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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: Herbert Ray Nobles

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1935 <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024

1962 Season Highlights

Herbert Ray Nobles enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Petal.

1962 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Purvis *	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Picayune	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Poplarville *	32	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. George County *	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Lumberton *	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Brooklyn *	6	6	T
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Columbia	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Seminary	34	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Leakesville *	44	6	W
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Pearl River Central *	20	0	W

1962 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	221
Scoring Average	22.1
Points Allowed	38
Defense Average	3.8
Opponents Record	42-48 -7
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	4-1

1962 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Lumberton	9-0-1	241	84	6-0-1	112	39	Ed Reed
Petal	8-1-1	221	38	5-1-1	148	25	Herbert Ray Nobles
Brooklyn	7-2-1	183	82	5-1-1	139	33	Fred Henley
George County	5-4-2	174	111	4-2-1	128	53	Fred Gill
Purvis	4-5-1	118	138	2-4-1	73	106	Latrelle Williams
Poplarville	3-5-1	113	138	2-4-1	93	118	Doug Daniels
Pearl River Central	1-8	72	212	1-6-0	59	162
Leakesville	1-8	51	285	0-7-0	33	249	Frank Skipper

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.