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Houston Hilltoppers
Houston High School

634 Starkville Road Houston, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Willie Foster


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1930  <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights
 Willie Foster enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Houston.
 
1947 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 19  vs. New Albany   *  19   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Holly Springs    47   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 3  @ Pontotoc   *  32   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Booneville    0   41   L       
 Fri., Oct. 17  @ Okolona   *  31   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Aberdeen   *  20   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 31  vs. West Point   *  14   14   T       
 Fri., Nov. 7  @ University   *  13   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 14  vs. Water Valley    0   1   #Lost       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Amory   *  7   37   L       
 
1947 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored183
  Scoring Average18.3
  Points Allowed123
  Defense Average12.3
  Opponents Record44-42 -3
  Home Record3-3 -1
  Away Record3-0
  
1947  Little 10 Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Amory 9-22891057-0-021633  Melvin Hemphill
Aberdeen 9-2270775-2-014458  James Wade
Houston 6-3-11831235-1-113681  Willie Foster
Starkville 9-3234984-2-012047  Walter Scales
New Albany 3-5-11091432-3-166104  
University 2-458962-4-05896  
Grenada 4-4-31211271-2-14466  Archie Stubbs
Okolona 2-7941901-4-037128  W.A. Thompson
West Point 1-8-1572891-5-151196  Howard E. Shook
Pontotoc 2-7701460-5-02697  Mitch Grisson



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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.