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Cathedral Football Team History

Cathedral Green Wave

Cathedral High School

701 Martin Luther King Drive Natchez, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Ken Beesley

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1938 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Ken Beesley enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Cathedral.

The Green Wave won the Class 1A District 7 Championship.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Wisner LA	14	34	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Saint Joseph Greenville	34	6	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Dexter *	13	12	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Saint Aloysius	21	7	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Loyd Star	12	35	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Enterprise Lincoln *	48	26	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Block LA	40	8	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Saint Joseph Jackson	58	24	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Salem *	41	19	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Bogue Chitto *	40	20	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Sebastopol	28	0	W	1st Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 21	@ Pelahatchie	13	12	W	2nd Round Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 28	vs. Scott Central	0	44	L	Semi-finals Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	362
Scoring Average	27.8
Points Allowed	247
Defense Average	19.0
Opponents Record	51-73
District Record	4-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	5-1

1997 Class 1A District 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Cathedral	10-3	362	247	2-1	41	56	4-0	142	77	Ken Beesley
Dexter	4-4	201	115	0-1	13	28	3-1	135	33	Randy Sumrall
Salem	2-7	53	231				2-2	34	77	Kenneth Murphy
Bogue Chitto	1-8	86	245				1-3	40	105	Daryl Brock
Enterprise Lincoln	1-8	157	306				0-4	60	119	Jerry Meader

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