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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 <-- 1999 <- 2000 -> 2001 --> 2024

2000 Season Highlights

Freeman Horton enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rosa Fort.

The Lions finished 7th in District 3.

2000 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 25	vs. Mound Bayou	26	0	W
Fri., Sep. 1	vs. Holly Springs	32	7	W
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Charleston *	20	14	#Lost
Fri., Sep. 15	@ West Helena AR	12	8	W
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Palmer *	6	0	W
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Independence *	40	13	W
Fri., Oct. 6	vs. Senatobia *	26	23	W
Fri., Oct. 13	@ North Panola *	40	6	W
Fri., Oct. 20	vs. Water Valley *	6	9	L
Fri., Oct. 27	OPEN
Fri., Nov. 3	@ Coahoma AHS	16	8	W

2000 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	224
Scoring Average	22.4
Points Allowed	88
Defense Average	8.8
Opponents Record	58-62
District Record	4-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

2000 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
Water Valley	10-2	398	119	0-1	0	14	6-0	216	45	Gary Drewrey
Senatobia	7-5	320	166	0-1	8	22	4-2	197	62	Jerry Barrett
Charleston	7-5	246	283				3-3	83	132	Jamie Mitchell
Independence	5-6	177	346				4-2	96	205	Clay Stevens
North Panola	2-7	104	286				2-4	82	187	Clifton Davis Jr.
Palmer	2-7	114	227				0-6	52	168	Timothy Haley
Rosa Fort	8-2	224	88				4-2	138	65	Freeman Horton

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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.