelle
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Jackson-Olin  35-3  Coffee
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Shaw  14-7  Demopolis
11/14/1997 (Fri)     McAdory  20-14  Athens
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Anniston  33-14  Gadsden
11/14/1997 (Fri)     B.C. Rain  21-7  Hillcrest Tuscaloosa
2nd Round
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Jackson  21-20  B.C. Rain
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Scottsboro  35-34  McAdory
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Erwin  40-22  Thompson
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Blount  20-14  Smiths Station
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Etowah  21-0  Jackson-Olin
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Sylacauga  11-9  Greenville
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Shaw  6-0  Wetumpka
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Anniston  32-22  Bradshaw
3rd Round
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Blount  35-14  Shaw
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Etowah  27-7  Erwin
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Sylacauga  25-6  Jackson
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Scottsboro  37-0  Anniston
Semi-finals
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Etowah  21-13  Scottsboro
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Blount  35-7  Sylacauga
Championship Game
12/13/1997 (Sat)     Blount  21-0  EtowahLegion Field


6A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Pelham  27-20  Vigor
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Central Phenix City  13-0  Theodore
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  38-0  LeFlore
11/14/1997 (Fri)     J.O. Johnson  13-0  West End Birmingham
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Shades Valley  51-6  Austin
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Oxford  16-13  Minor
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Tuscaloosa County  27-0  Decatur
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Benjamin Russell  17-14  Murphy
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Jess Lanier  41-3  Bob Jones
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Mountain Brook  29-7  Brewer
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Jeff Davis  26-0  Enterprise
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Wenonah  20-0  Lee Huntsville
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Dothan  7-6  Carver Montgomery
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Lee Montgomery  10-7  Baldwin County
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Prattville  20-17  Fairhope
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Walker  31-6  Hewitt-Trussville
2nd Round
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Jeff Davis  50-21  Pelham
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Jess Lanier  14-7  Shades Valley
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Benjamin Russell  18-14  Prattville
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Walker  31-13  Wenonah
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Tuscaloosa County  21-14  Mountain BrookOT
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Central Phenix City  14-9  Lee Montgomery
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Oxford  26-0  J.O. Johnson
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  19-14  Dothan
3rd Round
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Jess Lanier  21-8  Walker
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Tuscaloosa County  24-20  Oxford
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Vestavia Hills  22-19  Central Phenix City
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Benjamin Russell  17-14  Jeff Davis
Semi-finals
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Benjamin Russell  45-42  Vestavia Hills
12/5/1997 (Fri)     Tuscaloosa County  14-13  Jess Lanier
Championship Game
12/11/1997 (Thu)     Tuscaloosa County  28-14  Benjamin RussellLegion Field


AISA-A Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Crenshaw Christian  29-14  Catherine Academy
11/14/1997 (Fri)     South Montgomery Academy  14-11  Grove Hill Academy
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Chambers Academy  29-14  Demopolis Academy
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Sparta Academy  34-6  Dixie Academy
Semi-finals
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Crenshaw Christian  7-6  Chambers Academy
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Sparta Academy  43-15  South Montgomery Academy
Championship Game
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Crenshaw Christian  45-15  Sparta Academy


AISA-AA Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Shelby Academy  29-6  Fort Dale Academy
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Springwood  21-7  Patrician Academy
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Autauga Academy  21-20  Sumter Academy
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Lowndes Academy  35-6  South Choctaw Academy
Semi-finals
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Lowndes Academy  30-6  Springwood
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Shelby Academy  28-7  Autauga Academy
Championship Game
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Lowndes Academy  14-9  Shelby Academy


AISA-AAA Playoffs
1st Round
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Wilcox Academy  27-6  Meadowview Christian
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Morgan Academy  42-0  Pike Liberal Arts
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Hooper Academy  48-24  Marion Military
11/14/1997 (Fri)     Mobile Christian  32-8  Lee-Scott Academy
Semi-finals
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Morgan Academy  32-9  Mobile Christian
11/21/1997 (Fri)     Wilcox Academy  34-6  Hooper Academy
Championship Game
11/28/1997 (Fri)     Morgan Academy  10-0  Wilcox Academy


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