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Houston Football Team History

Houston Hilltoppers

Houston High School

634 Starkville Road Houston, MS
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Colors: Maroon & White
Coach: Russell Funk

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1930 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Russell Funk enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Houston.

The Hilltoppers won the Class 4A District 1 Championship.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	@ Lafayette	21	32	L
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Hatley	48	8	W
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Eupora	38	7	W
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Okolona	41	14	W
Fri., Sep. 25	vs. Bruce	24	14	W
Fri., Oct. 2	vs. Winona	33	7	W
Fri., Oct. 9	@ West Point *	12	2	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Aberdeen *	47	12	W
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Tishomingo County *	49	7	W
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. New Hope *	35	7	W
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Itawamba County AHS *	53	13	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 13	vs. Kosciusko	7	21	L	1st Round Playoffs

1998 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	408
Scoring Average	34.0
Points Allowed	144
Defense Average	12.0
Opponents Record	63-75
District Record	5-0
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-1

1998 Class 4A 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
Houston	10-2	408	144	0-1	7	21	5-0	196	41	Russell Funk
New Hope	7-5	264	237	0-1	0	33	4-1	131	90	Andy Stevens
Itawamba AHS	6-4	240	209				3-2	124	125	Lynn Moore
Aberdeen	4-7	202	309				2-3	124	167	Scott Samsel
West Point	1-10	116	262				1-4	94	96	Tom Goode Jr.
Tishomingo County	2-9	95	284				0-5	28	178	Jimmy Smith

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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.