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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 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Nevil Barr enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Petal.

The Panthers finished 6th in District 7.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	vs. Stone	6	32	L
Fri., Sep. 4	@ South Jones	14	32	L
Fri., Sep. 11	@ North Forrest	15	21	L
Fri., Sep. 18	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Columbia *	26	55	L
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Picayune *	6	28	L
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Bay *	33	21	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Hancock *	21	13	W
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Saint Stanislaus *	7	23	L
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. Pearl River Central *	48	49	L
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Oak Grove *	50	14	W

1998 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	226
Scoring Average	22.6
Points Allowed	288
Defense Average	28.8
Opponents Record	75-50
District Record	3-4
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	2-3

1998 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
Columbia	12-3	428	261	3-1	79	73	7-0	271	132	Joey Porter
Saint Stanislaus	7-5	252	174	0-1	11	14	6-1	162	78	Dave Kenson
Picayune	7-4	283	187				4-3	219	119	Dodd Lee
Pearl River Central	7-4	260	200				3-4	167	175	Curtis Thaxton
Hancock	5-5	228	180				3-4	148	154	Rocky Gaudin
Petal	3-7	226	288				3-4	191	203	Nevil Barr
Bay	4-7	214	275				2-5	136	187	David Baughman
Oak Grove	0-11	80	441				0-7	62	308	Gary Ivy

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