Football playoffs

WHITEHOUSE -- If the Kilgore Bulldogs had been in any offensive doldrums, they came out of it Friday night.

PARIS — Sherman's march through the Class 4A Division I playoffs continued Friday at Wildcat Stadium, but it took a late attack by the Wildcats to get it done.

LUFKIN -- No. 9 Carthage built a 17-point third-quarter lead, but needed a late fourth-quarter stop and a final first down to hold off Palestine.

TYLER -- Once Henderson got the turnover bug out of its system, Van's defense was no match for the Lions' ground game.

HALLSVILLE -- Down two scores and facing elimination, Trevor Spear knew he needed to make a big play.

TYLER -- Tanner Barr accounted for almost 300 first-half yards and Gilmer built a 29-point third-quarter lead en route to a 51-36 win against Canton in Thursday's Class 3A Division II Region II bi-district football playoff at TMF Rose Stadium.

GABE BROOKS' (ABRIDGED) HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS Class 5A Division I Region Championships Region I: Coppell over Euless Trinity Region II: Mesquite over Dallas Skyline Region III: Pearland over Galena Park North Shore Region IV: Converse Judson over San Antonio Madison   State Semifinals Coppell over Mesquite Pearland over Converse Judson   State Championship Coppell over Pear

CLINT BUCKLEY'S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS   CLASS 5A DIVISION I Region I Bi-District San Angelo Central over El Paso Franklin Arlington Bowie over Keller Central Coppell over Irving MacArthur DeSoto over Killeen Harker Heights Odessa Permian over El Paso El Dorado Southlake Carroll over Arlington Martin Euless Trinity over Flower Mound Marcus Mansfield over Killeen   Area Arlingt

Here are second-round playoff pairings for East Texas schools so far. We'll be updating the sites/times throughout the weekend.

Here's a look at playoff projections entering tonight's regular-season finales. Class 5A Division II Region II Longview (12-5A #1) vs. Garland Lakeview Centennial OR Garland Naaman Forest OR Garland Rowlett (11-5A #2) Lufkin (14-5A #2) vs ... Read More ...