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Greenville Football Team History

Greenville Hornets

Greenville High School

419 East Robert Shaw Greenville, MS
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Colors: Black & Gold
Coach: Charles Hardy

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1912 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2023

1997 Season Highlights

Charles Hardy enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Greenville.

The Hornets finished 5th in District 2.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. East Side	32	22	W
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Clarksdale	0	33	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Weston	19	28	L
Fri., Sep. 19	@ Greenwood	12	22	#Won
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. Vicksburg *	26	34	L
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Clinton *	12	33	L
Fri., Oct. 10	@ Callaway *	27	26	W
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Warren Central *	0	20	L
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Gentry *	25	7	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Madison Central *	12	56	L
Fri., Nov. 7	vs. Lanier *	7	6	W

1997 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	172
Scoring Average	15.6
Points Allowed	287
Defense Average	26.1
Opponents Record	68-62 -1
District Record	3-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-3

1997 Class 5A District 2 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Madison Central	10-4	372	217	2-1	47	51	6-1	249	92	Mike Justice
Warren Central	8-4	306	178	0-1	14	24	6-1	196	63	Robert Morgan
Clinton	6-6	279	302	0-1	14	55	5-2	175	129	David Bradberry
Vicksburg	6-6	265	314	0-1	8	58	5-2	178	143	James Knox
Greenville	5-6	172	287				3-4	109	182	Charles Hardy
Callaway	4-7	255	297				2-5	148	221	Cheyenne Trussell
Gentry	4-7	204	279				1-6	123	219	Rickey Taylor
Lanier	2-9	173	267				0-7	79	208	James Wison

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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.