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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: Doug Merchant

 

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1949  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Doug Merchant enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Pearl.
 
1978 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 25   Magee    3   12   L       
 Fri., Sep. 1  @ Hazlehurst   *  31   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 8  vs. Morton    17   7   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  @ Madison-Ridgeland    12   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 22  vs. Warren Central   *  7   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 29   OPEN               
 Fri., Oct. 6  vs. Crystal Springs   *  7   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 13  @ Clinton   *  21   14   W       
 Fri., Oct. 20  @ Forest    9   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 27  vs. Florence   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 3  vs. Brandon   *  10   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18   West Jones    21   28   L    Ellisville   
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored173
  Scoring Average15.7
  Points Allowed113
  Defense Average10.3
  Opponents Record78-50
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record3-1
  
1978  Little Dixie Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Magee 9-3198726-0-012312  Jerry Sullivan
Mendenhall 9-22361345-1-013578  David Abercrombie
Morton 6-42351614-2-013370  Reggie Robertson
Forest 6-41641463-3-091103  Gary Risher
Prentiss 2-9911972-4-04893  Richard Hall
Saint Joseph Jackson 3-7941741-5-039105  Bill Raphael
Madison-Ridgeland 1-9532050-6-020128  P.B. Walker
 South
Warren Central 11-0247556-0-014228  Lum Wright
Clinton 7-42021124-2-012165  James Sloan
Pearl 6-51731134-2-011146  Doug Merchant
Brandon 7-52171793-3-09789  Danny Gregory
Crystal Springs 6-41601152-4-05495  Lavon Russell
Hazlehurst 4-61222122-4-067138  Mason Denham
Florence 0-91022510-6-062193  Lee Bramlett



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