News

We now have 561 teams &
123,432 games on AHSFHS.org.

Forest Hill Football Team History

Forest Hill Patriots

Forest Hill High School

2607 Raymond Road Jackson, MS
Stadium: South Jackson Field
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: David Lingle

Select Year:

1940 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

David Lingle enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Forest Hill.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	Central Jackson	12	39	L
Fri., Sep. 15	Morton *	13	14	L
Fri., Sep. 22	Canton	13	26	L
Fri., Sep. 29	Mendenhall	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 6	Florence *	18	7	W
Thu., Oct. 12	Pearl *	20	12	W
Fri., Oct. 20	Forest *	13	12	W
Fri., Oct. 27	Brandon *	22	7	W
Fri., Nov. 3	Crystal Springs	6	12	L
Fri., Nov. 10	Clinton *	14	21	L

1961 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	131
Scoring Average	13.1
Points Allowed	156
Defense Average	15.6
Opponents Record	53-43 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1961 Little Dixie Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Clinton	6-4	179	104	5-1-0	123	57	Roy Burkett
Morton	6-3	159	85	5-1-0	127	31	Dale Brasher
Pearl	7-3	192	108	4-2-0	115	59	Bob Parker
Forest Hill	4-6	131	156	4-2-0	100	73	David Lingle
Florence	3-5	91	136	2-4-0	65	111	Billy Templeton
Brandon	2-7-1	127	175	1-5-0	53	122	Burnett Blackmon
Forest	0-8-1	58	256	0-6-0	31	161	Pat Waren
	South
Mendenhall	10-1	288	77	5-1-0	164	45	A.J. Mangum
Magee	9-1-1	356	64	5-1-0	204	20	Charles Calloway
Crystal Springs	6-4	156	84	4-3-0	124	64	Wade Alexander
Prentiss	5-5	171	137	3-3-0	84	90	Leslie Smith
Hazlehurst	5-5	152	169	2-4-0	79	123	Ronald Bennett
Tylertown	3-7	90	187	2-4-0	64	137	Jack Poole
Monticello	0-10	59	378	0-6-0	19	265	George Arendale

Some records may be incomplete. We have chosen to publish this information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting us to complete every school.
Join us to submit corrections and new information.

Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Ken Stabler, Bart Starr, Ozzie Newsome, John Stallworth, John Hannah and Buck Buchanan are all members of the NFL Hall of Fame and played high school football in Alabama.