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Cathedral Football Team History

Cathedral Green Wave

Cathedral High School

701 Martin Luther King Drive Natchez, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Ken Beesley

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1938 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Ken Beesley enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Cathedral.

The Green Wave won the Class 1A District 7 Championship.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 6	@ Wisner LA	27	0	W
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Saint Joseph Greenville	21	6	W
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. Dexter *	28	6	W
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Saint Aloysius	6	7	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Loyd Star	29	11	W
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Enterprise Lincoln *	54	8	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Riverside	46	0	W
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Saint Joseph Jackson	34	0	W
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Salem *	32	3	W
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Bogue Chitto *	22	20	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 15	vs. Mount Olive	0	11	L	1st Round Playoffs

1996 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	299
Scoring Average	27.2
Points Allowed	72
Defense Average	6.5
Opponents Record	49-61
District Record	4-0
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1996 Class 1A District 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cathedral	9-2	299	72	0-1	0	11	4-0	136	37	Ken Beesley
Bogue Chitto	7-4	223	193	0-1	0	27	3-1	101	45	Doug Clanton
Dexter	3-6	127	169				2-2	90	74	Randy Sumrall
Salem	1-8	23	192				1-3	16	67	Kenneth Murphy
Enterprise Lincoln	1-10	84	364				0-4	28	148

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