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Bassfield Football Team History

Bassfield Yellow Jackets

Bassfield High School

Bass/Burkett Road Bassfield, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Howard Willoughby

1948 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2016

1979 Season Highlights

Howard Willoughby enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Bassfield.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	@ Seminary *	14	28	L
Fri., Sep. 14	@ Sumrall *	20	17	W
Fri., Sep. 21	vs. Raleigh *	35	15	W
Fri., Sep. 28	@ West Marion	14	23	L
Fri., Oct. 5	vs. Tylertown	22	42	L
Fri., Oct. 12	@ North Forrest *	36	6	W
Fri., Oct. 19	vs. Richton *	60	24	W
Fri., Oct. 26	vs. East Marion	20	24	L
Fri., Nov. 2	@ Pearl River Central	46	22	W
Fri., Nov. 9	vs. Taylorsville *	18	21	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	285
Scoring Average	28.5
Points Allowed	222
Defense Average	22.2
Opponents Record	54-48 -2
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-2

1979 Pine Belt Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Taylorsville	12-0	431	94	6-0-0	210	45	Tommy Lucas
Seminary	9-2	303	137	5-1-0	166	68	Perry Wheat
Bassfield	5-5	285	222	4-2-0	183	111	Howard Willoughby
Sumrall	4-6	129	134	3-3-0	76	76	Keith Waters
Richton	3-6-1	163	224	2-4-0	105	155	Durwood Anderson
Raleigh	2-9	104	257	1-5-0	61	165	David Bradley
North Forrest	2-8	82	248	0-6-0	18	199

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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.