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Northeast Jones Football Team History

Northeast Jones Tigers

Northeast High School

68 Northeast Drive Laurel, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Glenn Wells

1965 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Glenn Wells enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Northeast Jones.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	@ South Jones *	6	13	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Harrison Central	12	2	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Northeast Lauderdale	0	13	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Southeast Lauderdale	0	0	T
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Poplarville *	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Saint Joseph Jackson	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. West Jones *	22	7	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Petal *	0	0	T
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Laurel	6	12	L
Fri., Nov. 9	@ George County *	8	8	T

1973 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -3
Points Scored	88
Scoring Average	8.8
Points Allowed	55
Defense Average	5.5
Opponents Record	41-51 -7
Home Record	2-1 -1
Away Record	2-2 -2

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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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.