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Neshoba Central Football Team History

Neshoba Central Rockets

Neshoba Central High School

1125 Golf Course Road Philadelphia, MS
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Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Jim Rhodes

1960 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Jim Rhodes enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Neshoba Central.

The Rockets finished 3rd in District 2.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Forest	8	28	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Philadelphia	31	7	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Meridian	13	56	L
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Noxubee County *	16	14	W
Fri., Oct. 4	@ West Point *	20	16	W
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Kosciusko *	14	40	L
Fri., Oct. 18	@ New Hope *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Aberdeen *	49	21	W
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Louisville *	35	54	L
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Houston *	57	36	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	257
Scoring Average	25.7
Points Allowed	279
Defense Average	27.9
Opponents Record	68-50 -1
District Record	5-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-2

1996 Class 4A District 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kosciusko	13-2	420	208	3-1	64	58	8-0	235	96	Rodney Jones
Louisville	8-6	395	291	2-1	90	49	5-3	249	159	Tony Stanford
Neshoba Central	6-4	257	279				5-2	205	188	Jim Rhodes
West Point	5-6	182	200				4-3	148	99	Lynn Moore
New Hope	6-5	188	146				3-4	70	115	Andy Stevens
Houston	2-8-1	234	436				2-5	164	272	Russell Funk
Noxubee County	4-7	134	213				1-6	72	139	M.C. Miller
Aberdeen	3-8	196	285				1-6	128	203	Royce Stevens

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