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Petal Football Team History

Petal Panthers

Petal High School

1145 Hwy. 42 East Petal, MS
Stadium: Panther Stadium
Colors: Red & White
Coach: Paul Pounds

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1935 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Paul Pounds enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Petal.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Purvis	28	46	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Northwest Jones *	13	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Heidelberg	7	34	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ George County *	6	14	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Quitman	0	24	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Forrest County AHS	9	8	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. South Pike	28	18	W
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Northeast Jones *	0	0	T
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. South Jones *	0	34	L
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Poplarville *	24	8	W
Fri., Nov. 16	vs. Ocean Springs	8	21	L

1973 Season Totals
Record	4-6 -1
Points Scored	123
Scoring Average	11.2
Points Allowed	207
Defense Average	18.8
Opponents Record	53-48 -8
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	2-2 -1

1973 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
South Jones	10-0-1	335	71	4-0-0	120	14	Sonny Farrar
George County	4-5-1	165	128	3-1-1	98	49	Bill Martin
Northeast Jones	4-3-3	88	55	2-1-2	63	28	Glenn Wells
Petal	4-6-1	123	207	2-2-1	43	56	Paul Pounds
Poplarville	2-9	87	285	1-3-0	28	86	Alvin Doyle
West Jones	1-8-1	37	187	0-5-0	7	126	Jim Gatewood

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