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Holly Springs Football Team History

Holly Springs Hawks

Holly Springs High School

165 North Walthall Street Holly Springs, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Joe Williams

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1921 <-- 1955 <- 1956 -> 1957 --> 2023

1956 Season Highlights

Joe Williams enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Holly Springs.

1956 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 7	Horn Lake *	27	20	W
Fri., Sep. 14	vs. Olive Branch *	20	7	W
Fri., Sep. 21	Hernando *	22	13	W
Fri., Sep. 28	Germantown TN	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 5	@ Crenshaw *
Fri., Oct. 12	Water Valley *	19	7	W
Fri., Oct. 19	Colliersville TN	27	20	W
Fri., Oct. 26	Sardis *	6	38	L
Fri., Nov. 2	Booneville	12	32	L
Fri., Nov. 9

1956 Season Totals
Record	6-2
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	20.6
Points Allowed	137
Defense Average	17.1
Opponents Record	42-49
Home Record	1-0
Away Record	0-0

1956 Chickasaw Conference Standings
	Regular Season			Conference Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Sardis	7-2	264	76	6-1-0	208	49	John Alderman
Water Valley	6-3	185	88	6-2-0	166	61	Robert Cire
Holly Springs	6-2	165	137	4-1-0	94	85	Joe Williams
Senatobia	6-1	118	33	4-1-0	66	7	James Coleman
Horn Lake	5-4	216	120	3-2-0	140	62	W.S. Donald
Oakland	7-2	261	88	2-2-0	83	34	Jack Mason
Hernando	2-8	109	236	2-6-0	89	183	Bennie Weeks
Coldwater	0-3	13	127	0-1-0	0	51	O.M. Briscoe
Crenshaw	0-8	19	344	0-5-0	13	218	George Schelder
Olive Branch	0-9	58	207	0-6-0	27	136	Hansel Thornton

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