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Pearl River Central Football Team History

Pearl River Central Blue Devils

Pearl River Central High School

7407 Hwy 11 North Carriere, MS
Stadium: Hendrix Stadium
Colors: Royal Blue & White
Coach: Curtis Thaxton

1950 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2023

1996 Season Highlights

Curtis Thaxton enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Pearl River Central.

The Blue Devils finished 6th in District 7.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 30	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 6	vs. Poplarville	21	36	L
Fri., Sep. 13	@ Northeast Jones	7	36	L
Fri., Sep. 20	vs. George County	14	21	L
Fri., Sep. 27	@ Bay *	24	17	W
Fri., Oct. 4	vs. Hancock *	13	31	L
Fri., Oct. 11	@ Saint Stanislaus *	24	12	W
Fri., Oct. 18	vs. South Jones	7	10	L
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Oak Grove *	7	13	L
Fri., Nov. 1	@ Petal *	16	36	L
Fri., Nov. 8	vs. Picayune *	21	48	L

1996 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	154
Scoring Average	15.4
Points Allowed	260
Defense Average	26.0
Opponents Record	69-44
District Record	2-4
Home Record	0-6
Away Record	2-2

1996 Class 4A District 7 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Petal	10-1	347	186	0-1	6	21	6-0	224	108	Nevil Barr
Picayune	8-4	355	244	0-1	7	28	5-1	234	112	Dodd Lee
Hancock	8-3	340	164				4-2	180	84	Rocky Gaudin
Saint Stanislaus	5-5	126	227				2-4	91	179	Mario Genna
Oak Grove	4-7	137	249				2-4	65	134	Gary Ivy
Pearl River Central	2-8	154	260				2-4	105	157	Curtis Thaxton
Bay	1-9	168	332				0-6	86	201	Joe Shaw

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