2015 Week 1 Games

CARTHAGE -- Hallsville's fourth time to stop a Carthage two-point conversion attempt was its biggest.

GLADEWATER -- Gladewater had two running backs surpass the century mark in the Bears' 56-20 season-opening victory against Daingerfield on Friday at Jack V. Murphy-Bear Stadium.

VAN -- Aphonso Thomas rushed for 161 yards and three touchdowns to carry Van to a 45-14 rout of Palestine on Friday at Van Memorial Stadium.

SULPHUR SPRINGS -- The Sulphur Springs Wildcats entered halftime of Friday night's season opener trailing Rockwall-Heath by five points. But they were shut out in the second half, suffering a 43-17 defeat at Gerald Prim Stadium.

NEWTON -- It hasn’t been an easy offseason for the Newton Eagles. Head coach W.T. Johnston has struggled with health issues since last season, when Newton rebounded from an opening-season loss to Tatum to reach the state championship game. Johnston was on the sidelines for the 37-28 home-victory Friday night, but it was acting head coach Bryan Barbay, formerly of Coldspring-Oakhurst, who coached N

MINEOLA -- It wasn't last year's game. That's for sure. Mineola's defense forced three turnovers on downs, a punt and recorded two interceptions while the offense hummed along en route to a 42-24 win Friday against an Elysian Fields team with similarly big dreams at Meredith Memorial Stadium.

LONGVIEW -- Less than one year ago, longtime rivals Lufkin and Longview squared off in a playoff game for the ages. It was decided in the final minute on a successful Lobos two-point conversion. Friday night's season opener at Lobo Stadium had similar overtones, except Lufkin had the chance to exact revenge this time around after a touchdown brought the Panthers to within a point with less than a

TYLER -- Lindale head coach Mike Meador pointed to his defense, specifically his defensive line and secondary, as strengths coming into the 2015 season.

KILGORE -- Nacogdoches quarterback Noah Hildebrand faced a tough Kilgore defense at R.E. St. John Memorial Stadium in the season opener for both of those programs, and Hildebrand still managed to get the job done.

HENDERSON -- The Athens Hornets opened up the 2015 season with a disappointing finish in a 35-20 loss to the Henderson Lions on Friday.