2014 Football Playoffs

CLASS 3A DIVISION II State Championship No. 4 Waskom Wildcats (14-1) vs. Newton Eagles (12-3) 5 p.m. Thursday AT&T Stadium, Arlington   Coaches Waskom: Whitney Keeling Newton: W.T. Johnston   Road to Arlington Waskom Bi-district: def. Linden-Kilda ... Read More ...

GILMER -- According to Urban Dictionary, the term "socialism" is defined as: an economic system in between capitalism and communism, advocating collective ownership of the means of production and distribution of goods. While that's typically bad for big business, those principles work wonders for the Gilmer Buckeyes, who are in the business of winning football games.

LINDALE -- Mineola's bus will be directed by AT&T Stadium personnel less than 48 hours from now into an entrance modern NFLers, collegiate football stars and even Final Four basketball participants have passed through. From there, the acoustics will take over. There will be another UIL state championship football game playing out ahead of the Class 3A Division I game between the Yellowjackets

From 2012-2013, the Newton Eagles didn't lose a game in the regular season, putting together an overall record of 25-2 -- the only two defeats coming late in the playoffs. Newton had been so dominant during that run that both losses -- a 39-22 setback to Cameron Yoe in the 2012 semifinals and a 55-36 loss to White Oak in last year's regional semis -- were considered upsets. This season, however, N

Don't count Whitney Keeling among Waskom residents just content with the school's first-ever state championship appearance. The Wildcats head coach has moved well past his team's heart-stopping semifinal victory last Friday night.

MESQUITE -- There may have been questions about the Aledo Bearcats' chances of defending last season's state championship coming into Saturday afternoon's Class 5A Division I semifinal. Those odds look pretty good now. Behind a powerful rushing attack and stifling defensive front, top-ranked Aledo made sure it would have the opportunity to defend its title next week with a resounding 44-14 defeat

MESQUITE -- If you're always for the proverbial underdog, E.H. Hanby Stadium seemed like the place to be Saturday afternoon. Aledo entered the Class 5A Division I state semifinal as a team seeking its second consecutive state championship and fifth title in six seasons. John Tyler, on the other hand, had to endure a complete rebuilding period earlier in the decade and was trying to get back to the

GLEN ROSE -- It was a year ago to the day that the Waskom Wildcats walked off the field at Reliant Stadium in Houston, their season ending in disappointing fashion at the hands of Refugio in the state semifinals. What a difference a year makes. Dillon Benton’s late go-ahead touchdown run and a Wildcats defensive stand at the goal line propelled Waskom to its first-ever state championship game with

WALLER — Blanco was 65 seconds away from taking a seven-point at halftime over Newton on Friday night. But when the two teams trotted into their respective locker rooms, the game was tied. And once the game got going again, Newton controlled things until the final whistle.

NACOGDOCHES -- Despite a late rally, Tenaha couldn’t recover an onside kick and Bremond converted a first down to claim a spot in the Class 2A Division II state title game with a 32-29 win Friday night at Homer Bryce Stadium.