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Wayne County Football Team History

Wayne County War Eagles

Wayne County High School

1325 Azalea Drive Waynesboro, MS
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Colors: Navy Blue & Orange
Coach: Robert Henry

1989 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Robert Henry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wayne County.

The War Eagles finished 8th in District 4.

The War Eagles set a team record for losses in a season with 9.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. McComb	18	28	L
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Quitman	31	19	W
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. George County	14	8	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Laurel	27	29	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Harrison Central *	7	27	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Pascagoula *	14	21	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Gulfport *	7	28	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Moss Point *	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Hattiesburg *	7	35	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Biloxi *	14	42	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Ocean Springs *	28	32	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	167
Scoring Average	15.2
Points Allowed	290
Defense Average	26.4
Opponents Record	71-57
District Record	0-7
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-4

1997 Class 5A District 4 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Moss Point	13-1	455	223	4-0	114	54	8-0	281	118	Jerry Alexander
Hattiesburg	9-3	407	193	1-1	83	35	6-1	222	107	Doug Merchant
Biloxi	8-4	338	247	1-1	46	47	5-3	234	185	John Williams
Gulfport	8-4	277	253	0-1	11	28	4-3	149	124	Ronnie Cuevas
Pascagoula	5-6	226	308				3-4	171	202	Jamie Kelly
Ocean Springs	4-7	208	296				2-5	136	243	Brannon LeBlanc
Harrison Central	3-8	142	245				1-6	93	178	Donny Bentz
Wayne County	2-9	167	290				0-7	77	206	Robert Henry

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