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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: Nevil Barr

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1935 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Nevil Barr enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Petal.

The Panthers finished 2nd in District 7.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	@ North Forrest	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 1	@ South Jones	19	0	W
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. McLaurin	35	7	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Lumberton	33	6	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Columbia *	35	13	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Picayune *	34	13	W
Fri., Oct. 6	@ Bay *	49	6	W
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Hancock *	6	16	L
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Saint Stanislaus *	22	27	L
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Pearl River Central *	28	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Oak Grove *	35	0	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 10	@ DIberville	14	34	L	1st Round Playoffs

2000 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	317
Scoring Average	26.4
Points Allowed	128
Defense Average	10.7
Opponents Record	61-72
District Record	5-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	5-2

2000 Class 4A District 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Columbia	10-2	333	197	1-1	37	41	6-1	224	108	Joey Porter
Petal	9-3	317	128	0-1	14	34	5-2	209	75	Nevil Barr
Hancock	9-3	350	248				5-2	193	150	Walt Esslinger
Picayune	7-4	331	164				5-2	271	74	Dodd Lee
Saint Stanislaus	6-5	270	298				4-3	183	203	Dave Kenson
Oak Grove	2-9	96	312				2-5	64	200	Gary Ivy
Bay	3-8	209	422				1-6	113	298	Glenn Williams
Pearl River Central	1-10	198	392				0-7	116	265	Curtis Thaxton

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