East Texas Football Playoff Capsules: 5A, 4A + 3A Division I

East Texas Football Playoff Capsules: 5A, 4A + 3A Division I

Carthage running back Keaontay Ingram runs against Palestine on Oct. 28. (Bud Worley, ETSN.fm)

Full previews are available for the following games:

CLASS 5A DIVISION I
Region II Bi-District Playoffs

Mount Pleasant Tigers (3-7)

vs.

Highland Park Scots (8-2)

1 p.m. Saturday
Ford Center at The Star, Frisco

 

Coaches

  • Mount Pleasant: Corey Homer
  • Highland Park: Randy Allen

 

Last week

  • Mount Pleasant: def. Greenville, 44-21
  • Highland Park: lost to Wylie East, 20-9

 

Next week

  • Winner faces Frisco Independence or McKinney North, 5A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

 

Did you know?: Mount Pleasant's last playoff win came in 1998.

 

No. 8 Texas High Tigers (10-0)

vs.

West Mesquite Wranglers (6-4)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Royse City ISD Stadium

Coaches

  • Texas High: Barry Norton
  • West Mesquite: Jeff Neill

Last week

  • Texas High: def. Pine Tree, 38-3
  • West Mesquite: lost to Mesquite Poteet, 17-13

Next week

  • Winner faces Prosper or Frisco Wakeland, 5A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know?: Texas High was last 10-0 in 2006.

 

CLASS 5A DIVISION II
Region II Bi-District Playoffs

Sulphur Springs Wildcats (4-6)

vs.

Mesquite Poteet Pirates (7-3)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Eagle Stadium, Lindale

Coaches

  • Sulphur Springs: Greg Owens
  • Mesquite Poteet: Kody Groves

Last week

  • Sulphur Springs: def. Hallsville, 35-21
  • Mesquite Poteet: def. West Mesquite, 17-13

Next week

  • Winner faces Frisco Lone Star or Little Elm, Class 5A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know?: This is Sulphur Springs' ninth playoff appearance in 11 years under coach Greg Owens.

 

CLASS 4A DIVISION I
Region II Bi-District Playoffs

Liberty-Eylau Leopards (5-5)

vs.

Kaufman Lions (7-3)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Lobo Stadium, Longview

 

Coaches

  • Liberty-Eylau: Steve Wells
  • Kaufman: Jeremy Burleson

 

Last week

 

Next week

  • Winner faces Midlothian Heritage or Lake Worth, Class 4A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Liberty-Eylau has outscored its last four opponents by an average of 28 points per game.

 

Van Vandals (9-1)

vs.

Princeton Panthers (5-5)

7 p.m. Friday
Royse City ISD Stadium

Coaches

  • Van: Jared Moffatt
  • Princeton: Stacey Dillard

Last week

  • Van: lost to Terrell, 19-14
  • Princeton: def. Anna, 35-34

Next week

  • Winner faces Mineral Wells or Carrollton Ranchview, Class 4A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Van defeated Princeton, 56-28, in Week 2 of this season.

 

Region III Bi-District Playoffs

Kilgore Bulldogs (6-4)

vs.

Navasota Rattlers (2-8)

7:30 p.m. Thursday
Abe Martin Stadium, Lufkin

 

Coaches

  • Kilgore: Mike Wood
  • Navasota: Patrick Goodman

 

Last week

 

Next week

  • Winner faces Stafford or Houston Worthing, Class 4A Division I, Region III area-round playoff

Did you know? Navasota experienced its first losing season this year since 2006.

 

Center Roughriders (6-4)

vs.

Bridge City Cardinals (7-2)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Wildcat Stadium, Splendora

Coaches

  • Center: Barry Bowman
  • Bridge City: Dwayne DuBois

Last week

  • Center: idle
  • Bridge City: def. Huffman Hargrave, 56-14

Next week

  • Winner faces Houston Yates or Bay City, Class 4A Division I, Region III area-round playoff

Did you know? In its four losses, Center was outscored by an average of 43 points.

 

Carthage Bulldogs (7-2)

vs.

Silsbee Tigers (6-4)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Abe Martin Stadium, Lufkin

Coaches

  • Carthage: Scott Surratt
  • Silsbee: Randy Smith

Last week

Next week

  • Winner faces Houston North Forest or West Columbia, Class 4A Division I, Region III area-round playoff

Did you know? Carthage's two losses -- to Henderson and Kilgore -- came by a total of 15 points.

 

No. 10 Henderson Lions (9-1)

vs.

Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears (5-5)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Monte Jack Driskell Stadium, Crockett

Coaches

  • Henderson: Phil Castles
  • LC-Mauriceville: Randy Crouch

Last week

Next week

  • Winner faces El Campo or Houston Washington, Class 4A Division I, Region III area-round playoff

Did you know? Henderson has scored 50 points or more four times this season, including each of its last three games.

 

CLASS 4A DIVISION II
Region II Bi-District Playoffs

Pleasant Grove Hawks (4-6)

vs.

Rusk Eagles (4-6)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Jack V. Murphy Bear Stadium, Gladewater

 

Coaches

  • Pleasant Grove: Josh Gibson
  • Rusk: Jowell Hancock

 

Last week

 

Next week

  • Winner faces Wills Point or Bonham, Class 4A Division II, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Pleasant Grove is in the playoffs for the third consecutive year for the first time since 2008-10.

 

No. 7 Gilmer Buckeyes (9-1)

vs.

Diboll Lumberjacks (3-7)

7 p.m. Thursday
Eagle Stadium, Tatum

Coaches

  • Gilmer: Matt Turner
  • Diboll: Blake Morrison

Last week

Next week

  • Winner faces Dallas Lincoln or Melissa, Class 4A Division II, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Gilmer has lost just one bi-district game since 2003.

 

Jasper Bulldogs (8-2)

vs.

Pittsburg Pirates (5-5)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Wildcat Stadium, Palestine

Coaches

  • Jasper: Darrell Barbay
  • Pittsburg: Brad Baca

Last week

Next week

  • Winner faces Aubrey or Canton, Class 4A Division II, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Pittsburg enters the postseason on a three-game losing streak.

 

Canton Eagles (7-3)

vs.

Aubrey Chaparrals (7-3)

7:30 p.m. Friday
E.H. Hanby Stadium, Mesquite

Coaches

  • Canton: Robert Ivey
  • Aubrey: Keith Ivy

Last week

  • Canton: lost to Dallas Lincoln, 56-14
  • Aubrey: lost to Celina, 49-13

Next week

  • Winner faces Jasper or Pittsburg, Class 4A Division II, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Aubrey was 1-9 just two seasons ago.

 

CLASS 3A DIVISION I
Region II Bi-District Playoffs

White Oak Roughnecks (9-1)

vs.

Mount Vernon Tigers (5-4)

7 p.m. Thursday
Jeff Traylor Stadium, Gilmer

 

Coaches

  • White Oak: Kris Iske
  • Mount Vernon: Dickey Meeks

 

Last week

  • White Oak: def. New Boston, 61-12
  • Mount Vernon: idle

 

Next week

  • Winner faces Pottsboro or Kemp, Class 3A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Head coach Dickey Meeks has led Mount Vernon to the playoffs in 2016 after guiding the Tigers to the postseason in all six years of his first stint there from 2000-05.

 

Redwater Dragons (5-5)

vs.

Farmersville Farmers (9-1)

7:30 p.m. Thursday
Eagle Stadium, Lindale

Coaches

  • Redwater: Tommy Graf
  • Farmersville: Sammy Burnett

Last week

  • Redwater: lost to Jefferson, 26-9
  • Farmersville: def. Grand Saline, 66-21

Next week

  • Winner faces Sunnyvale or Van Alstyne, Class 3A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Farmersville's only loss this season came to Mineola, 54-0, in Week 7.

 

Mineola Yellowjackets (8-2)

vs.

Sabine Cardinals (2-8)

7 p.m. Thursday
Panther Stadium, Bullard

Coaches

  • Mineola: Joe Drennon
  • Sabine: Mark Comfort

Last week

  • Mineola: def. Winnsboro, 42-6
  • Sabine: def. Hughes Springs, 38-34

Next week

  • Winner faces Dallas Madison or Whitesboro, Class 3A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Mineola is averaging 52.4 points per game during its current eight-game winning streak.

 

Jefferson Bulldogs (8-2)

vs.

Winnsboro Red Raiders (6-4)

7:30 p.m. Thursday
Jack V. Murphy Bear Stadium, Gladewater

Coaches

  • Jefferson: Antwain Jimmerson
  • Winnsboro: Steve Pinnell

Last week

  • Jefferson: def. Redwater, 26-9
  • Winnsboro: lost to Mineola, 42-6

Next week

  • Winner faces Howe or Grandview, Class 3A Division I, Region II area-round playoff

Did you know? Winnsboro has just three losing seasons during the 17-year tenure of head coach Steve Pinnell.

 

Region III Bi-District Playoffs

No. 3 Malakoff Tigers (10-0)

vs.

Troy Trojans (5-5)

7:30 p.m. Friday
Midlothian ISD Multi-Purpose Complex

 

Coaches

  • Malakoff: Jamie Driskell
  • Troy: Ronnie Porter

 

Last week

  • Malakoff: def. Elkhart, 42-7
  • Troy: def. McGregor, 17-14

 

Next week

  • Winner faces Hempstead or Kirbyville, Class 3A Division I, Region III area-round playoff

Did you know? Malakoff is 74-18 (.804) since coach Jamie Driskell took over the program in 2009.

 

Woodville Eagles (9-1)

vs.

Anahuac Panthers (4-6)

7:30 p.m. Thursday
Bronco Stadium, Dayton

Coaches

  • Woodville: Ty Robinson
  • Anahuac: Jason Speights

Last week

  • Woodville: def. Coldspring-Oakhurst, 31-19
  • Anahuac: def. East Chambers, 49-28

Next week

  • Winner faces Cameron Yoe or West, Class 3A Division I, Region III area-round playoff

Did you know? Woodville's nine wins are its most since 1983.

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