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Philadelphia Football Team History

Philadelphia Tornadoes

Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Steve Cheatham

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1920 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Steve Cheatham enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

The Tornadoes finished 2nd in District 5.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Kemper County	41	0	W
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Neshoba Central	19	6	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Newton	20	24	L
Fri., Sep. 26	Eutaw AL	44	12	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Forest	6	6	T
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. West Lowndes *	28	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Williams-Sullivan *	56	6	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Ackerman *	7	18	L
Fri., Oct. 31	@ South Leake *	62	8	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Choctaw Central *	23	20	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Taylorsville	3	42	L	1st Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	309
Scoring Average	28.1
Points Allowed	148
Defense Average	13.5
Opponents Record	71-48 -1
District Record	4-1
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	2-3 -1

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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