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West Jones Football Team History

West Jones Mustangs

West Jones High School

254 Springhill Road Laurel, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Green, Gold & White
Coach: Mike Taylor

1965 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024

1981 Season Highlights

Mike Taylor enters his 7th season as Head Coach at West Jones.

The Mustangs won the Class AA District 5 S Championship.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Columbia	12	13	L
Fri., Sep. 11	@ Magee	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 18	vs. George County	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Petal *	28	21	W
Fri., Oct. 2	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Ocean Springs	37	0	W
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Northeast Jones *	25	2	W
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Monticello	40	6	W
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Quitman *	34	2	W
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. South Jones *	20	0	W
	Laurel	32	14	W
Playoffs
	Warren Central	21	7	W	1st Round Playoffs
	South Natchez	0	21	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

1981 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	289
Scoring Average	24.1
Points Allowed	86
Defense Average	7.2
Opponents Record	78-55
District Record	4-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-0

1981 Class AA District 5 S Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
West Jones	10-2	289	86	1-1	21	28	4-0	107	25	Mike Taylor
Northeast Jones	5-4	95	85				3-1	49	32	Danny Adams
South Jones	5-5	134	137				2-2	53	51	Benny Hinton
Petal	4-5	105	133				1-3	48	70	Rodney Stokes
Quitman	5-5	123	164				0-4	9	88	Wayne Carr

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