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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: Audis Gill

 

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1926  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Audis Gill enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Forest.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 11  vs. Brandon   *  0   20   L       
 Fri., Sep. 18  @ Union    6   6   T       
 Fri., Sep. 25  @ Crystal Springs   *  0   13   L       
 Fri., Oct. 2  vs. Byram    6   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 9   Carthage    14   6   W       
 Thu., Oct. 15  @ Hickory    50   6   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Quitman    20   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 30  vs. Newton    13   14   L       
 Fri., Nov. 6  @ Magee   *  6   6   T       
 Fri., Nov. 13   Morton    0   33   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -2
  Points Scored115
  Scoring Average11.5
  Points Allowed117
  Defense Average11.7
  Opponents Record30-51 -9
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-1 -2
  
1953  Little Dixie Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Mendenhall 11-0294388-0-022838  A.J. Mangum
Forest Hill 7-3-1165986-2-114692  Ray Bell
Brandon 6-2-2145924-2-110073  Earm Smith
Crystal Springs 6-41601244-2-012353  Wendell Webb
Florence 8-3167833-3-08070  R.W. Dunaway
Monticello 9-1242382-0-04112  Doug Colston
Clinton 4-5-1911422-5-164123  Glynn Kitchens
Pearl 4-6791072-2-03949  George Dearing
Magee 2-8-1561512-5-150107  Jim Carballo
Morton 4-5-1107871-4-12275  Clyde Benton
Columbia 1-10592301-1-02632  Roy Burkett
Hazlehurst 1-10412201-5-023126  Charles Martin
Forest 4-4-21151170-2-1639  Audis Gill
Pinola 4-5-12121420-3-01372  Hiram Eakin



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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.