Purvis High School

Purvis High School is a school within the Lamar County School District. It is located at 220 School St., Purvis, Mississippi.

The principal is Julie Clinton. The school colors are purple and gold. The school mascot is a tornado, named after the deadly tornado that struck on April 24, 1908.

Statistics

For the 20202021 school year, the school had 605 students enrolled and about 42 teachers employed.

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 State ChampionsSouth State Champions/State Runner-upDivision champions

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! AcademicYear !! Class !! Coach !! FinalRecord !! 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 || style="background: #FAAC58;"|Won 1st round playoff (North Pike) 2-0Won 2nd round playoff (Morton) 2-0Won 3A South State Championship (Greene Co.) 2-1Lost 3A State Championship (Senatobia) 0-2 |- | 2002-2003 || 8-3A || Tony Farlow || 24-9 || Won 1st round playoff (Morton) 2-1Won 2nd round playoff (Philadelphia) 2-0Lost 3A South State Championship (Greene Co.) 1-2 |- | 2003-2004 ||8-3A || Tony Farlow || 32-6 || style="background: #FA5858;"|Won 1st round Double Elimination Tournament (Carthage, Morton, West Marion) 3-1Won 2nd round playoff (Raleigh) 2-0Won 3A South State Championship (West Lauderdale) 2-1Won 3A State Championship (Cleveland) 2-1 Ranked #1 in the Clarion Ledger final season poll. |- | 2004-2005 || 8-3A || Tony Farlow || 24-11 || style="background: #FA5858;"|Won 1st round Double Elimination Tournament (Columbia, Franklin Co., Hazelhurst) 3-0Won 2nd round playoff (Morton) 2-0Won 3A South State Championship (West Lauderdale) 2-1Won 3A State Championship (Senatobia) 2-0 |- | 2005-2006 || 8-3A || Tony Farlow || 10-12 || Missed playoffs |- | 2006-2007 || 8-3A || Tony Farlow || 21-13 || style="background: #FAAC58;"|Won 1st round playoff (South East Lauderdale) 2-0Won 2nd round playoff (Richland) 2-0Won 3A South State Championship (Sumrall) 2-1Lost 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|| style="background: #819FF7;"| 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|| style="background: #FA5858;"|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|| style="background: #819FF7;"|Bye 4A 1st round playoff (Received bye for winning district championship) Lost 4A 2nd round playoff (Germantown) 0-2 |- | 2013-2014 || 7-4A || Tony Farlow || 27-10|| style="background: #FAAC58;"|Won 4A 1st round playoff (Quitman) 2-0 Won 4A 2nd round playoff (St. Stanislaus) 2-0 Won 4A 3rd round playoff (Richland) 2-0 Won 4A South State Championship (Columbia) 2-0 Lost 4A State Championship (West Lauderdale) 0-2 |- | 14 seasons || || || 299-13469% ||13 playoff appearances41 playoff rounds played (65-26)5 District Championships('02, '05, '11, '12, '13)6 South State Championships ('02, '04, '05, '07, '12, '14)3 State Championships ('04, '05, '12)

Purvis Tornado Baseball Players at the next level Name Grad Year College College / Pro Comments Kenny Rayborn 1993 Seattle Mariners 67th Rd Pick Rangers Walter Young 1999 Pittsburgh Pirates 31st Rd Pick Pirates, MLB debut with Orioles 9/6/2005

(*) 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.

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 parentheses is opponent). Playoff AppearanceDivision championsWinning SeasonCoach's Totals

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! Year !! Class !! Coach !! Season !! Final !!PF!!PA!! Season Results |- | 1941-1942 || || Don Cowart || 8-0 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|11-0 ||325||19||style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Won 1st round playoff (Mt. Olive)Won 2nd round playoff (Lumberton)Won 3rd Round playoff (FCAHS)Unscored upon during regular season |- | style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Don Cowart ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| |- | 1964-1965 || Desoto ||?|| 4-4-2 ||4-4-2||132||110|| |- | 1974-1975 || Apache || Jack Craft || || || || || |- | 1975-1976 || Apache || Jack Craft ||8-2||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|8-3 ||232||78||style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Lost Apache Championship (TBD) |- | 1976-1977 || Apache || Jack Craft || || || || || |- | 1977-1978 || Apache || Jack Craft || || || || || |- | 1978-1979 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Apache || Jack Craft ||7-1-1 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|8-1-1 || || ||style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Won Apache Championship (West Marion) |- | 1979-1980 || Apache || Jack Craft ||5-4 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|5-4 ||156||109|| |- | 1980-1981 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|Apache || Jack Craft ||6-3 ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|6-3-1 ||140||124||style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Tied Apache Championship (Poplarville) |- |align="center" Colspan="11" style="background: #003b7b;"|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)||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|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 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|8-3A North|| Jack Craft||9-1 (4-0)||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|9-2 || || ||style="background: #CCFFFF;"|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)||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|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 || || || |- | style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Jack Craft ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| |- | 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 || || || |- | style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 3 seasons||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| Robert Walker||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|5-25 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 5-25 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 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)|| style="background: #FFCCCC;"|9-3||236||125|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Forest) |- | 1996-1997 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"|8-3A || Jim Sizemore || 10-0 (5-0)|| style="background: #FFCCCC;"|10-1 ||267||49|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Prentiss) |- | 1997-1998 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"| 8-3A || Jim Sizemore || 10-0 (5-0)|| style="background: #FFCCCC;"|12-1 ||397||125||style="background: #CCFFFF;"| Won 3A 1st round playoff (Amite Co.) Won 3A 2nd round playoff (Forest) Lost 3A South State Championship (Magee) |- | 1998-1999 || style="background: #D0E7FF;"| 8-3A || Jim Sizemore || 9-1 (5-0)|| style="background: #FFCCCC;"|10-2 ||303||70|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Won 3A 1st round playoff (Velma Jackson) Lost 3A second round playoff (Magee) |- | style="background: #FFE6BD;"|6 seasons ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Jim Sizemore ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 46-16 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 49-20 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|1,499||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|759||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|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|| |- | style="background: #FFE6BD;"|3 seasons ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Ken Chandler ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 5-26 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 5-26 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|366||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|665||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|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||style="background: #CCFFFF;"|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|| |- | style="background: #FFE6BD;"|4 seasons ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|Wayne Carr ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 13-25 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"| 13-26 ||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|600||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|888||style="background: #FFE6BD;"|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|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Won 3A 1st round playoff (South Pike) Lost 3A 2nd round playoff (Raleigh) |- | 2008-2009 || 8-3A || Perry Wheat ||7-3 (4-2)||style="background: #FFCCCC;"| 7-4 ||311||203||style="background: #CCFFFF;"| Lost 3A 1st round playoff (Hazelhurst)

| 2009-2010 || 8-4A || Perry Wheat ||6-4 (4-2) ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|6-5 ||280||260||style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Lost 4A 1st round playoff (Laurel) |- | 2010-2011 || 8-4A || Perry Wheat ||9-1 (5-1) ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|10-2 ||413||187|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Won 4A 1st round playoff (South Pike) Lost 4A 2nd round playoff (Mendenhall) |- | 2011-2012 || 7-4A || Perry Wheat ||7-3 (4-1) ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|7-4 ||271||227|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Lost 4A 1st round playoff (Quitman) |- | 2012-2013 || 7-4A || Perry Wheat ||8-2 (4-1) ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|9-4 ||424||245|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Won 4A 1st round playoff (Poplarville) Lost 4A 2nd round playoff (Quitman) |- | 2013-2014 || 7-4A || Perry Wheat ||9-3 (4-1) ||style="background: #FFCCCC;"|9-3 ||411||231|| style="background: #CCFFFF;"|Won 4A 1st round playoff (Lawrence County) Won 4A 2nd round playoff (Poplarville) Lost 4A 3rd round playoff (Quitman) |-