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Gentry Football Team History

Gentry Rams

Gentry High School

801 B.B. King Road Indianola, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Rickey Taylor

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1935 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Rickey Taylor enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Gentry.

The Rams finished 7th in District 2.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Leland	19	12	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ East Side	20	24	L
Fri., Sep. 12	vs. Ruleville Central	12	6	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Humphreys County	30	18	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Warren Central *	14	36	L
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Lanier *	31	12	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Clinton *	6	42	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Madison Central *	20	42	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Greenville *	7	25	L
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Vicksburg *	14	30	L
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Callaway *	31	32	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	204
Scoring Average	18.5
Points Allowed	279
Defense Average	25.4
Opponents Record	63-66
District Record	1-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-3

1997 Class 5A District 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Madison Central	10-4	372	217	2-1	47	51	6-1	249	92	Mike Justice
Warren Central	8-4	306	178	0-1	14	24	6-1	196	63	Robert Morgan
Clinton	6-6	279	302	0-1	14	55	5-2	175	129	David Bradberry
Vicksburg	6-6	265	314	0-1	8	58	5-2	178	143	James Knox
Greenville	5-6	172	287				3-4	109	182	Charles Hardy
Callaway	4-7	255	297				2-5	148	221	Cheyenne Trussell
Gentry	4-7	204	279				1-6	123	219	Rickey Taylor
Lanier	2-9	173	267				0-7	79	208	James Wison

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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.