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Harrison Central Football Team History

Harrison Central Red Rebels

Harrison Central High School

15600 School Road Gulfport, MS
Stadium: Earl Phillips Sr. Memorial Stadium
Colors: Red, White & Black
Coach: Donny Bentz

1958 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Donny Bentz enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Harrison Central.

The Red Rebels finished 7th in District 4.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Picayune	7	21	L
Fri., Sep. 5	vs. Stone	15	14	W
Fri., Sep. 12	@ DIberville	6	16	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ George County	21	16	W
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Wayne County *	27	7	W
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Gulfport *	0	21	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Moss Point *	0	33	L
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Ocean Springs *	14	17	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Biloxi *	10	31	L
Fri., Oct. 31	@ Pascagoula *	21	35	L
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Hattiesburg *	21	34	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	142
Scoring Average	12.9
Points Allowed	245
Defense Average	22.3
Opponents Record	76-54
District Record	1-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1997 Class 5A 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
Moss Point	13-1	455	223	4-0	114	54	8-0	281	118	Jerry Alexander
Hattiesburg	9-3	407	193	1-1	83	35	6-1	222	107	Doug Merchant
Biloxi	8-4	338	247	1-1	46	47	5-3	234	185	John Williams
Gulfport	8-4	277	253	0-1	11	28	4-3	149	124	Ronnie Cuevas
Pascagoula	5-6	226	308				3-4	171	202	Jamie Kelly
Ocean Springs	4-7	208	296				2-5	136	243	Brannon LeBlanc
Harrison Central	3-8	142	245				1-6	93	178	Donny Bentz
Wayne County	2-9	167	290				0-7	77	206	Robert Henry

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