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Velma Jackson Football Team History

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Velma Jackson High School

2000 Loring Road Camden, MS
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Colors: Royal Blue & Gold
Coach: Tracy Steele

1971 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Tracy Steele enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Velma Jackson.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	@ Noxubee County	7	0	W
Fri., Sep. 9	vs. Hinds County AHS *	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 16	vs. Moor
Fri., Sep. 23	Motley	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 30	@ Port Gibson *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	@ Sumner Hill *	6	19	L
Fri., Oct. 14	vs. Alexander	34	0	W
Fri., Oct. 21	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 28	@ Jefferson County	22	0	W
Fri., Nov. 4	vs. East Flora *	6	0	W

1977 Season Totals
Record	7-1
Points Scored	121
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	19
Defense Average	2.4
Opponents Record	25-44 -3
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	3-1

1977 West Riverside Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Velma Jackson	7-1	121	19	3-1-0	38	19	Tracy Steele
Sumner Hill	5-3	197	116	3-1-0	93	20	Sherman Matthews
Port Gibson	4-5	140	130	2-2-0	60	26
East Flora	2-7	64	245	1-3-0	14	102
Hinds County AHS	1-5-2	42	130	1-3-0	28	66	Robert Strong
	South
Wilkinson County	6-2	262	139	3-1-0	140	44	Conway Henyard
Liberty	2-3	51	61	2-1-0	39	20	Earnest Dunlap
Jefferson County	3-5-1	94	243	1-2-0	28	94
Winans	2-3-1	78	153	1-2-0	28	85
Amite County	1-5	91	105	1-2-0	56	48

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