1973

State Champions

GHSA Region 1-AAA Champions
Record: 13-0-0

Coach Jim Hughes

Date	Opponent		Score	Location	Game #	Details
Fri, Aug 31	Valdosta	W	6-0	H	1973-01	['more']
Fri, Sep 7	Tift Co.	W	40-7	A	1973-02	['more']
Fri, Sep 14	Cairo	W	48-0	H	1973-03	['more']
Fri, Sep 21	Crisp Co.	W	28-0	A	1973-04	['more']
Fri, Oct 5	Dougherty	W	17-0	A	1973-05	['more']
Fri, Oct 12	Bainbridge	W	54-0	H	1973-06	['more']
Fri, Oct 19	Lowndes	W	17-0	A	1973-07	['more']
Fri, Oct 26	Albany	W	38-6	A	1973-08	['more']
Fri, Nov 2	Monroe	W	48-0	H	1973-09	['more']
Fri, Nov 9	Moultrie	W	20-0	H	1973-10	['more']
Fri, Nov 23	Tompkins	W	41-7	A	1973-11	['more']
AAA State Playoffs
Fri, Nov 30	Central Macon	W	6-0	A	1973-12	['more']
South Georgia Championship
Sat, Dec 8	Wheeler	W	40-35	A	1973-13	['more']
State Championship

In 13 games:

Winning Percentage: 100.000

Total scored: 403

Total allowed: 55

Average game: 31.00-4.23

Shutouts by Thomasville: 9

Shutouts by opponents: 0

Final 1973 National Sports News Service prep poll:

1) Chattanooga Baylor (TN) (13-0)
2) Atlanta Southwest (GA) (13-0)
3) Wheat Ridge (CO)
4) Louisville Trinity (KY) (10-1)
5) Shreveport Captain Shreve (LA) (14-0)
6) Los Altos (CA)
7) John Tyler (TX) (15-0)
8) St. Francis Prep (NY)
9) Youngstown Cardinal Mooney (OH) (11-1)
10) Brockton (MA) (10-0)
11) Tulsa Washington (OK)
12) Roanoke Patrick Henry (VA)
13) Thomasville (GA) (13-0)


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1973 team photo


Source: Jim Taylor
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1973 season


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1973 State Championship Game With Wheeler

1973 State Championship Game With Wheeler

Jersey	Name	Position	Class	Weight
10	Jack Cannady	QB	11	150
11	David Mitchell	QB	12	155
15	Jim McCollum	DB	12	155
17	Leslie Cannady	QB	10	145
18	Clay Campbell	DB	10	145
20	Don Fiveash	DB	12	150
22	Thomas Graham	WB/DB	11	165
24	Jim Bowdry	CB	12	155
25	Allen Filmore	WB	12	160
26	Early Lloyd	WB	10	130
28	Cleo Anderson	WB	11	150
29	Jimmy Mitchell	CB	11	145
30	Mike Ramey	WB/DB	10	130
32	William Andrews	TB	11	180
34	James Diggs	DE	11	150
35	Al Fann	FB	11	165
36	Raymond Springle	DB	10	130
37	Jerry Butler	SE	10	135
39	Eugene Clark	CB	12	155
42	Roscoe Mitchell	FB	10	165
43	Ernest Kirksey	FB	12	185
44	John Colvin	DB	11	135
45	Michael Bryant	LB	12	185
50	Alan Tucker	C	10	150
52	Dexter Sumner	DG	10	145
53	Michael Pettis	DG	10	140
54	Steve Parrish	C	11	165
55	Joe Hay	OT	12	225
56	Eugene Carley	C	10	140
57	Bobby Lovejoy	LB	10	135
58	Ted Elliot	C	12	170
61	Allen Shiver	OG	12	185
62	Marvin Wilson	DE	12	150
63	Larry McPherson	DT	12	175
64	Bruce McClure	OG	11	165
65	Mike Gammons	DT	11	175
66	Danny Scott	DE	12	150
68	Andrew Hunter	OG	11	11
69	Bobby Thomas	DG	11	225
70	Tommy Gaston	DG	12	250
71	Ricky Goodlett	DG	10	150
72	Scott Richardson	OG	11	150
73	Maury Mallette	G	11	160
74	Al Clay	OT	10	190
77	Wyman McKenzie	T	10	210
78	Tim Taylor	OT	10	180
79	James Jones	OT	12	205
81	Sandy Covington	SE	11	160
82	Leander Barnhill	T	10	165
84	James Riles	TE	12	175
85	Randy Eason	SE	11	150
86	Jim Keyton	DG	12	225
88	Bobby Maxwell	TE	10	155
90	John David Peeples	LB	11	180