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Wesson Football Team History

Wesson Cobras

Wesson High School

1048 Grove Street Wesson, MS
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Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Charlie King

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1922 <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024

1961 Season Highlights

Charlie King enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Wesson.

1961 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 1	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 8	@ Centreville *	7	13	L
Fri., Sep. 15	vs. Magnolia *	12	20	L
Fri., Sep. 22	vs. Gloster *	0	12	L
Fri., Sep. 29	@ Chamberlain-Hunt Academy *	0	14	L
Thu., Oct. 5	@ Cathedral *	0	35	L
Fri., Oct. 13	vs. Monticello	18	6	W
Fri., Oct. 20	@ Woodville *	0	27	L
Fri., Oct. 27	vs. Jefferson County *	46	21	W
Fri., Nov. 3	vs. Hazlehurst	6	20	L
Fri., Nov. 10	@ Meadville *	18	7	W

1961 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	107
Scoring Average	10.7
Points Allowed	175
Defense Average	17.5
Opponents Record	38-51 -5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-4

1961 Tangipahoa Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Liberty	8-1	225	26	6-0-0	205	14	Robert Neblett
Cathedral	6-2-1	152	105	5-1-1	134	61	Don Alonzo
Magnolia	6-3	136	97	4-2-0	110	78	Will Davis
Meadville	5-4-1	166	127	4-4-1	134	127	Leonard Cain
Gloster	5-5	119	180	4-5-0	85	168	Glynn Watts
Woodville	5-4	126	127	4-3-0	94	54	George Gonda
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy	3-5-1	81	148	3-3-0	74	114	Glyn Slay
Wesson	3-7	107	175	2-6-0	83	149	Charlie King
Centreville	2-7-1	102	196	1-6-1	72	167	Henry Daquilla
Fayette	1-6-1	80	185	1-4-1	74	133	James Kirkpatrick

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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.