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Poplarville Football Team History

Poplarville Hornets

Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Lance Beach

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1911 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Lance Beach enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Poplarville.

The Hornets finished 5th in District 8.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	@ Vancleave	20	14	W
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Pearl River Central	27	21	W
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. Lumberton	22	23	L
Fri., Sep. 17	@ Bay	8	25	L
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. Greene County *	0	49	L
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Forrest County AHS *	0	31	L
Fri., Oct. 8	@ West Marion *	9	38	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Purvis *	27	6	W
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Pass Christian *	49	20	W
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Tylertown *	6	41	L
Fri., Nov. 5	OPEN

1999 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	168
Scoring Average	16.8
Points Allowed	268
Defense Average	26.8
Opponents Record	61-58
District Record	2-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-3

1999 Class 3A District 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Greene County	11-1	322	79	0-1	0	27	6-0	175	20	Johnny Ainsworth
Tylertown	8-3	245	58	0-1	5	7	5-1	127	27	Walter Denton
Forrest County AHS	8-2	252	143				4-2	142	88	Perry Wheat
West Marion	6-5	230	176				3-3	108	109	Perry Coggin
Poplarville	4-6	168	268				2-4	91	185	Lance Beach
Pass Christian	1-9	110	278				1-5	78	177	Bo VonderBruegge
Purvis	2-8	134	239				0-6	40	155	Ken Chandler

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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.