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Leflore County Football Team History

Leflore County Tigers

Leflore County High School

401 Lakeside Itta Bena, MS
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Colors: Red & Black
Coach: Marcellus Singleton

1950 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Marcellus Singleton enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Leflore County.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	@ Humphreys County *	0	0	T
Fri., Sep. 8	vs. Leland *	12	7	W
Fri., Sep. 15	@ Drew *	24	0	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Shaw *	11	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Rolling Fork *	0	14	L
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Coahoma County *	25	0	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ West Tallahatchie *	6	6	T
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Quitman County *	22	0	W
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Elzy	24	14	W
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Rosedale *	14	50	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	6-2 -2
Points Scored	138
Scoring Average	13.8
Points Allowed	91
Defense Average	9.1
Opponents Record	45-45 -9
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-2 -2

1978 Delta Valley Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rosedale	11-0	372	80	9-0-0	342	60	Leland Young
Humphreys County	7-2-2	236	151	6-1-2	204	118	Tommy Johnson
Rolling Fork	7-2-1	199	75	6-2-1	186	72	James Denson
Leland	6-3	204	90	6-3-0	204	90	Butch Inmon
Leflore County	6-2-2	138	91	5-2-2	114	77	Marcellus Singleton
Shaw	4-5-1	144	153	3-5-1	128	146
West Tallahatchie	3-6-2	167	174	3-4-2	149	146	David Ellington
Drew	2-8	74	257	2-7-0	74	227
Coahoma County	1-8	78	253	1-8-0	78	253	Kenneth Greco
Quitman County	0-9	24	314	0-9-0	24	314	Wain Reily

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.