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Every college football recruit has an interesting story, but few can say they became a subject of water cooler talk at The Pentagon.

HOOKS -- Tradarian Craver ran for two fourth-quarter touchdown to lead the Hughes Springs Mustangs to a 14-13 victory over Hooks on Friday night. Hughes Springs (3-1) trailed 13-0 entering the fourth, but Craver got the Mustangs on the board with a 15-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion with 7:47 remaining...

VAN -- Quitman topped Edgewood, 25-21, 25-17, Saturday to win the Van Tournament's championship game. The Lady Bulldogs' win also kept them undefeated through the first week of the season.

Two traditional Northeast Texas powers Hooks and Daingerfield seem to be in perfect position to battle for the District 7-3A Division II championship in 2016. Hooks, which reeled off nine consecutive wins to claim the league title a year ago, and the Hornets are one of the most talented 3A teams in the area...

Hooks graduated half of its starters from last season's district championship team. But the players the Hornets have returning have Hooks thinking big in 2016. The Hornets check in at No. 8 in ETSN.fm Preseason Class 3A Poll. Senior receiver/defensive back Montrell Estell, a Texas commit, is one of East Texas' best overall athletes, and senior defensive back Malik Estell is back after averaging mo

BASEBALL REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS CLASS 4A Region II Pleasant Grove 7, Pittsburg 0 (Pleasant Grove wins series, 2-0) Athens 11, Paris North Lamar 0 Paris North Lamar 4, Athens 3 (North Lamar wins series, 2-1)

Montrell Estell was once the scholarship leader in East Texas and still today probably has the strongest list of all 21 East Texas players with at least one FBS scholarship opportunity. One school stands out.

Hooks junior WR/DB Montrell Estell received offer No. 12 on Tuesday night, and it might've been his biggest yet. Reigning national champion Alabama was the latest school to extend a scholarship opportunity to Estell (6-2, 190), who announced the news via Twitter...

With his junior year of high school nearing its conclusion, Hooks ATH Jordan Johnson has made his college decision. Johnson (6-0, 195) verbally committed to Air Force, he tweeted on Tuesday night. The Hooks standout became the fifth East Texan in the 2017 class to offer up an oral pledge, joining Liberty-Eylau DE Lagaryonn Carson (Texas), Henderson WR Trestan Ebner (SMU), John Tyler WR Damion Mill

Montrell Estell, the region's most recruited 2017 football prospect in terms of FBS scholarship opportunities, has added to his lead. The uncommitted Hooks two-way standout announced through his personal Twitter account Wednesday evening that Baylor reached out to him with an offer. With the invitation from the Bears' program in hand, Estell (6-2, 180) has six choices among power five conference s