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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: Paul Pounds

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1935 <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024

1974 Season Highlights

Paul Pounds enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Petal.

1974 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	Purvis	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 13	West Jones *	18	7	W
Fri., Sep. 27	George County *	18	7	W
Fri., Oct. 4	Quitman	21	0	W
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Forrest County AHS	17	6	W
Fri., Oct. 18	South Pike	19	20	L
Fri., Oct. 25	Northeast Jones *	34	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	South Jones *	10	14	L
Fri., Nov. 8	Poplarville *	10	0	W
Fri., Nov. 15	Ocean Springs	26	20	W

1974 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	179
Scoring Average	17.9
Points Allowed	74
Defense Average	7.4
Opponents Record	52-48 -2
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	0-0

1974 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Northeast Jones	8-2-1	187	129	4-1-0	83	49	Glenn Wells
Petal	8-2	179	74	4-1-0	90	28	Paul Pounds
South Jones	8-2	237	115	4-1-0	97	54	Sonny Farrar
George County	7-4	166	119	2-3-0	39	59	Bill Martin
Poplarville	1-9	52	202	1-4-0	29	83	Alvin Doyle
West Jones	2-8	80	171	0-5-0	28	93	Jim Gatewood

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