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West Kemper Football Team History

West Kemper Wildcats

West Kemper High School

De Kalb, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Billy Brown

1970 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 1988

1979 Season Highlights

Billy Brown enters his 10th season as Head Coach at West Kemper.

The Wildcats won the Sam Dale Conference Championship.

The Wildcats set a team record by winning 9 games.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	@ Caledonia	39	0	W
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Quitman *	7	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Northeast Lauderdale *	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Southeast Lauderdale *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Enterprise Clarke *	14	12	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Neshoba Central	14	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. West Lauderdale	12	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	Nanih Waiya	21	14	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Alexander	60	0	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	9-0
Points Scored	209
Scoring Average	23.2
Points Allowed	45
Defense Average	5.0
Opponents Record	44-56 -3
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	5-0

1979 Sam Dale Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Enterprise Clarke	4-6	138	214	3-2-0	86	77	Wayne Carr
West Kemper	9-0	209	45	4-0-0	63	18	Billy Brown
Quitman	7-4	137	95	4-1-0	91	32	Willie Coats
Waynesboro	8-3	200	77	2-2-0	85	36	John Walker
Northeast Lauderdale	1-7-1	77	202	1-4-0	49	108	Julius Moore
Southeast Lauderdale	0-10	58	279	0-5-0	31	134	Dwane Taylor

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.