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Clara Football Team History

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Clara High School

Clara, MS
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Colors: Maroon and Gold
Coach: Johnny Ainsworth

1940 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 1988

1979 Season Highlights

Johnny Ainsworth enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Clara.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Beaumont *	13	12	W
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Leakesville	7	18	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Beat Four *	31	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ New Augusta *	41	8	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Sand Hill *	39	24	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Waynesboro	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Buckatunna *	0	14	L
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. McLain *	10	8	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Stringer *	8	31	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Runnelstown *	7	6	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. State Line *	12	14	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	168
Scoring Average	15.3
Points Allowed	168
Defense Average	15.3
Opponents Record	56-56 -1
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	3-2

1979 Singing River Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Buckatunna	9-1	219	96	9-0-0	205	58	Donald Dearman
Stringer	9-2	408	159	8-1-0	342	92	Joe Dowling
Clara	6-5	168	168	6-3-0	161	117	Johnny Ainsworth
Runnelstown	5-5	156	168	5-4-0	156	136	Hilton Baucum
Beaumont	5-5-1	199	141	4-5-0	164	108	Dickey Williamson
State Line	5-6	196	267	4-5-0	164	221
Sand Hill	4-7	205	230	4-5-0	187	173	Madison Kelly
McLain	3-6	113	155	3-6-0	113	155	Bo Dickinson
Beat Four	2-8	74	219	2-7-0	68	205	Tony Britt
New Augusta	0-10	36	367	0-9-0	28	323	Ricky Johnson

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