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.^[1]

The school colors are Purple and Gold. The school mascot is a tornado, named after the deadly, destructive tornado that occurred on April 24, 1908. (See 1908 Southeast tornado outbreak.)

Statistics

At last count, the school had approximately 550 students enrolled and about 36 teachers employed.

Administration

Head Principal- Bill Ellzey

Vice Principal- Stacy Johnson

Secretary- Gail Taylor

Attendance Clerk- Jenah Cagle

Guidance Counselor- Mary Ann Lambeth

Academics

Top of Class

Hall of Fame

Arts

Theatre

Under the former direction of Parker McMullan, the Purvis High School Theatre Department has prevailed in many competitions across the state. Every year, Purvis High School attends the Southwest Drama Festival hosted at the University of Southern Mississippi. They have received over thirteen All-Star cast medals, a distinguished play award advancing them to the Mississippi Theatre Association Festival, and an Outstanding Leadership Award. Purvis also participates at the Mississippi Theatre Association Festival. At MTA, Purvis has placed in the design competitions for the past four years, received several all-star cast medals, and have won awards in the 10 Minute Play Competition. At the end of the 2006-2007 school year, Purvis was selected to attend the 2008 American High School Theatre Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. In early August 2008, Purvis traveled to Scotland and performed.^[2] Mrs. Parker McMullan stepped down as director at the end of the 2008-2009 school year. The Purvis High School Theatre Department is currently under the direction of Ms. Dana Coghlan and is in a process of "reorganization".

Athletics

Purvis High School is home to the Purvis Tornadoes. The school has football, basketball, baseball, soccer, golf, tennis, softball, track & field, and swimming teams.

Baseball

Academic Year	Class	Coach	Final Record	Season Results
2000-2001	8-3A	Tony Farlow	14-11	Lost 1st round playoff (West Lauderdale) 0-2
2001-2002	8-3A	Tony Farlow	29-9	Won 1st round playoff (North Pike) 2-0 Won 2nd round playoff (Morton) 2-0 Won 3A South State Championship (Greene Co.) 2-1 Lost 3A State Championship (Senatobia) 0-2
2002-2003	8-3A	Tony Farlow	24-9	Won 1st round playoff (Morton) 2-1 Won 2nd round playoff (Philadelphia) 2-0 Lost 3A South State Championship (Greene Co.) 1-2
2003-2004	8-3A	Tony Farlow	32-6	Won 1st round Double Elimination Tournament (Carthage, Morton, West Marion) 3-1 Won 2nd round playoff (Raleigh) 2-0 Won 3A South State Championship (West Lauderdale) 2-1 Won 3A State Championship (Cleveland) 2-1 Ranked #1 in the Clarion Ledger final season poll.
2004-2005	8-3A	Tony Farlow	24-11	Won 1st round Double Elimination Tournament (Columbia, Franklin Co., Hazelhurst) 3-0 Won 2nd round playoff (Morton) 2-0 Won 3A South State Championship (West Lauderdale) 2-1 Won 3A State Championship (Senatobia) 2-0
2005-2006	8-3A	Tony Farlow	10-12	Missed Playoffs
2006-2007	8-3A	Tony Farlow	21-13	Won 1st round playoff (South East Lauderdale) 2-0 Won 2nd round playoff (Richland) 2-0 Won 3A South State Championship (Sumrall) 2-1 Lost 3A State Championship (Nettleton) 1-2
2007-2008	8-3A	Tony Farlow	17-10	Won 3A 1st round playoff (Jefferson Co.) 2-0 Lost 3A 2nd round playoff (Newton Co.) 0-2
2008-2009	8-3A	Tony Farlow	23-8	Won 3A 1st round playoff (Magee) 2-0 Won 3A 2nd round playoff (Newton Co.) 2-1 Won 3A 3rd round playoff (Perry Central) 2-0 Lost 3A South State Championship (Sumrall) 0-2
2009-2010	8-4A	Tony Farlow	17-10	Lost 4A 1st round playoff (West Lauderdale) 1-2
2010-2011	8-4A	Tony Farlow	20-8	Bye 4A 1st round playoff (Received bye for winning district championship) Won 4A 2nd round playoff (Lawrence Co.) 2-0 Won 4A 3rd round playoff (Magee) 2-1 Lost 4A South State Championship (Columbia) 0-2
2011-2012	7-4A	Tony Farlow	26-5	Bye 4A 1st round playoff (Received bye for winning district championship) Won 4A 2nd round playoff (Newton Co.) 2-0 Won 4A 3rd round playoff (Richland) 2-0 Won 4A South State Championship (West Lauderdale) 2-0 Won 4A State Championship (Lewisburg) 2-1 #1 in state and #5 in nation in team ERA.
2012-2013	7-4A	Tony Farlow	15-12	Bye 4A 1st round playoff (Received bye for winning district championship) Lost 4A 2nd round playoff (Germantown) 0-2
13 seasons			272-124 69%	12 playoff appearances 36 playoff rounds played (57-24) 5 District Championships('02, '05, '11, '12, '13) 5 South State Championships ('02, '04, '05, '07, '12) 3 State Championships ('04, '05, '12)

Purvis Tornado Baseball Players at the next level

Name	Grad Year	College / Pro	College / Pro	Comments
Kenny Rayborn	1993	Seattle Mariners		67th Rd Pick Rangers
Curtis Young	1996	Texas Rangers		47th Rd Pick Rangers
Kris Rayborn	1998	St. Louis Cardinals		6th Rd Pick Cardinals
Walter Young	1999	Pittsburg Pirates		31st Rd Pick Pirates, MLB debut with Orioles 9/6/2005
Eric Adkins	1999	Pearl River CC	William Carey University	William Carey single season HR record holder (21)
Kyle Lindsey	2007	Pearl River CC	University of Southern Mississippi	2009 College World Series as member of USM, 2008 PRCC All-American
Nick Smith	2007	Pearl River CC	University of Southern Mississippi	2009 College World Series as member of USM
Robert Marzoni	2009	Pearl River CC	Belhaven University
Luke Gipson	2010	Southwest CC
Bradley Rayborn	2011	Pearl River CC
Trace Robinson	2011	Pearl River CC
Logan Ferrell	2012	Southwest CC
Phillip Lott	2012	Copiah-Lincoln CC
Joseph Barrett	2013	Pearl River CC
Lane Ratliff	2013	Jones County CC

(*) The records, opponents, and season results have been verified using microfilm of past issues of the Hattiesburg American located in Cook Library on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi.
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Football

The team plays in Cowart Stadium, named for past football coach Don Cowart. Below is a chart depicting the Tornadoes' history, followed by a synopsis of selected seasons. (Team in parenthesis is opponent).

Playoff Appearance

Division Champions

Winning Season

Coach's Totals

Year	Class	Coach	Season	Final	PF	PA	Season Results
1941-1942		Don Cowart	8-0	11-0	325	19	Won 1st round playoff (Mt. Olive) Won 2nd round playoff (Lumberton) Won 3rd Round playoff (FCAHS) Unscored upon during regular season
		Don Cowart
1964-1965	Desoto	?	4-4-2	4-4-2	132	110
1974-1975	Apache	Jack Craft
1975-1976	Apache	Jack Craft	8-2	8-3	232	78	Lost Apache Championship (TBD)
1976-1977	Apache	Jack Craft
1977-1978	Apache	Jack Craft
1978-1979	Apache	Jack Craft	7-1-1	8-1-1			Won Apache Championship (West Marion)
1979-1980	Apache	Jack Craft	5-4	5-4	156	109
1980-1981	Apache	Jack Craft	6-3	6-3-1	140	124	Tied Apache Championship (Poplarville)
Mississippi High School Athletic Association Reorganization (Changed to Championship Format)
1981-1982	8-A North	Jack Craft	2-7 (1-2)	2-7
1982-1983	8-A North	Jack Craft	5-4 (4-2)	5-4
1983-1984	8-A North	Jack Craft	4-6 (2-2)	4-6
1984-1985	8-3A North	Jack Craft	4-6 (2-2)	4-6
1985-1986	8-3A North	Jack Craft	9-1 (4-0)	9-2			Lost 8-3A Division Championship (Bay High)
1986-1987	8-3A North	Jack Craft	5-5 (3-1)	5-5	154	184
1987-1988	15-3A	Jack Craft	5-4 (1-3)	5-4
1988-1989	15-3A	Jack Craft	1-8 (1-3)	1-8
1989-1990	15-3A	Jack Craft	5-5 (3-2)	5-5
		Jack Craft
1990-1991	15-3A	Robert Walker	3-7 (2-3)	3-7
1991-1992	8-3A	Robert Walker	1-9 (1-5)	1-9
1992-1993	8-3A	Robert Walker	1-9 (1-5)	1-9
3 seasons		Robert Walker	5-25	5-25			16.67% overall win percentage
1993-1994	8-3A	Jim Sizemore	4-7 (3-3)	4-7	148	185
1994-1995	8-3A	Jim Sizemore	4-6 (2-4)	4-6	148	205
1995-1996	8-3A	Jim Sizemore	9-2 (4-1)	9-3	236	125	Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Forest)
1996-1997	8-3A	Jim Sizemore	10-0 (5-0)	10-1	267	49	Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Prentiss)
1997-1998	8-3A	Jim Sizemore	10-0 (5-0)	12-1	397	125	Won 3A 1st round playoff (Amite Co.) Won 3A 2nd round playoff (Forest) Lost 3A South State Championship (Magee)
1998-1999	8-3A	Jim Sizemore	9-1 (5-0)	10-2	303	70	Won 3A 1st round playoff (Velma Jackson) Lost 3A second round playoff (Magee)
6 seasons		Jim Sizemore	46-16	49-20	1,499	759	71.01% overall win percentage
1999-2000	8-3A	Ken Chandler	2-8 (0-6)	2-8	135	225
2000-2001	8-3A	Ken Chandler	1-10 (0-6)	1-10	76	245
2001-2002	8-3A	Ken Chandler	2-8 (1-5)	2-8	155	195
3 seasons		Ken Chandler	5-26	5-26	366	665	16.13% overall win percentage
2002-2003	8-3A	Wayne Carr	3-7 (1-5)	3-7	130	175
2003-2004	8-3A	Wayne Carr	5-5 (4-2)	5-6	205	196	Lost 3A 1st round playoff (West Lauderdale)
2004-2005	8-3A	Wayne Carr	3-7 (2-4)	3-7	170	323
2005-2006	8-3A	Wayne Carr	2-6 (1-5)	2-6	95	194
4 seasons		Wayne Carr	13-25	13-26	600	888	33.33% overall win percentage
2006-2007	8-3A	Perry Wheat	2-8 (0-6)	2-8	123	281
2007-2008	8-3A	Perry Wheat	5-5 (3-3)	6-6	300	337	Won 3A 1st round playoff (South Pike) Lost 3A 2nd round playoff (Raleigh)
2008-2009	8-3A	Perry Wheat	7-3 (4-2)	7-4	311	203	Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Hazelhurst)
2009-2010	8-4A	Perry Wheat	6-4 (4-2)	6-5	280	260	Lost 4A 1st round playoff (Laurel)
2010-2011	8-4A	Perry Wheat	9-1 (5-1)	10-2	413	187	Won 4A 1st round playoff (South Pike) Lost 4A 2nd round playoff (Mendenhall)
2011-2012	7-4A	Perry Wheat	7-3 (4-1)	7-4	271	227	Lost 4A 1st round playoff (Quitman)
2012-2013	7-4A	Perry Wheat	8-2 (4-1)	9-4	424	245	Won 4A 1st round playoff (Poplarville) Lost 4A 2nd round playoff (Quitman)
7 seasons		Perry Wheat	44-26	47-33	2,122	1,740	58.75% overall win percentage
41 seasons		7 coaches					16 playoff appearances 6 Division Titles 17 winning seasons

2005-2006 Season shortened by Hurricane Katrina. ^{[4] [5]}

Due to actions on part of both schools in a past season, Purvis High School and Lumberton High School can no longer compete with each other in football.

References

1. ↑ http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/communities/schools/purvishigh.html
2. ↑ http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/communities/schools/purvishigh.html
3. ↑ http://www.wdam.com/Global/story.asp?s=6520018
4. ↑ http://www.ece.msstate.edu/~jcf54/HSFootball/teams/
5. ↑ http://www.hsfdatabase.com/ms_purvis2000.htm

Coordinates: 31°8′19″N 89°24′25″W / 31.13861°N 89.40694°W / 31.13861; -89.40694