Nacogdoches

The Indians are close to tasting the postseason, but the Dragons shouldn't be taken lightly.

NACOGDOCHES -- Lindale scored on both sides of the ball in 54 seconds to rally for a 35-31 win over Nacogdoches on Friday night in the District 17-5A opener for both teams.

GILMER -- Gilmer quarterback Aaron 'Poppy' Brown threw for 468 yards -- 401 in the first half -- and three touchdowns, and the Buckeyes held off Nacogdoches, 51-49, in the final non-district game of 2017 on Friday night.

Despite another tough week for East Texas' Class 6A and 5A schools, there isn't much change in our weekly rankings.

The unbeaten Longview Lobos are the new No. 1 team in our Class 6A/5A poll.

Tyler Lee used 421 yards rushing to defeat Nacogdoches on Friday.

There were no changes to the top six spots in our weekly Class 6A/5A poll.

Isaiah Phillips and Kewone Thomas had big nights to lead Lufkin past Nacogdoches for the Panthers' first win of 2017.

Lufkin and Nacogdoches are set to meet for the 99th time, each trying to avenge a loss from Week 1.

ETSN's Clint Buckley and Chandler Vessels look back at Week 1, discuss this week's big matchups, plus much more.