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Hazlehurst Football Team History

Hazlehurst Indians

Hazlehurst High School

101 South Haley Street Hazlehurst, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Emanuel Bridges

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1925 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Emanuel Bridges enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Hazlehurst.

The Indians finished 4th in District 6.

The Indians set a team record for most points scored by both teams with 102 points.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	@ Velma Jackson	32	32	T
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Amite County	20	50	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Tylertown	46	37	W
Fri., Sep. 20	@ Wilkinson County *	20	26	L
Fri., Sep. 27	vs. Florence *	76	6	W
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Prentiss	30	36	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Canton	48	28	W
Fri., Oct. 18	@ Raymond *	26	38	L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Franklin County *	30	41	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ North Pike *	46	6	W
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Crystal Springs	52	50	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	5-5 -1
Points Scored	426
Scoring Average	38.7
Points Allowed	350
Defense Average	31.8
Opponents Record	65-57 -1
District Record	2-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-3 -1

1996 Class 3A District 6 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Raymond	9-3	370	224	1-1	28	45	4-1	167	125	Kenny Granberry
Franklin County	6-5	294	281	0-1	14	28	4-1	178	143	Michael Goff
North Pike	6-4	251	197				3-2	151	133	Mac Anders
Hazlehurst	5-5-1	426	350				2-3	198	117	Emanuel Bridges
Florence	2-9	198	472				1-4	99	234	Steve Jones
Wilkinson County	3-7	166	215				1-4	86	127	Jeff Gibson

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