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Petal Football Team History

Petal Panthers

Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Louis McKissack

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1935 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Louis McKissack enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Petal.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Purvis	7	7	T
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Long Beach	26	12	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Poplarville	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. George County	6	21	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Lumberton	6	21	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Brooklyn	18	20	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Waynesboro	31	13	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Carriere	13	26	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Sumrall	34	20	W
Fri., Nov. 7	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Leakesville	26	12	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	179
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	158
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	62-44 -1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	2-1 -1

1958 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Poplarville	4-5	137	97	4-5-0	137	97	Doug Daniels
Waynesboro	6-4	248	135	2-3-0	121	77
Brooklyn	10-1	249	125				Fred Henley
Notre Dame	10-1	277	66				Charles Hegwood
George County	9-1	210	50				Herbert Ray Nobles
Long Beach	7-4	164	139				Paul Magee
Lumberton	6-4	191	182				Ed Reed
Purvis	6-3-1	176	88				James Mangum
Petal	5-4-1	179	158				Louis McKissack
Wiggins	4-4-1	109	97				Buddy Madden
Leakesville	3-7	133	184
Carriere	3-5	131	130				Richard Sansing
Richton	1-9	33	300				Billy Crosby
Bay	0-8	24	195				Lance Lumpkin

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