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Forest Football Team History

Forest Bearcats

Forest High School

511 Cleveland Street Forest, MS
Stadium: L.O. Atkins Field
Colors: Red, Blue & White
Coach: Lawrence Wesson

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1926 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Lawrence Wesson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Forest.

The Bearcats finished 4th in District 6 N.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 3	vs. Northwest Rankin *	6	25	L
Fri., Sep. 10	@ Raleigh	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Mendenhall	0	36	L
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Newton	18	15	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Saint Joseph Jackson *	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Velma Jackson *	23	0	W
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Magee	0	34	L
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Florence	15	13	W
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Madison-Ridgeland *	13	21	L
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Morton *	7	27	L

1982 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	116
Scoring Average	11.6
Points Allowed	196
Defense Average	19.6
Opponents Record	50-54
District Record	2-3
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	2-3

1982 Class A District 6 N Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Morton	8-3	201	58				5-0	96	13	Mickey Burton
Madison-Ridgeland	6-4	155	127				4-1	95	63	P.B. Walker
Northwest Rankin	6-5	148	164				2-2	40	28	Bruce Adams
Forest	4-6	116	196				2-3	77	79	Lawrence Wesson
Saint Joseph Jackson	2-8	57	207				1-4	13	90	Bill Raphael
Velma Jackson	3-6	50	83				0-5	8	69	Tracy Steele

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