Friday, December 7, 2012

State Champs

Congratulations to the Brantley School Bulldogs on winning the 2012 AHSAA Class 1A State Football Championship!  In convincing fashion, BHS defeated defending State Champions Marion County by a score of 33-0.  The win gives Brantley its second state title in four years. The Bulldogs also won in 2009 and were runners-up in 2005 and 1999 under coach David Lowery.  Other football titles were won in 1993 and 1998. The Bulldogs (15-0) allowed just 47 points all season. Marion County (13-2) came in averaging 50 points a game.

For complete coverage, check out these links:
By The Numbers and Postgame Notes
Game Stats
Game Summary
Photos
Josh Bean's Article
Best Defense in 1A History
Videos
More Videos
More Links
2012 AHSAA Class 1A State Football Champion Brantley Bulldogs
Coach Lowery Gets a Cold Bath
Thanks Coach and Coaching Staff for a Fantastic Season!
Photo from al.com
QB Andrew Lowery tied a Super 6 record with 2 touchdown passes in the game.
Photo by al.com
Junior wide receiver O.J. Guice tied a Super 6 record with 2 touchdown receptions in the game. Photo by al.com.
Andrew Parker had 117 yards on 22 carries.
Photo by al.com
BHS finishes the season with 10 shutouts and allowed only 14 points in postseason play.  The defense allowed a total of 47 points the entire season for an average of 3.1 points yielded per game.   Photo by al.com


Selleven Burnett set a Super 6 Class 1A Championship record with a 79--yard fumble recovery for a touchdown.  

O.J. Guice was selected the games MVP.

Congratulations to the cheerleading squad and Sponsor Brittany Walker.
Job well done!

AHSAA Associative Executive Director Tony Stallworth presents principal Dodd Hawthorne with the "Ford Go Further" check for $1,000.
The school received more than 100,000 votes!
Kudos to the Band on a fine season.  Great job playing the National Anthem and on your half-time performance.  A Gold Star to Director Drew Mabry.

A important cog in the well-run machine was this group of managers.
Great Job Guys!

Thank you fans for your support!

Ribbon Says It All!
What is at the end of a rainbow?  A pot of gold?  No, it is a nice shiny blue trophy!
Congratulations, once more!