GILMER -- It took the Gilmer Buckeyes nearly two months to play a game in front of their home crowd at Buckeye Stadium.
Home, away, neutral field, it doesn’t seem to matter.
TEXARKANA -- The Pleasant Grove defense came up with four interceptions on their way to a 38-20 win against Spring Hill at Hawk Field in Texarkana.
Two late interceptions by Hawks linebacker Jacob Smith in the fourth quarter ended a second half comeback effort by the Panthers.
CARTHAGE -- Kilgore missed its opportunity for revenge against Carthage in a 21-7 loss Friday.
Kilgore and Carthage met for the first time since Carthage defeated Kilgore in the UIL Class 3A Division I state championship at AT&T Stadium in December. Carthage, with only one win this season prior to the game, overcame two turnovers in its victory.
CRANDALL -- Peter Maddox passed for four touchdowns, the Van defense limited Crandall to less than 100 yards of offense, and the eighth-ranked Vandals cruised to a 37-6 victory Friday night in District 8-4A Division I action.
TYLER -- Markeith Miller and the Garland Owls had two weeks to prepare for Friday's game at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium. It showed.
Miller rushed for 343 yards and five touchdowns in Garland's 62-54 win against Tyler Lee in District 11-6A play and made the Red Raiders's defense look silly for three quarters. But the star running back had to admit the Owls got pushed to their limits before
GREENVILLE -- The Marshall Mavericks broke open a tight game with a dominant second half in a 42-17 defeat of Greenville on Friday night in District 15-5A action.
ENNIS -- One week after celebrating a game-winning field goal in the waning seconds, the John Tyler Lions found themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum Friday night.
NEW CHAPEL HILL -- Big play, after big play, after big play. That's how Friday night went for Chapel Hill, and Palestine had no hope of stopping the Bulldogs.