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DeSoto Central Football Team History

DeSoto Central Jaguars

DeSoto Central High School

2611 Central Parkway Southaven, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Purple & Gold
Coach: Shelby Ford

2003 <-- 2019 <- 2020 -> 2021 --> 2024

2020 Season Highlights

Shelby Ford enters his 5th season as Head Coach at DeSoto Central.

The Jaguars finished 7th in District 1.

2020 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Arlington TN	10	24	L
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Pontotoc	27	21	W
Fri., Sep. 18	vs. Columbus	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Olive Branch *	20	21	L
Fri., Oct. 2	@ Horn Lake *	22	54	L
Thu., Oct. 8	vs. Oxford *	0	1	#Lost
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Hernando *	0	1	#Lost
Thu., Oct. 22	vs. Tupelo *	14	21	L
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Southaven *	7	9	L
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Lewisburg *	27	6	W

2020 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	141
Scoring Average	14.1
Points Allowed	165
Defense Average	16.5
Opponents Record	53-44
District Record	1-6
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	0-3

2020 Class 6A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Oxford	12-1	417	250	3-1	125	105	7-0	222	103	Chris Cutcliffe
Hernando	7-5	310	263	1-1	62	74	5-2	148	98	Will Wolfe
Tupelo	6-5	192	164	0-1	0	1	5-2	140	94	Ty Hardin
Horn Lake	5-5	238	250	0-1	7	35	5-2	204	163	Mitchell Harville
Southaven	4-5	132	132				3-4	118	98	Eddie Stevenson
Olive Branch	5-5	168	219				2-5	93	170	Darren Bowling
DeSoto Central	3-7	141	165				1-6	90	113	Shelby Ford
Lewisburg	2-8	197	342				0-7	84	249	Matt Gehrke

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.