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East Central Football Team History

East Central Hornets

East Central High School

21700 Hwy. 614 Moss Point, MS
Stadium: Shirley Stadium
Colors: Maroon, White & Gray
Coach: Robert McRaney

1958 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Robert McRaney enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at East Central.

The Hornets finished 7th in District 8.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Biloxi	13	33	L
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Hancock	20	38	L
Fri., Sep. 12	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Pascagoula	13	28	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Stone *	10	27	L
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Gautier *	7	32	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Greene County *	0	14	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Long Beach *	28	19	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Saint Martin *	28	14	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. DIberville *	22	33	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ George County *	14	21	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	155
Scoring Average	15.5
Points Allowed	259
Defense Average	25.9
Opponents Record	74-50
District Record	2-5
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	1-4

1997 Class 4A 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
Gautier	11-1	445	170	0-1	30	31	7-0	260	93	Mike Battles Sr.
DIberville	9-3	211	189	0-1	14	28	6-1	138	122	David Russell
Greene County	9-3	263	138				4-3	104	100	Johnny Ainsworth
Stone	7-4	279	133				4-3	179	96	Larry Easterling
George County	3-8	106	172				3-4	64	90	Greg Freeman
Long Beach	4-6	151	157				2-5	90	123	Joey DAngelo
East Central	2-8	155	259				2-5	109	160	Robert McRaney
Saint Martin	2-9	140	330				0-7	74	234	Kim Letort

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