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Philadelphia Football Team History

Philadelphia Tornadoes

Philadelphia High School

248 Byrd Avenue Philadelphia, MS
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Colors: Red, Black & White
Coach: Steve Cheatham

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1998 Season Highlights

Steve Cheatham enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Philadelphia.

The Tornadoes finished 2nd in District 5.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	Vicksburg	13	21	L
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Kemper County	35	20	W
Fri., Sep. 11	@ Neshoba Central	14	0	W
Fri., Sep. 18	vs. Newton	31	6	W
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Moor	14	13	W
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Forest	26	21	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ West Lowndes *	45	6	W
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Williams-Sullivan *	53	12	W
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Ackerman *	14	26	L
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. South Leake *	54	28	W
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Choctaw Central *	29	6	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 13	@ Bassfield	36	15	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 20	vs. Taylorsville	7	31	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1998 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	371
Scoring Average	28.5
Points Allowed	205
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	86-53
District Record	4-1
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	6-0

1998 Class 2A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Ackerman	11-1	493	102	0-1	10	17	5-0	211	58	Ricky Woods
Philadelphia	10-3	371	205	1-1	43	46	4-1	195	78	Steve Cheatham
Choctaw Central	8-2	323	184				3-2	162	105	Tommy McCool
West Lowndes	3-6	150	301				2-3	122	181	Bobby Berry
South Leake	3-6	277	359				1-4	178	251	Curtis Hardy
Williams-Sullivan	2-8	174	455				0-5	96	291	Willie Branch

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