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East Central Football Team History

East Central Hornets

East Central High School

21700 Hwy. 614 Moss Point, MS
Stadium: Shirley Stadium
Colors: Maroon, White & Gray
Coach: Robert McRaney

1958 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2023

1998 Season Highlights

Robert McRaney enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at East Central.

The Hornets finished 6th in District 8.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 28	vs. Biloxi	28	14	W
Fri., Sep. 4	vs. Hancock	12	35	L
Fri., Sep. 11	OPEN
Fri., Sep. 18	@ Pascagoula	0	13	L
Thu., Sep. 24	@ Stone *	13	19	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Gautier *	14	21	L
Fri., Oct. 9	vs. Greene County *	19	7	W
Fri., Oct. 16	@ Long Beach *	14	28	L
Fri., Oct. 23	vs. Saint Martin *	34	27	W
Fri., Oct. 30	@ DIberville *	42	23	W
Fri., Nov. 6	vs. George County *	18	28	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	194
Scoring Average	19.4
Points Allowed	215
Defense Average	21.5
Opponents Record	57-64
District Record	3-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-4

1998 Class 4A District 8 Standings
	Regular Season			Playoffs			District Record
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Gautier	12-1	415	136	1-1	45	45	7-0	202	57	Don Nelson
Stone	7-5	233	213	0-1	0	6	6-1	183	129	Greg Amacker
George County	5-6	195	238				4-3	142	131	Andrew Hickman
Greene County	7-4	315	157				3-4	169	147	Johnny Ainsworth
Long Beach	6-4	201	201				3-4	131	148	Joey DAngelo
East Central	4-6	194	215				3-4	154	153	Robert McRaney
DIberville	6-6	233	222				2-5	145	186	David Russell
Saint Martin	0-11	142	408				0-7	95	270	Kim Letort

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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.