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Pelahatchie Football Team History

Pelahatchie Chiefs

Pelahatchie High School

213 Brooks Street Pelahatchie, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & Silver
Coach: Bill Ward

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1930 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Bill Ward enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Pelahatchie.

The Chiefs won the Class 1A District 6 Championship.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	vs. Florence	56	6	W
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Richland	41	8	W
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Scott Central	18	6	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Pisgah *	33	0	W
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Lake	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 4	@ Mize	13	7	W
Fri., Oct. 11	vs. Durant	26	6	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ McAdams	32	6	W
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Saint Aloysius *	12	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Saint Joseph Jackson *	52	7	W
Thu., Nov. 7	vs. Puckett *	41	13	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	vs. Sebastopol	39	24	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 22	@ Mize	20	23	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1996 Season Totals
Record	12-1
Points Scored	410
Scoring Average	31.5
Points Allowed	106
Defense Average	8.2
Opponents Record	75-69
District Record	4-0
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	5-1

1996 Class 1A District 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Pelahatchie	12-1	410	106	1-1	59	47	4-0	138	20	Bill Ward
Saint Aloysius	8-5	285	194	1-1	21	36	3-1	115	45	Bubba Booth
Puckett	4-6	194	229				2-2	107	109	Lennis Stevens
Pisgah	2-7	95	223				1-3	41	110	Richard Hall
Saint Joseph Jackson	0-9	81	316				0-4	35	152	Dom Bevalaque

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