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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 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024

1957 Season Highlights

Louis McKissack enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Petal.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	Leakesville	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Purvis	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Long Beach	25	12	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Poplarville	25	6	W
Fri., Sep. 27	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 4	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Lumberton	26	6	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Waynesboro	26	20	W
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Carriere	13	13	T
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Sumrall	27	0	W
Fri., Nov. 8	Runnelstown	21	0	W
Fri., Nov. 15	@ Brooklyn	25	7	W

1957 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	208
Scoring Average	20.8
Points Allowed	83
Defense Average	8.3
Opponents Record	46-62 -3
Home Record	2-1 -1
Away Record	4-0

1957 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Purvis	8-2-1	194	64	8-1-1	194	45	James Mangum
Poplarville	4-5	97	157	4-5-0	97	157	Doug Daniels
George County	9-1	282	19				Herbert Ray Nobles
Petal	8-1-1	208	83				Louis McKissack
Brooklyn	7-2-1	233	62				Fred Henley
Bay	6-2	152	57				Lance Lumpkin
Long Beach	6-4	126	128				Paul Magee
Notre Dame	6-2	189	91				Charles Hegwood
Richton	4-6	64	153				Billy Crosby
Pass Christian	3-5-1	87	180				Tom Ferrill
Carriere	3-4-1	47	135				Dick Sansing
Wiggins	3-6	77	149				Buddy Madden
Sumrall	3-6	64	111				Thomas Deen
Waynesboro	2-8	123	201				Sim Cooley
Lumberton	1-8	59	173				Ed Reed
Leakesville	0-9	64	220

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