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Melrose Football Team History

Melrose Golden Wildcats

Melrose High School

2870 Deadrick Avenue Memphis, TN
Stadium: Melrose Stadium
Colors: Maroon & Gold
Coach: Tim Thompson

1966 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2021

1997 Season Highlights

Tim Thompson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Melrose.

The Golden Wildcats move from Class AAA and into District 8.

The Golden Wildcats won the Class I-AAA District 8 Championship.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	Dunbar (IL)	64	28	W
	Hillcrest *	42	6	W
	Paducah Tilghman (KY)	49	30	W
	Ridgeway *	39	10	W
	Hamilton	42	12	W
	B.T. Washington *	51	0	W
	Westwood *	41	24	W
	Kingsbury *	26	7	W
	Sheffield *	35	14	W
	Frayser *	14	0	W
Playoffs
	Dyer County	57	0	W	1st Round Playoffs
	Crockett County	45	7	W	2nd Round Playoffs
	Covington	22	7	W	3rd Round Playoffs
	Page	38	6	W	Semi-finals Playoffs
	White House	20	30	L	Championship Game

1997 Season Totals
Record	14-1
Points Scored	585
Scoring Average	39.0
Points Allowed	181
Defense Average	12.1
Opponents Record	91-68
Region Record	7-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1997 Class I-AAA Region 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Melrose	14-1	585	181	4-1	182	50	7-0	248	61	Tim Thompson
Kingsbury	8-2	256	87				5-2	149	69	Raymond Duke
Ridgeway	7-5	289	264	1-1	58	92	5-2	142	115	John Cooley
Frayser	5-6	179	197	0-1	21	40	3-4	102	117	Terry Ryan
Sheffield	6-5	288	180	0-1	14	21	3-4	154	123	Clyde Brookins
Westwood	6-4	242	178				4-3	184	127	John Ware
Booker T. Washington	2-8	136	307				1-6	100	212
Hillcrest	2-8	70	339				0-7	24	279	Charles Battle

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