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Magnolia Football Team History

Magnolia Eagles

South Pike High School

205 West Myrtle Street Magnolia, MS
Stadium: Colee Field
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Walter Varnado

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1921 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights

Walter Varnado enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Magnolia.

1948 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 10	Progress	32	0	W
Fri., Sep. 17	vs. Woodville *	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Gloster *	14	6	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Centreville *	33	0	W
Fri., Oct. 8	@ Columbia	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 15	Summit *	26	13	W
Fri., Oct. 22	vs. Liberty *	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 29	Crystal Springs	13	6	W
Fri., Nov. 5	Crosby *	26	6	W
Fri., Nov. 12	Tylertown *	27	0	W
Fri., Nov. 19	Osyka	20	13	W
Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 3	Lumberton	20	19	W		1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 10	Morton	14	12	W		Semi-finals Playoffs
Fri., Dec. 17	Indianola	12	21	L	Greenwood	Championship Game

1948 Season Totals
Record	12-2
Points Scored	289
Scoring Average	20.6
Points Allowed	123
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	53-33 -8
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	1-1

1948 Tangipahoa Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Magnolia	12-2	289	123	7-0-0	178	25	Walter Varnado
Woodville	10-2-1	385	124	4-1-1	116	70	W.C. Hickman
Summit	3-1-1	109	45	2-1-1	83	45	Ralph Davis
Gloster	2-2	69	55	0-1-0	6	14
Tylertown	2-2	33	34	0-2-0	0	34	Glyn Slay
Monticello	1-3	42	65	0-1-0	0	38
Crosby	0-4-1	24	108	0-2-1	18	45
Liberty	0-4-1	33	147	0-3-1	20	98	Harold Dickerson
Centreville	0-1	0	33	0-1-0	0	33

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

The first night game played between high school teams in the state occurred on September 23, 1927 when Pike Road and Cloverdale met in the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery.