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East Central Football Team History

East Central Hornets

East Central High School

21700 Hwy. 614 Moss Point, MS
Stadium: Shirley Stadium
Colors: Maroon, White & Gray
Coach: L.R. Nelson

1958 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

L.R. Nelson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at East Central.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	DIberville *	0	20	L
Fri., Sep. 11	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 18	Leakesville *	7	13	L
Fri., Sep. 25	Saint John *	32	12	W
Fri., Oct. 2	Saint Martin *	12	13	L
Fri., Oct. 9	Vancleave *	0	14	L
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Alba AL	16	8	W
Fri., Oct. 23	Pass Christian *	12	46	L
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Baker AL	14	8	W
Fri., Nov. 6	Our Lady Victory *	14	0	W
Fri., Nov. 13	Hancock North Central	12	8	W

1970 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	119
Scoring Average	11.9
Points Allowed	142
Defense Average	14.2
Opponents Record	62-39 -9
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	1-0

1970 Pascagoula River Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Saint Martin	8-2-1	266	146	6-1-1	203	94	Jimmy Davis
DIberville	8-1	232	71	5-1-0	157	39	Buddy Singleton
Pass Christian	6-2-2	197	122	5-1-1	157	78	Kenny Lyons
Leakesville	7-4	247	182	4-3-0	125	121
Vancleave	5-4-1	167	175	4-2-0	119	93
East Central	5-5	119	142	2-5-0	77	118	L.R. Nelson
Our Lady Victory	3-7	103	115	1-6-0	82	102	Leslie Patrick
Saint John	1-9	72	367	0-7-0	34	294	Irvin Favre

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