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Kemper County Football Team History

Kemper County Wildcats

Kemper County High School

Hwy. 16 West De Kalb, MS
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Colors: Blue & Gold
Coach: Jimmy Risen

1989 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2023

1999 Season Highlights

Jimmy Risen enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Kemper County.

The Wildcats finished 7th in District 5.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 27	vs. Northeast Jones	0	49	L
Fri., Sep. 3	@ Heidelberg	0	41	#Won
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. Northeast Lauderdale	8	39	L
Fri., Sep. 17	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 24	@ West Lauderdale *	6	35	L
Fri., Oct. 1	@ Southeast Lauderdale *	0	28	L
Fri., Oct. 8	vs. Carthage *	13	45	L
Fri., Oct. 15	vs. Velma Jackson *	0	48	L
Fri., Oct. 22	@ Neshoba Central	0	61	L
Fri., Oct. 29	vs. Choctaw Central *	16	36	L
Fri., Nov. 5	@ Newton County *	8	57	L

1999 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	51
Scoring Average	5.1
Points Allowed	439
Defense Average	43.9
Opponents Record	60-60
District Record	0-6
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-4

1999 Class 3A District 5 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Newton County	11-1	391	66	1-1	28	14	6-0	230	30	Jeff Breland
Velma Jackson	10-2	312	143	0-1	18	26	5-1	155	74	Willie Young
Choctaw Central	5-5	173	188				4-2	119	101	Tommy McCool
West Lauderdale	5-6	211	209				3-3	118	116	Stan McCain
Carthage	4-6	246	283				2-4	127	155	Pete Lucovich
Southeast Lauderdale	3-7	151	227				1-5	67	134	Dwane Taylor
Kemper County	1-9	51	439				0-6	43	249	Jimmy Risen

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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.