LONGVIEW -- Before this season, the Hallsville Bobcats boys soccer program had never won a playoff game. They added another "first" to the list Thursday night.
LONGVIEW -- The last two playoff games for Pine Tree coach Andre' Lo have been filled with tense moments, and the Pirates ensured their coach could be put in that position for at least one more round.
BOYS
Class 5A
Region II Bi-District
Tyler Lee 0, Rowlett 0 (Tyler Lee wins in shootout)
Klein Forest 3, Lufkin 0
Class 4A
Region II Area
Frisco Liberty 1, Sulphur Springs 0
Kilgore 3, Pittsburg 1
Pine Tree 1, Mount Pleasant 0
Region III Area
Nacogdoches 4, Brownwood 0
GIRLS
Class 5A
Region II Bi-District
Longview 1, Garland 0
Class 4A
Region III Area
Palestine 1, Brownwood 0
MOUNT PLEASANT -- The Pine Tree Lady Pirates are through to the third round of the girls soccer playoffs after a 1-0 shutout of Texas High on Thursday night in their Class 4A area-round matchup at Sam Parker Field.
LONGVIEW -- John Tyler and Texas High played a tightly contested game through 66 minutes Thursday in the area round of the Class 4A boys soccer playoffs.
But things unraveled quickly. The John Tyler Lions used the Tigers' mental mistakes to build upon an early 1-0 lead for a 3-0 win and a trip to the third round against either Mt...
TYLER -- Lindale made things interesting for Pine Tree in a 4A bi-district playoff game the Pirates ultimately won 4-1 Monday at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium.
The score does not accurately capture the game. Lindale made Pine Tree earn the win with breakneck pace at the beginning of the game and then again at the end...
BOYS
Class 4A
Region II
Sulphur Springs 2, Carrollton Newman Smith 0
Kilgore 2, Whitehouse 1
Hallsville 1, Chapel Hill 0
John Tyler 2, Henderson 1
Pine Tree 4, Lindale 1
Region III
Bryan Rudder 3, Center 1
Jacksonville 5, Brenham 0
Port Neches-Groves 2, Jasper 0
Nacogdoches 5, Sealy 0
Palestine 2, College Station 1
GIRLS
Class 4A
Region II
Little Elm 4, Sulphur Springs 1
Pine Tree 4, John
LINDALE -- Before the game even started, Kilgore coach Aaron Erickson was nervous -- not the typical exterior for a district championship-winning coach facing a fourth-place team in the first round of the playoffs.