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OBannon Football Team History

OBannon Green Wave

Norma C. OBannon High School

1203 South Raceway Road Greenville, MS
Stadium:
Colors: White & Green
Coach: Mack Sampson

1970 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Mack Sampson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at OBannon.

The Green Wave won the Class 2A District 4 Championship.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Ruleville Central	13	6	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Simmons	20	28	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ George	28	0	W
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Leland	20	23	L
Fri., Sep. 26	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Riverside *	45	10	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Shaw *	20	6	W
Fri., Oct. 17	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 24	vs. Drew	41	14	W
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Saint Joseph Greenville *	20	7	W
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Leflore County *	24	20	W
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	vs. Bruce	15	35	L	1st Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	7-3
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	24.6
Points Allowed	149
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	51-81
District Record	4-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-2

1997 Class 2A District 4 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
OBannon	7-3	246	149	0-1	15	35	4-0	109	43	Mack Sampson
Leflore County	6-5	268	161	1-1	26	32	3-1	172	38	Marcellus Singleton
Shaw	2-9	138	308				2-2	64	86	Bobby Love
Saint Joseph Greenville	2-8	142	241				1-3	47	80	Butch Inmon
Riverside	1-10	113	434				0-4	22	167	Warren West

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