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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: Lawrence Wesson

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1926 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024

1984 Season Highlights

Lawrence Wesson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Forest.

The Bearcats won the Class 3A District 6 N Championship.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Northwest Rankin *	8	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Raleigh	12	2	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Mendenhall	2	6	L
Fri., Sep. 28	@ Newton	9	14	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Saint Joseph Jackson	31	0	W
Fri., Oct. 12	vs. Velma Jackson *	15	8	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Magee	7	34	L
Fri., Oct. 26	@ Florence	20	10	W
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Madison-Ridgeland *	46	0	W
Fri., Nov. 9	@ Morton *	21	20	W
	Magee	0	28	L

1984 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	171
Scoring Average	15.5
Points Allowed	128
Defense Average	11.6
Opponents Record	62-56
District Record	4-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1984 Class 3A District 6 N Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Forest	7-4	171	128				4-0	90	34	Lawrence Wesson
Northwest Rankin	6-5	184	106				3-1	101	37	Bruce Adams
Velma Jackson	7-3	139	86				2-2	44	50	Tracy Steele
Madison-Ridgeland	1-8	94	281				1-3	54	130
Morton	1-9	79	191				0-4	48	86	Gary Risher

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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.