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Kennedy Football Team History

Kennedy Hornets

John F. Kennedy High School

204 North Edwards Street Mound Bayou, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Leroy Henderson

1970 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2017

1997 Season Highlights

Leroy Henderson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Kennedy.

The Hornets finished 3rd in District 3.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	@ Elzy	36	0	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Ruleville Central *	0	8	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Drew *	18	12	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Shaw	46	6	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. East Side	8	6	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Humphreys County	36	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Leflore County	26	8	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Broad Street *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Coahoma AHS *	44	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ West Tallahatchie *	18	6	W
Fri., Nov. 7	OPEN

1997 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	238
Scoring Average	23.8
Points Allowed	46
Defense Average	4.6
Opponents Record	48-72
District Record	4-1
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	5-1

1997 Class 2A District 3 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Broad Street	7-5	220	155	0-1	18	27	4-1	90	32	Jimmy Reynolds
Ruleville Central	7-5	262	147	1-1	26	27	4-1	137	42	Don Bankhead
Kennedy	9-1	238	46				4-1	86	26	Leroy Henderson
Drew	3-6	150	224				1-4	80	125	Errick Lakes
West Tallahatchie	3-8	140	278				1-4	32	130	Floyd Smith
Coahoma AHS	2-7	104	214				1-4	44	114	A.B. White

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Morris Higginbotham coached three different teams to divisional state championships in the 1950s. He won titles at Walnut Grove in 1952, West Blocton in 1955 and Enterprise in 1960.