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Neshoba Central Football Team History

Neshoba Central Rockets

Neshoba Central High School

1125 Golf Course Road Philadelphia, MS
Stadium:
Colors: Red, White & Blue
Coach: Jim Rhodes

1960 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2023

1997 Season Highlights

Jim Rhodes enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Neshoba Central.

The Rockets finished 2nd in District 4.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Yazoo City	14	27	L
Fri., Sep. 5	@ Forest	13	35	L
Fri., Sep. 12	@ Philadelphia	6	19	L
Fri., Sep. 19	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 26	vs. West Point	8	22	L
Fri., Oct. 3	vs. Meridian	0	34	L
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Wingfield *	12	33	L
Fri., Oct. 17	@ Kosciusko *	7	0	W
Fri., Oct. 24	@ Noxubee County *	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 31	vs. Canton *	27	14	W
Fri., Nov. 7	@ Louisville *	14	40	L
Playoffs
Fri., Nov. 14	@ Lafayette	13	27	L	1st Round Playoffs

1997 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	120
Scoring Average	10.9
Points Allowed	251
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	81-54 -3
District Record	3-2
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	2-4

1997 Class 4A District 4 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisville	10-4	388	223	2-1	69	80	5-0	189	42	Tony Stanford
Neshoba Central	3-8	120	251	0-1	13	27	3-2	66	87	Jim Rhodes
Noxubee County	9-2	274	84				3-2	112	52	M.C. Miller
Wingfield	6-4	245	179				2-3	112	101
Kosciusko	7-4	192	155				2-3	66	60	Rodney Jones
Canton	1-10	110	403				0-5	20	223	Isadore Moreland

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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.