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West Jones Football Team History

West Jones Mustangs

West Jones High School

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

1965 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Mike Taylor enters his 5th season as Head Coach at West Jones.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 31	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 7	vs. Columbia *	21	6	W
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Magee	7	21	L
Fri., Sep. 21	@ Quitman	21	7	W
Fri., Sep. 28	vs. Petal *	33	15	W
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Heidelberg	16	12	W
Fri., Oct. 12	@ Ocean Springs	14	10	W
Fri., Oct. 19	@ Northeast Jones *	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. Monticello *	28	30	L
Fri., Nov. 2	vs. Louisville	28	8	W
Fri., Nov. 9	@ South Jones *	19	6	W

1979 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	200
Scoring Average	20.0
Points Allowed	121
Defense Average	12.1
Opponents Record	46-56 -2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-1

1979 Southern Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Monticello	9-2	156	107	4-1-0	64	55	Sam Bounds
West Jones	8-2	200	121	4-1-0	114	63	Mike Taylor
South Jones	6-6	178	150	4-2-0	92	59	Stanley Matthews
Petal	3-6	121	189	2-3-0	66	104	Rodney Stokes
Columbia	1-8-1	62	153	1-4-0	41	67	Jerry Drane
Northeast Jones	1-10	52	155	0-5-0	36	75	Danny Adams

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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.