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Pearl Football Team History

Pearl Pirates

Pearl High School

500 Pirate Cove Pearl, MS
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Colors: Navy Blue & Old Gold
Coach: Doug Merchant

1949 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Doug Merchant enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pearl.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. Magee	20	13	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Hazlehurst *	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Morton	36	34	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Madison-Ridgeland	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Warren Central *	0	35	L
Fri., Oct. 5	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Crystal Springs *	32	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Clinton *	35	0	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Forest	28	15	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Florence *	35	26	W
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Brandon *	31	0	W
	Philadelphia	37	15	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	289
Scoring Average	26.3
Points Allowed	145
Defense Average	13.2
Opponents Record	71-60
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1979 Little Dixie Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Mendenhall	10-2	332	154	6-0-0	195	64	David Abercrombie
Magee	9-2	260	149	5-1-0	145	80	John Mangum
Morton	4-6	173	219	3-3-0	119	120	Ed Amis
Prentiss	4-7	172	244	3-3-0	127	96	Richard Hall
Saint Joseph Jackson	6-5	163	144	2-4-0	88	103	Bill Raphael
Forest	3-8	151	264	2-4-0	81	155	Gary Risher
Madison-Ridgeland	0-10	41	274	0-6-0	41	178	P.B. Walker
	South
Warren Central	12-0	448	46	6-0-0	234	14	Lum Wright
Pearl	10-1	289	145	5-1-0	140	68	Doug Merchant
Clinton	7-4	198	149	4-2-0	98	96	Jerry Lyons
Brandon	5-6	172	196	2-4-0	70	143	Larry Hancock
Florence	4-6	149	197	2-4-0	116	147	Lee Bramlett
Hazlehurst	4-7	185	253	2-4-0	54	122
Crystal Springs	2-8	123	250	0-6-0	54	176	Lavorn Russell

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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.