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Pearl Football Team History


Pearl Pirates
Pearl High School

500 Pirate Cove Pearl, MS
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Colors: Navy Blue & Old Gold
Coach: Bruce Merchant

 

Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

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1949  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 Bruce Merchant enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Pearl.
 The Pirates won the Class 4A District 4 Championship.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 1  @ Warren Central    14   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Mendenhall    7   22   L       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Hill   *  41   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Northwest Rankin   *  43   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 29  vs. Clinton    28   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 6  @ Madison-Ridgeland   *  42   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  vs. Forest Hill    41   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  vs. Meridian    31   8   W       
 Fri., Oct. 27  @ Wingfield   *  41   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  @ Brandon    52   12   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 10  vs. Oxford    14   17   L       1st Round Playoffs 
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored354
  Scoring Average32.2
  Points Allowed99
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record70-52 -3
  District Record4-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record5-0
  
1989 Class 4A District 4 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   District Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Pearl 9-2354990-114174-016713  Bruce Merchant
Northwest Rankin 7-4-12361861-130353-19876  Don Hinton
Wingfield 3-71502342-26186  Bobby Barrett
Hill 3-6-11621931-380103  
Madison-Ridgeland 2-8652850-418146  Jerry Mahon



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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.