2014 Week 1 Games

LINDALE -- A ball-hogging offense and a stingy, swarming defense helped the Lindale Eagles open up the 2014 football season on a winning note with a 21-17 victory over Smith County rival Chapel Hill on Friday night at Eagle Stadium.

NACOGDOCHES -- Two East Texas heavyweights met on the first Friday night of the season, and put together an early candidate for game of the year.

TATUM -- Tatum coach Andy Evans doesn’t like to refer to Chaston Brooks as a backup quarterback. After seeing his performance Friday night, it’s easy to understand why.

TEXARKANA—Dominique Hollie capped a nine-play, 39-yard drive with his 1-yard bullrush to lift Whitehouse to a 38-35 victory over Texas High on Friday night at Tiger Stadium at Grim Park.

TYLER -- For a half, neither offense seemed all that interested in Friday night's season opener. It took a defensive play early in the third quarter to open the floodgates.

TYLER -- First impressions often last the longest, and it was quite the debut for Blake Lynch in a Gilmer Buckeyes uniform.

TYLER -- Somewhere along the way, Tyler Grace Community discovered running back Zach Tatman could nickel and dime Canton down the field. Tatman carried the ball 22 times for 188 yards. But when it mattered most Thursday, the Cougars down seven midway through the fourth quarter, the Eagles defense held Tatman five yards from pay dirt on 4th-and-1 and walked off Mewbourne Field with a 49-28 win. Rea