Generals Beat Raiders 13-0 in Homecoming Showdown
Lee Generals of Huntsville overpowered Decatur Raiders 13-0 at Decatur Stadium to stay unbeaten. Key plays featured Kevin Rice’s 35 yard TD run and Dave Beck’s 21 yard pass to Theo Battle for the second score. Decatur’s defense forced turnovers but could not mount sustained drives as Lee’s defense stifled offensively.
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Lee Generals of
Huntsville
Decatur Stadium
Kevin Rice
Lee
Dave Beck
Beck
Theo Battle
Decatur
Raiders
Cullman
Bearcats
Rice
Raider
Ken House
Phillip Pisani
John Becel
Lyla Pryor
Brad Stephens
Doug Fisher
General
Generals
John Lee Generals
Red Raiders
Claude
Jerry Smith
Parris
Hartman
Smith
Athens Eagles Edge Deshler Tigers On Field Goal Win
Athens Golden Eagles defeated Deshler 17 to 14 as Dale White converted a 43 yard field goal in the first half and later kicked another PAT. Deshler led 14 10 at halftime before Athens regained the advantage with a Roddy Lott 15 yard reception and Pepper pass. Deshler missed a late field goal attempt.
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Tuscumbia — Athens
Dale White
Athens Golden Eagles
Deshler Tigers
Athens
Mike Wilburn
Wilburn
White
Eagles
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Deshler
Tiger
Marsell Black
Nesbitt
Roddy Lott
Billy Fred Pepper
Coffee
Lynn Gossett
Cherokee Indians blank Devils 19 0 in big win
Cherokee Indians dominated Lawrence County High School Red Devils 19 to 0 Friday night. Sonny Cornelius connected with Dennis Oaks for 49 yards for the lone first half score, and Ed Simpson sprinted 86 yards after a fumble to seal the win.
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Howard Walker
Red Devils
Moulton
Sonny Cornelius
Dennis Oaks
Oaks
Cornelius
Hurricanes blank LSU 30 0 in Miami victory
Miami's No 8 Hurricanes stifled top ranked LSU 30 0 at home as quarterback David Olivo superbly passed and Jim Huff kicked three field goals. Miami built a 6 0 lead and dominated after halftime with a 17 point third quarter and two scoring drives culminating in a 3 yard pass to Rick Strawbridge for the final margin.
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Huff
LSU
Hurricanes
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Southern California
Olivo
Dave Kalina
Greg Perez
Fred Haynes
Bob Czipulis
Ray Heinly
Vince Opalsky
Rick Strawbridge
Hazlewood Golden Bears remain undefeated with 40 point win
Hazlewood's Golden Bears rolled past Lexington 40 to 0 to stay unbeaten in Class A, extending their record to six wins. Larry Jones started the scoring with a 15 yard run, James Jones added an eight yard TD, Roy Gargis boosted the lead with a five yard run, and Joe Suggs and Daryl Grissom finished the scoring with 55 and 3 yard TDs respectively.
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Town Creek
Hazlewood
Golden Bears
Lexington
Bears
Larry _Jones
Steve Berryman
James Jones
Berryman
Roy Gargis
Larry Jones
Joe Suggs
Daryl Grissom
No Officials No Game At Clements High
Clements Friday night homecoming proceeded with the band while no game was played due to missing officials. A Hayden game contract with Decatur Football Officials Association failed to provide officials. Linda Hampton was crowned homecoming queen. Clements may reschedule. AHSAA officials could rule on records. Next week Clements hosts Macon Academy.
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Tommy Smith
Daily Sports
Clements
Hayden
Decatur Football Officials Association
Linda Hampton
Alabama High School Athletic Association
Montgomery
Macon Academy
Hartselle Defeats Hanceville 19 to 0 in Shutout
Hartselle Tigers blanked Hanceville 19 to 0 as three third quarter TDs sparked the win. Doug South had a 59 yard TD run and Ike Thompson scored from 2 as Jerry Jackson added a 55 yard TD run. Dixon extra point attempts failed twice.
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Hanceville
Hartselle
Tigers
Tiger
Doug South
Mike Dixon
Gles Paeeeaee
Anceville
Bulldog
Randle and Johnson Cut by 49ers Before Colts Game
Sonny Randle a four time Pro Bowl split end and Charley Johnson were released by the San Francisco 49ers. In their place the club activated running back Doug Cunningham and rookie defensive end Bill Belk for Sunday’s game with the Baltimore Colts.
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Sonny Randle
San Francisco 49Ers
Charley Johnson
49Ers
Doug Cunningham
Bill Belk
Baltimore Colts
Cullman Beats No 1 Huntsville 35-28 in upset win
Cullman Bearcats upset top ranked Huntsville 35-28 to improve to 5-0 as Mike Lee connected with Jimmy Buckelew for a nine yard TD and Larry James, Chuck Shafer and Phil Parris helped seal the victory with key plays and five PATs. Huntsville drops to 5-1 after a battle that saw two ties and multiple scoring drives.
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Daily Sports
Cullman
Bearcats
Huntsville
Mike Lee
Jimmy Buckelew
Phil Parris
Gene Hartman
Jeff Smith
Paydirt
Larry James
Chuck Shafer
Parris
Lee
Hartman
Smith
Mark Jones
Blanche Bulldogs defeat West Limestone in homecoming clash
Blanche's Bulldogs beat West Limestone 6 to 0 on homecoming night. In the fourth quarter at 9 16 remaining Junior Cothern recovered a fumble and returned it 55 yards for the touchdown the Pitt kicking attempt failed. West Limestone threatened in the first half but could not score.
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Bulldogs
West Limestone
Wildcats
Ricky Thompson
Junior Cothern
Blanche
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