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Waynesboro Football Team History

Waynesboro Panthers

Central High School

Waynesboro, MS
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Colors: Green & White
Coach: Sim Cooley

1926 <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 1988

1957 Season Highlights

Sim Cooley enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Waynesboro.

1957 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Clara	12	26	L
Fri., Sep. 13	vs. Leakesville	20	0	W
Fri., Sep. 20	OPEN
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Southern Choctaw AL	12	13	L
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. George County	0	32	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Poplarville	7	19	L
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. Petal	20	26	L
Fri., Oct. 25	@ Richton	26	7	W
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Brooklyn	0	32	L
Fri., Nov. 8	@ Stonewall	7	13	L
Fri., Nov. 15	Philadelphia	19	33	L

1957 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	123
Scoring Average	12.3
Points Allowed	201
Defense Average	20.1
Opponents Record	46-54 -2
Home Record	1-3
Away Record	1-4

1957 DeSoto Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Purvis	8-2-1	194	64	8-1-1	194	45	James Mangum
Poplarville	4-5	97	157	4-5-0	97	157	Doug Daniels
George County	9-1	282	19				Herbert Ray Nobles
Petal	8-1-1	208	83				Louis McKissack
Brooklyn	7-2-1	233	62				Fred Henley
Bay	6-2	152	57				Lance Lumpkin
Long Beach	6-4	126	128				Paul Magee
Notre Dame	6-2	189	91				Charles Hegwood
Richton	4-6	64	153				Billy Crosby
Pass Christian	3-5-1	87	180				Tom Ferrill
Carriere	3-4-1	47	135				Dick Sansing
Wiggins	3-6	77	149				Buddy Madden
Sumrall	3-6	64	111				Thomas Deen
Waynesboro	2-8	123	201				Sim Cooley
Lumberton	1-8	59	173				Ed Reed
Leakesville	0-9	64	220

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