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West Tallahatchie Football Team History


West Tallahatchie Choctaws
West Tallahatchie High School

341 School Street Webb, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Bernard Blackwell


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1949  <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights
 Bernard Blackwell enters his 7th season as Head Coach at West Tallahatchie.
 
1956 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 7   Clarksdale    7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14   Charleston   *  32   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28   Benoit    12   13   L       
 Fri., Sep. 28   Indianola   *  26   12   W       
 Fri., Oct. 5   Winona   *  7   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 12   Belzoni   *  19   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19   Leland   *  18   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26   Cleveland   *  12   7   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2   Batesville   *  39   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9   Drew   *  39   6   W       
 Fri., Nov. 23   Yazoo City   *  6   18   L       
 
1956 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored217
  Scoring Average19.7
  Points Allowed94
  Defense Average8.5
  Opponents Record55-50 -4
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
  
1956  Delta Valley Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Yazoo City 10-1238397-0-016313  Howard Woods
West Tallahatchie 8-3217947-2-019881  Bernard Blackwell
Winona 8-2185705-2-012658  Doug Brown
Cleveland 4-6-11461794-5-0140160  Gene Meadows
East Tallahatchie 6-41881833-4-0117156  John Woolly
Batesville 6-2-21901493-2-193110  Lawrence Mullins
Leland 3-71051583-5-098118  Fred Morris
Belzoni 4-61121622-6-085162  Roy Rodgers Brashier
Drew 2-7-1902112-6-190204  Ray Shepherd
Indianola 2-7721322-6-072119  Hugh Walker



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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.