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Pearl Football Team History


Pearl Pirates
Pearl High School

500 Pirate Cove Pearl, MS
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Colors: Navy Blue & Old Gold
Coach: Doug Merchant


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1949  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights
 Doug Merchant enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Pearl.
 
1979 Season
 
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  vs. Magee    20   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 7  vs. Hazlehurst   *  7   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 14  @ Morton    36   34   W       
 Fri., Sep. 21  vs. Madison-Ridgeland    28   0   W       
 Fri., Sep. 28  @ Warren Central   *  0   35   L       
 Fri., Oct. 5   OPEN               
 Fri., Oct. 12  @ Crystal Springs   *  32   7   W       
 Fri., Oct. 19  vs. Clinton   *  35   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 26  vs. Forest    28   15   W       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Florence   *  35   26   W       
 Fri., Nov. 9  @ Brandon   *  31   0   W       
    Philadelphia    37   15   W       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored289
  Scoring Average26.3
  Points Allowed145
  Defense Average13.2
  Opponents Record71-60
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record4-1
  
1979  Little Dixie Conference  Standings
  Regular Season   Conference Record 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
 North
Mendenhall 10-23321546-0-019564  David Abercrombie
Magee 9-22601495-1-014580  John Mangum
Morton 4-61732193-3-0119120  Ed Amis
Prentiss 4-71722443-3-012796  Richard Hall
Saint Joseph Jackson 6-51631442-4-088103  Bill Raphael
Forest 3-81512642-4-081155  Gary Risher
Madison-Ridgeland 0-10412740-6-041178  P.B. Walker
 South
Warren Central 12-0448466-0-023414  Lum Wright
Pearl 10-12891455-1-014068  Doug Merchant
Clinton 7-41981494-2-09896  Jerry Lyons
Brandon 5-61721962-4-070143  Larry Hancock
Florence 4-61491972-4-0116147  Lee Bramlett
Hazlehurst 4-71852532-4-054122  
Crystal Springs 2-81232500-6-054176  Lavorn Russell



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