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Petal Football Team History

Petal Panthers

Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Steve Buckley

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1935 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

Steve Buckley enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Petal.

The Panthers won the Class 5A District 4 Championship.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Lawrence County	27	14	W
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Oak Grove	24	41	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Greene County	32	15	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Hattiesburg	22	14	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Biloxi *	45	24	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Ocean Springs *	14	6	W
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Harrison Central *	20	19	W
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Hancock *	47	14	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Gulfport *	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ George County *	42	41	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Pascagoula *	27	14	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Natchez	21	25	L	1st Round Playoffs

2008 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	353
Scoring Average	29.4
Points Allowed	227
Defense Average	18.9
Opponents Record	76-63
District Record	7-0
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	6-0

2008 Class 5A District 4 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	10-2	353	227	0-1	21	25	7-0	227	118	Steve Buckley
Ocean Springs	9-2	365	104	0-1	17	28	6-1	231	62	Todd Mangum
Harrison Central	6-6	276	243	0-1	20	27	4-3	184	150	Ronnie Cuevas
George County	6-6	369	346	0-1	24	55	4-3	251	191	Al Jones
Gulfport	4-6	153	236				3-4	112	153	Mike Justice
Biloxi	2-9	137	386				2-5	110	230	Steve Jones
Pascagoula	4-7	196	268				2-5	111	157	Scott Sisson
Hancock	2-8	142	298				0-7	88	253	David King.

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