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Forest Football Team History

Forest Bearcats

Forest High School

511 Cleveland Street Forest, MS
Stadium: L.O. Atkins Field
Colors: Red, Blue & White
Coach: Jack French

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1926 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Jack French enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Forest.

The Bearcats won the Class 3A District 10 Championship.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 2	Northwest Rankin	25	8	W
Fri., Sep. 9	Raleigh	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 16	Bay Springs	14	7	W
Fri., Sep. 23	Newton *	13	14	L
Fri., Sep. 30	Southeast Lauderdale *	27	0	W
Fri., Oct. 7	Enterprise Clarke	13	8	W
Fri., Oct. 14	Northeast Lauderdale *	26	7	W
Fri., Oct. 21	Union	48	0	W
Fri., Oct. 28	West Lauderdale *	43	0	W
Fri., Nov. 4	@ Morton *	23	7	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 11	vs. East Marion	7	2	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 18	@ Port Gibson	28	31	L	2nd Round Playoffs

1988 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	281
Scoring Average	23.4
Points Allowed	91
Defense Average	7.6
Opponents Record	63-61 -1
District Record	4-1
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	1-1

1988 Class 3A District 10 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Forest	10-2	281	91	1-1	35	33	4-1	132	28	Jack French
Morton	9-2	250	117	0-1	21	42	4-1	78	54
Southeast Lauderdale	7-4	134	109				3-2	40	56	Dwane Taylor
West Lauderdale	2-7	88	226				1-4	41	103
Newton	4-6	153	152				3-2	66	41	Jim Duncan
Northeast Lauderdale	0-10	46	196				0-5	17	92	Julius Moore

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