Purvis High School

Purvis High School is a school within the Lamar County School District. It is located in Purvis at the address: 220 School St. Purvis, MS 39475. The school's phone number is 601-794-6221. The current Principal is C. H. Bryant and the Assistant Principal is Stacy Johnson. [http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/communities/schools/purvishigh.html] .

The school's mascot is a tornado, and the school colors are Purple and Gold.

tatistics

At last count, the school had approximately 500 students enrolled and about 36 teachers employed.

Academics

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- bgcolor="#efefef"! Year !! Class !! Coach !! Season !! Final !! Season Results !! Notes
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1971-1972 || || Jack Craft || || 8-3 || |
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1972-1973 || || Jack Craft || 8-2 || 8-3 || Lost 1st round playoff (Collins)|
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1973-1974 || || Jack Craft || 8-2 || 8-3 || Lost 1st round playoff (Collins)|
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1975-1976 || Apache || Jack Craft || 8-2 || 8-3 || South Apache Champs
Lost 1st round of playoff (Bay Springs)|
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1980-1981 || Apache || Jack Craft || 6-3 || 6-3-1 || Tied in Apache Conf. (Poplarville)|
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1981-1982 || 8-A North|| ||2-7 ||2-7 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1982-1983 || 8-A North|| ||5-4 ||5-4 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1983-1984 || 8-A North|| ||4-6 ||4-6 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1984-1985 || 8-3A North|| ||4-6 ||4-6 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1985-1986 || 8-3A North|| ||9-1 ||9-2 ||Lost 8-3A Division Championship (Bay High)||8-3A North Champions
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1986-1987 || 8-3A North|| ||5-5 ||5-5 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1987-1988 || 15-3A || ||5-4 ||5-4 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1988-1989 || 15-3A || ||1-8 ||1-8 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1989-1990 || 15-3A || ||5-5 ||5-5 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1990-1991 || 15-3A || ||3-7 ||3-7 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1991-1992 || 8-3A || || 1-9 || 1-9 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1992-1993 || 8-3A || || 1-9 || 1-9 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1993-1994 || 8-3A || || 4-7 || 4-7 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1994-1995 || 8-3A || || 4-6 || 4-6 || Did not reach playoffs|
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1995-1996 || 8-3A || || 9-2 || 9-3 || Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Forest)|
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1996-1997 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|8-3A || Sizemore || 10-0 || 10-1 || Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Prentiss)||2nd straight playoff appearance
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1997-1998 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"| 8-3A || Sizemore || 10-0 || 12-1 ||style="background: #CCFFFF;"| Won 3A 1st round playoff (Amite Co.)
Won 3A 2nd round playoff (Forest)
Lost 3A South State Championship (Magee)||2nd straight division title
3rd straight playoff appearance
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1998-1999 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"| 8-3A || || 9-1 || 10-2 || Won 3A 1st round playoff (Jackson)
Lost 3A second round playoff (Magee)||3rd straight division title
4th straight playoff appearance
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1999-2000 || 8-3A || Ken Chandler || 2-8 || 2-8 || Did not reach playoffs|
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2000-2001 || 8-3A || Ken Chandler || 1-10|| 1-10 || Did not reach playoffs|
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2001-2002 || 8-3A || Ken Chandler || 2-8 || 2-8 || Did not reach playoffs|
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2002-2003 || 8-3A ||Wayne Carr || 3-7 || 3-7 || Did not reach playoffs|
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2003-2004 || 8-3A || Wayne Carr || 5-5 || 5-6 || Lost 3A 1st round playoff (West Lauderdale)|
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2004-2005 || 8-3A || Wayne Carr || 2-9 || 2-9 || Did not reach playoffs|
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2005-2006 || 8-3A || Wayne Carr || 2-6 || 2-6 || Did not reach playoffs|
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2006-2007 || 8-3A || Perry Wheat || 2-8 || 2-8 || Did not reach playoffs|
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2007-2008 || 8-3A || Perry Wheat || 5-5 || 6-6 || Won 3A 1st round playoff (South Pike)
Lost 3A 2nd round playoff (Raliegh)|
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2008-2009 || 8-3A || Perry Wheat ||6-1 (4-0)|| ||Season Schedule
8/28 @ FCAHS L 6-27
9/5 vs. Loyd Star W 41-15
9/12 vs. North Forrest W 36-7
9/19 vs. Pass Christian(HC) W 42-7
9/26 @ West Marion W 44-7
10/3 vs. Sumrall W 48-0
10/10 @ Columbia W 18-13
10/17 @ Lumberton
10/24 @ Perry Central
10/31 vs. Greene Co.
11/7 First Round Playoff|| Week 7: ranked #10 3A in MS (AP) [http://www.wcbi.com/article.php?subaction=showfull&id=1223416005&archive=&start_from=&ucat=13,15,33&]
Week 7: Guaranteed playoff spot
2nd straight playoff appearance
###@@@KEYEND@@@###2005-2006 Season shortened by Hurricane Katrina [http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~jcf54/HSFootball/teams/]

References

[1] http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/communities/schools/purvishigh.html

[2] Mississippi High School Athletics Association

[3] http://www.wdam.com/Global/story.asp?s=6520018

[4] High School Football Database

[5] High School Football Rankings

[6] Mississippi Playoff History (Championship Era)