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Long Beach Football Team History

Long Beach Bearcats

Long Beach High School

300 East Old Pass Road Long Beach, MS
Stadium: Lance Lumpkin Stadium
Colors: Maroon, White & Gray
Coach: Joey DAngelo

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1929 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Joey DAngelo enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Long Beach.

The Bearcats finished 6th in District 8.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Bay	12	9	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Saint Stanislaus	28	3	W
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Hancock	21	22	L
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. DIberville *	14	17	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ George County *	6	18	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Stone *	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ East Central *	19	28	L
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Greene County *	3	6	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Gautier *	7	33	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Saint Martin *	27	14	W

1997 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	157
Defense Average	15.7
Opponents Record	53-59
District Record	2-5
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-2

1997 Class 4A District 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Gautier	11-1	445	170	0-1	30	31	7-0	260	93	Mike Battles Sr.
DIberville	9-3	211	189	0-1	14	28	6-1	138	122	David Russell
Greene County	9-3	263	138				4-3	104	100	Johnny Ainsworth
Stone	7-4	279	133				4-3	179	96	Larry Easterling
George County	3-8	106	172				3-4	64	90	Greg Freeman
Long Beach	4-6	151	157				2-5	90	123	Joey DAngelo
East Central	2-8	155	259				2-5	109	160	Robert McRaney
Saint Martin	2-9	140	330				0-7	74	234	Kim Letort

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