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Carthage Football Team History

Carthage Tigers

Carthage High School

704 North Jordan Street Carthage, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Pete Lucovich

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1928 <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2010

1981 Season Highlights

Pete Lucovich enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Carthage.

1981 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Edinburg	14	8	W
Fri., Sep. 11	vs. Newton	6	20	L
Fri., Sep. 18	@ South Leake	41	12	W
Fri., Sep. 25	@ Ackerman	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 2	Thomastown	39	6	W
Fri., Oct. 9	vs. Northwest Rankin	17	0	W
Fri., Oct. 16	vs. Philadelphia	19	28	L
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Decatur	0	35	L
Fri., Oct. 30	vs. West Lauderdale	17	19	L
Fri., Nov. 6	@ Bay Springs	7	20	L

1981 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	160
Scoring Average	16.0
Points Allowed	169
Defense Average	16.9
Opponents Record	42-51 -2
District Record	0-0
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-3

1981 Class Ind District 0 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alcorn Central	6-4	173	160				1-1	6	12	Bobby Purvis
Benton	0-5	26	189							Horace Starling
Burnsville	2-7	60	193				0-2	8	27
Caledonia	4-6	146	188							Grady Prevost
Callaway	8-3	271	97				5-1	215	51	Charles Allman
Carthage	4-6	160	169							Pete Lucovich
Chickasaw Academy	3-1	70	37
Coldwater	6-5	190	219							Butch Veazey
Forest Hill	1-9	79	238				0-1	0	26	Billy Templeton
Greenville	7-3	204	96				3-0	89	31	Fred Washington
Hill	0-10	47	386				0-1	0	38
Iuka	2-6	46	143				1-0	12	0	Jimmy Smith
Lanier	2-8	152	251				0-1	6	26	Leon Wilson
Murrah	5-4	199	175				0-1	14	27	Don Hinton
North Forrest	5-5	177	99							Alton Waltman
Provine	7-4	174	129				6-0	135	29	Stanley Blackmon
Richton	7-3	242	83				2-0	56	13	Ricky Neel
Saint Stanislaus	3-6	129	155							Vernon Powell
Seminary	1-9	43	298							Eddie Carnley
South Pontotoc	8-3	250	117							Phil Flynn
Wingfield	4-6	203	184				0-1	2	6	Bobby Barrett

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