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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 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

L.R. Nelson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at East Central.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	DIberville *	8	42	L
Fri., Sep. 10	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Leakesville	24	8	W
Fri., Sep. 24	Saint John *	30	12	W
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Saint Martin *	6	28	L
Fri., Oct. 8	Vancleave *	8	26	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Alba AL	0	6	L
Fri., Oct. 22	Pass Christian *	6	13	L
Fri., Oct. 29	@ Baker AL	6	6	T
Fri., Nov. 5	Our Lady Victory *	20	0	W
Fri., Nov. 12	Hancock North Central	26	12	W

1971 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	134
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	153
Defense Average	15.3
Opponents Record	61-48 -4
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	0-1 -1

1971 Pascagoula River Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Saint Martin	9-2	281	60	5-1-0	143	18	Jimmy Davis
DIberville	9-1-1	262	63	4-1-1	136	39	Buddy Singleton
Vancleave	7-3-1	208	104	4-1-1	95	35	Kenny Lyons
Pass Christian	6-4	182	117	4-2-0	122	56	Kenny Lyons
East Central	4-5-1	134	153	2-4-0	78	121	L.R. Nelson
Saint John	1-9	48	340	1-5-0	30	212	Arthur Gill
Our Lady Victory	0-9	48	229	0-6-0	30	153	Leslie Patrick

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