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Poplarville Football Team History

Poplarville Hornets

Poplarville High School

1301 South Main Street Poplarville, MS
Stadium: Dobie Holden Stadium
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Pat Morris

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1911 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Pat Morris enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Poplarville.

The Hornets won the Class 3A District 15 Championship.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Pearl River Central	17	0	W
Fri., Sep. 9	Lumberton	36	12	W
Fri., Sep. 16	Hancock North Central	0	27	L
Fri., Sep. 23	Gulf Breeze FL	44	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	North Forrest *	28	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Saint Stanislaus	20	18	W
Fri., Oct. 14	Forrest County AHS *	0	3	L
Fri., Oct. 21	Stone	21	15	W
Fri., Oct. 28	Purvis *	35	12	W
Fri., Nov. 4	Perry Central *	42	9	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. Magee	7	21	L	1st Round Playoffs

1988 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	250
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	124
Defense Average	11.3
Opponents Record	67-50
District Record	3-1
Home Record	0-1
Away Record	0-0

1988 Class 3A District 15 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Poplarville	8-3	250	124	0-1	7	21	3-1	105	24	Pat Morris
North Forrest	6-5	215	167	0-1	15	33	3-1	92	40	Alton Waltman
Forrest County AHS	8-2	194	110				3-1	48	40	Perry Wheat
Purvis	1-8	98	217				1-3	32	92	Jack Craft
Perry Central	1-9	100	313				0-4	30	111	David Touchstone

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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.