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Ripley Football Team History

Ripley Tigers

Ripley High School

720 South Clayton Road Ripley, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jamie Mitchell

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1933 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Jamie Mitchell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ripley.

The Tigers finished 3rd in District 1.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	@ Amory	0	51	L
Fri., Sep. 4	@ Falkner	29	0	W
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Holly Springs	24	22	W
Fri., Sep. 18	@ New Hope	0	42	L
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Oxford	27	28	L (OT)
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Saltillo *	20	11	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Kossuth *	12	21	L
Fri., Oct. 16	@ New Albany *	35	21	W
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Pontotoc *	6	35	L
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Alcorn Central *	44	21	W
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Corinth *	22	7	W

1998 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	219
Scoring Average	19.9
Points Allowed	259
Defense Average	23.5
Opponents Record	66-60
District Record	4-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

1998 Class 3A 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
Kossuth	12-1	413	148	1-1	39	59	6-0	204	54	Charlie Dampeer
Pontotoc	6-5	266	185	0-1	7	22	5-1	194	70	Dennis Robbins
Ripley	6-5	219	259				4-2	139	116	Jamie Mitchell
New Albany	5-5	241	199				3-3	151	114	Terry Allen
Corinth	5-6	216	227				2-4	67	155	Jimmy Mitchell
Saltillo	4-7	197	303				1-5	88	194	Lee Doty
Alcorn Central	0-11	148	398				0-6	82	222	Mike Mahoney

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Luverne 'Toad' Wise was the first female football player in Alabama and may have been the first in the country. She was a kicker for the Escambia County Blue Devils in 1939-40.