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Prentiss Football Team History

Prentiss Bulldogs

Prentiss High School

Hwy. 42 West Prentiss, MS
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Colors: Red & White
Coach: Leslie Smith

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1927 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2016

1961 Season Highlights

Leslie Smith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Prentiss.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Hazlehurst *	13	21	L
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Morton	7	19	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Magee *	0	25	L
Fri., Sep. 22	@ New Hebron	7	13	L
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Tylertown *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Brandon	25	15	W
Fri., Oct. 13	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Crystal Springs *	19	13	W
Fri., Oct. 27	@ Bassfield	48	0	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Mendenhall *	0	25	L
Fri., Nov. 10	vs. Monticello *	46	6	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	171
Scoring Average	17.1
Points Allowed	137
Defense Average	13.7
Opponents Record	53-51 -3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-3

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

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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.