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Benton Academy Football Team History

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Benton Academy

Benton, MS
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Colors: Red & Gold
Coach: Thomas Hamby

1970 <-- 1970 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

Thomas Hamby enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Benton Academy.

This was the first season Benton Academy fielded a team.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	Deer Creek	2	14	L
Fri., Sep. 11	Brandon Academy	6	8	L
Fri., Sep. 18	vs. West Marion Academy	38	6	W
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Central Holmes Christian	12	27	L
Fri., Oct. 2	Cruger-Tchula Academy	12	34	L
Fri., Oct. 9	Simpson Academy	0	19	L
Fri., Oct. 16	Sharkey-Issaquena Academy	0	44	L
Fri., Oct. 23	Tri-County Academy	6	34	L
Fri., Oct. 30	Leake Academy	0	44	L
Fri., Nov. 6	Manchester Academy	0	12	L

1970 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	76
Scoring Average	7.6
Points Allowed	242
Defense Average	24.2
Opponents Record	54-40 -3
Home Record	1-1
Away Record	0-0

1970 South Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Manchester Academy	4-6	116	172	3-4-0	73	136	Mike Nutt
Sharkey-Issaquena Academy	9-0-1	260	28				Charles Strong
Leake Academy	6-4	180	118				Larry Therrell
Simpson Academy	6-3	128	55				John Mangum
Tri-County Academy	6-3	179	87				Billy Cooper
Brandon Academy	4-6	94	107				Charles Underwood
Benton Academy	1-9	76	242				Thomas Hamby
West Marion Academy	0-8-1	39	288				Stanley Neil

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