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East Marion Football Team History

East Marion Eagles

East Marion High School

527 East Marion School Road Columbia, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Leslie Peters

1970 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Leslie Peters enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at East Marion.

The Eagles finished 4th in District 7.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Hazlehurst	12	15	L
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Lawrence County	6	18	L
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Columbia	14	12	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Bassfield	6	27	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Heidelberg *	29	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Prentiss *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. West Marion *	6	40	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Raleigh *	26	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Magee *	0	28	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Collins *	19	21	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	124
Scoring Average	12.4
Points Allowed	161
Defense Average	16.1
Opponents Record	63-63
District Record	3-3
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-2

1997 Class 3A District 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Magee	14-1	463	119	4-0	110	33	5-1	228	27	Danny Cowart
Collins	7-4	171	173	0-1	6	22	5-1	114	65	Todd Mangum
West Marion	10-1	290	124				5-1	142	72	Perry Coggin
East Marion	4-6	124	161				3-3	86	89	Leslie Peters
Heidelberg	2-9	139	340				1-5	40	152	Chris Gale
Prentiss	1-10	103	229				1-5	70	110	Alvin Gray
Raleigh	1-10	54	360				1-5	34	199	Terrell Luckey

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