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Petal Football Team History

Petal Panthers

Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Nevil Barr

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1935 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Nevil Barr enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Petal.

The Panthers finished 2nd in District 7.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Stone	0	25	L
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. South Jones	20	37	L
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. North Forrest	15	26	L
Fri., Sep. 19	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Columbia *	37	27	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Picayune *	15	61	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Bay *	28	17	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Hancock *	35	27	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Saint Stanislaus *	42	14	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Pearl River Central *	43	28	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Oak Grove *	41	25	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Northeast Jones	18	41	L	1st Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	294
Scoring Average	26.7
Points Allowed	328
Defense Average	29.8
Opponents Record	67-66
District Record	6-1
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

1997 Class 4A 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
Picayune	8-5	438	197	1-1	40	33	7-0	285	84	Dodd Lee
Petal	6-5	294	328	0-1	18	41	6-1	241	199	Nevil Barr
Hancock	8-3	283	201				5-2	182	106	Rocky Gaudin
Columbia	4-6	212	182				4-3	168	106	Joey Porter
Pearl River Central	3-8	179	245				3-4	129	135	Curtis Thaxton
Oak Grove	1-9	112	296				1-6	89	198	Gary Ivy
Bay	1-10	114	307				1-6	86	192	David Baughman
Saint Stanislaus	1-10	107	342				1-6	76	236	Dave Kenson

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