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Rosa Fort Football Team History

Rosa Fort Lions

Rosa Fort High School

1100 Rosa Fort Drive Tunica, MS
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Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Freeman Horton

1970 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Freeman Horton enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rosa Fort.

The Lions finished 3rd in District 3.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	@ Mound Bayou	24	22	W
Fri., Sep. 3	@ Holly Springs	6	8	L
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. Charleston *	24	14	W
Fri., Sep. 17	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 24	@ Palmer *	30	6	W
Fri., Oct. 1	vs. Independence *	36	29	W
Fri., Oct. 8	@ Senatobia *	8	16	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. North Panola *	62	28	W
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Water Valley *	13	16	L
Fri., Oct. 29	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 5	vs. Coahoma AHS	54	0	W

1999 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	257
Scoring Average	28.6
Points Allowed	139
Defense Average	15.4
Opponents Record	50-70 -1
District Record	4-2
Home Record	4-0
Away Record	2-3

1999 Class 3A District 3 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Senatobia	9-3	340	142	1-1	49	33	6-0	189	46	Jerry Barrett
Water Valley	6-7	221	229	1-1	34	63	4-2	116	82	Gary Drewrey
Rosa Fort	6-3	257	139				4-2	173	109	Freeman Horton
Independence	6-5	231	238				3-3	120	107	Roy Bolden
Palmer	5-4	174	158				3-3	91	132	Aaron Holden
North Panola	2-7	170	323				1-5	108	227	Clifton Davis Jr.
Charleston	4-7	161	202				0-6	54	148	Jimmy Link

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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.