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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 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

L.R. Nelson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at East Central.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 5	DIberville *	38	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 19	Leakesville *	30	16	W
Fri., Sep. 26	Saint John *	42	8	W
Fri., Oct. 3	Saint Martin *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	Vancleave *	24	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Alba AL	31	6	W
Fri., Oct. 24	Pass Christian *	53	13	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Baker AL	12	6	W
Fri., Nov. 7	Our Lady Victory *	12	22	L

1969 Season Totals
Record	8-1
Points Scored	268
Scoring Average	29.8
Points Allowed	77
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	55-40 -1
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	1-0

1969 Pascagoula River Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
East Central	8-1	268	77	6-1-0	225	65	L.R. Nelson
Our Lady Victory	8-2	225	87	5-2-0	138	61	Leslie Patrick
Pass Christian	7-2	208	87	5-1-0	138	67	Kenny Lyons
DIberville	6-3	243	102	3-3-0	146	102	Buddy Singleton
Vancleave	6-4	152	184	3-4-0	72	158
Saint Martin	3-6-1	106	190	3-4-0	100	138	Arthur Gill
Leakesville	5-5	192	162	2-5-0	101	146
Saint John	1-9	76	301	0-7-0	34	217	Irvin Favre

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