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Forest Football Team History

Forest Bearcats

Forest High School

511 Cleveland Street Forest, MS
Stadium: L.O. Atkins Field
Colors: Red, Blue & White
Coach: Gary Risher

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1926 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Gary Risher enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Forest.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	vs. Quitman	6	14	L
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Neshoba Central	15	33	L
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Brandon	27	7	W
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Mendenhall *	7	26	L
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Prentiss *	13	34	L
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Saint Joseph Jackson *	6	20	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Monticello	7	27	L
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Magee *	13	46	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Pearl	15	28	L
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Madison-Ridgeland *	20	9	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Morton *	22	20	W (OT)

1979 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	13.7
Points Allowed	264
Defense Average	24.0
Opponents Record	70-49 -1
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-5

1979 Little Dixie Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
	North
Mendenhall	10-2	332	154	6-0-0	195	64	David Abercrombie
Magee	9-2	260	149	5-1-0	145	80	John Mangum
Morton	4-6	173	219	3-3-0	119	120	Ed Amis
Prentiss	4-7	172	244	3-3-0	127	96	Richard Hall
Saint Joseph Jackson	6-5	163	144	2-4-0	88	103	Bill Raphael
Forest	3-8	151	264	2-4-0	81	155	Gary Risher
Madison-Ridgeland	0-10	41	274	0-6-0	41	178	P.B. Walker
	South
Warren Central	12-0	448	46	6-0-0	234	14	Lum Wright
Pearl	10-1	289	145	5-1-0	140	68	Doug Merchant
Clinton	7-4	198	149	4-2-0	98	96	Jerry Lyons
Brandon	5-6	172	196	2-4-0	70	143	Larry Hancock
Florence	4-6	149	197	2-4-0	116	147	Lee Bramlett
Hazlehurst	4-7	185	253	2-4-0	54	122
Crystal Springs	2-8	123	250	0-6-0	54	176	Lavorn Russell

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