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South Leake Football Team History

South Leake Gators

Leake County High School

Walnut Grove, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Orange & Black
Coach: Curtis Hardy

1970 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Curtis Hardy enters his 14th season as Head Coach at South Leake.

The Gators finished 5th in District 5.

The Gators set a team record for points allowed in a game with 64.

The Gators set a team record for margin in a defeat by allowing 64 points.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Carthage	0	10	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Morton	0	37	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Velma Jackson	0	60	L
Fri., Sep. 26	@ Newton County	8	41	L
Fri., Oct. 3	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Williams-Sullivan *	42	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Choctaw Central *	20	53	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ West Lowndes *	12	40	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Philadelphia *	8	62	L
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Ackerman *	0	64	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	1-8
Points Scored	90
Scoring Average	10.0
Points Allowed	373
Defense Average	41.4
Opponents Record	63-41 -1
District Record	1-4
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	1-4

1997 Class 2A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ackerman	15-0	590	63	4-0	117	0	5-0	218	46	Ricky Woods
Philadelphia	7-3-1	309	148	0-1	3	42	4-1	176	58	Steve Cheatham
Choctaw Central	8-2	372	129				3-2	186	83	Tommy McCool
West Lowndes	4-4	166	172				2-3	106	110	Felix Wicks
South Leake	1-8	90	373				1-4	82	225	Curtis Hardy
Williams-Sullivan	0-9	30	474				0-5	18	264	Tim McCormick

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