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Ripley Football Team History

Ripley Tigers

Ripley High School

720 South Clayton Road Ripley, MS
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Jamie Mitchell

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1933 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Jamie Mitchell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Ripley.

The Tigers finished 3rd in District 1.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	@ Amory	0	51	L
Fri., Sep. 4	@ Falkner	29	0	W
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Holly Springs	24	22	W
Fri., Sep. 18	@ New Hope	0	42	L
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Oxford	27	28	L (OT)
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Saltillo *	20	11	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ Kossuth *	12	21	L
Fri., Oct. 16	@ New Albany *	35	21	W
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Pontotoc *	6	35	L
Fri., Oct. 30	@ Alcorn Central *	44	21	W
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. Corinth *	22	7	W

1998 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	219
Scoring Average	19.9
Points Allowed	259
Defense Average	23.5
Opponents Record	66-60
District Record	4-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	3-3

1998 Class 3A District 1 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Kossuth	12-1	413	148	1-1	39	59	6-0	204	54	Charlie Dampeer
Pontotoc	6-5	266	185	0-1	7	22	5-1	194	70	Dennis Robbins
Ripley	6-5	219	259				4-2	139	116	Jamie Mitchell
New Albany	5-5	241	199				3-3	151	114	Terry Allen
Corinth	5-6	216	227				2-4	67	155	Jimmy Mitchell
Saltillo	4-7	197	303				1-5	88	194	Lee Doty
Alcorn Central	0-11	148	398				0-6	82	222	Mike Mahoney

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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.