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Magnolia Football Team History

Magnolia Eagles

South Pike High School

205 West Myrtle Street Magnolia, MS
Stadium: Colee Field
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: Joe Blaylock

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1921 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2024

1956 Season Highlights

Joe Blaylock enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Magnolia.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Amite LA	0	6	L
Fri., Sep. 14	Gloster *	26	0	W
Fri., Sep. 21	Meadville *	39	0	W
Fri., Sep. 28	Cathedral	25	6	W
Fri., Oct. 5	OPEN
Fri., Oct. 12	Liberty *	37	6	W
Fri., Oct. 19	Crosby *	65	13	W
Fri., Oct. 26	Summit *	66	0	W
Fri., Nov. 2	Tylertown *	35	7	W
Fri., Nov. 9	Wesson *	49	0	W
Fri., Nov. 16	Centreville *	54	0	W

1956 Season Totals
Record	9-1
Points Scored	396
Scoring Average	39.6
Points Allowed	38
Defense Average	3.8
Opponents Record	44-51 -2
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1956 Tangipahoa Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Magnolia	9-1	396	38	8-0-0	371	26	Joe Blaylock
Liberty	5-4	112	117	4-1-0	87	34	Harold Dickerson
Wesson	6-4	275	208	3-1-0	69	61	Leroy Bullock
Tylertown	5-4	131	194	3-2-0	59	93	Evan Perritt
Summit	4-5-1	115	182	2-4-1	77	150
Centreville	4-6	164	158	2-3-0	65	98
Gloster	3-5-1	74	131	2-4-1	49	95
Crosby	2-8	130	282	1-6-0	90	205	Hugh Bowlin
Meadville	1-9	74	282	1-5-0	55	150	Hal Hughes

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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History

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.