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Wesson Football Team History

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Wesson High School

1048 Grove Street Wesson, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Melvin Waters

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1922 <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024

1954 Season Highlights

Melvin Waters enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wesson.

1954 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 10	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 17	@ Washington
Fri., Sep. 24	vs. Magnolia *	7	12	L
Fri., Oct. 1	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 8	Jefferson Military	40	0	W
Fri., Oct. 15	@ Monticello	7	32	L
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Tylertown *	6	19	L
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Crosby *	7	31	L
Fri., Nov. 5	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 12	vs. Meadville *	13	27	L

1954 Season Totals
Record	1-5
Points Scored	80
Scoring Average	13.3
Points Allowed	121
Defense Average	20.2
Opponents Record	32-41 -2
Home Record	0-3
Away Record	0-2

1954 Tangipahoa Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Liberty	11-0	293	46	7-0-0	183	39	Harold Dickerson
Crosby	6-3	226	100	5-3-0	194	94	Hugh Bowlin
Gloster	5-2	120	38	5-1-0	120	26
Summit	5-3	102	90	4-3-0	84	90
Tylertown	5-4	137	88	4-1-0	86	49	Evan Perritt
Meadville	7-2	226	95	3-2-0	111	75	Bob Stevens
Gillsburg	1-5	20	136	1-3-0	20	95
Magnolia	1-8	39	229	1-6-0	33	157	W.E. Ainsworth
Woodville	3-5	91	155	0-2-0	12	58	George Gonda
Wesson	1-5	80	121	0-4-0	33	89	Melvin Waters
Centreville	1-6	26	135	0-4-0	6	96

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.