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South Panola Football Team History


South Panola Tigers
South Panola High School

601 Tiger Drive Batesville, MS
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Colors: Blue & Red
Coach: Ed Stanley

 

Team Home Summary Coaches Games by Year Opponents Playoffs OT

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1931  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Ed Stanley enters his 4th season as Head Coach at South Panola.
 The Tigers won the Class 5A District 1 Championship.
 The Tigers set a team record by scoring 80 in a game.
 
1997 Season
   
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 29  @ Millington TN  42   18   W       
 Fri., Sep. 5  @ Fayette-Ware TN  70   6   W       
 Fri., Sep. 12  vs. Clarksdale    44   8   W       
 Fri., Sep. 19  @ Madison Central    28   9   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  @ Horn Lake   *  22   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  vs. Greenwood   *  80   18   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  @ Columbus   *  48   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 17  vs. Tupelo   *  26   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  @ Southaven   *  50   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. Starkville   *  12   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 7  vs. Grenada   *  54   7   W       
 Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Vicksburg    58   8   W       1st Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 21  @ Tupelo   *  14   0   W       2nd Round Playoffs 
 Fri., Nov. 28  vs. Madison Central    42   11   W       Semi-finals Playoffs 
 Fri., Dec. 5   Moss Point    14   17   L       Championship Game 
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record14-1
  Points Scored604
  Scoring Average40.3
  Points Allowed109
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record102-60
  District Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record7-0
  
1997 Class 5A District 1 Standings
  Regular Season   Playoffs   District Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
South Panola 14-16041093-1128368-030632  Ed Stanley
Starkville 10-33601831-155245-218297  Chuck Friend
Tupelo 10-32631521-124285-3134105  Johnny Hill
Grenada 6-52422490-19264-3150173  Neil Hitchcock
Horn Lake 8-42962183-4150183  Donnie Wiltshire
Greenwood 2-92473162-5177221  Terry Moore
Columbus 3-71623121-679226  Roy McCrory
Southaven 1-10982921-670211  Trey Allman



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