CORSICANA – Rusk committed six turnovers on Friday night, which helped 10th-ranked Melissa capitalize on the mistakes en route to a 56-34 Class 4A Division II area round win at Tiger Stadium.
WACO -- Kilgore's second-round playoff win here Friday afternoon over El Campo was much closer than the final score indicated, a hard-fought 24-9 victory that wasn't completely a done deal until the game's final moments.
ROYSE CITY—Kelston Joseph had three straight runs inside the 10-yard line, finishing off Dallas Carter and the drive with a 4-yard TD run with 28 seconds left to lift Liberty-Eylau to a 30-26 win Friday at Royse City ISD Stadium.
BULLARD -- L.J. Harper accounted for three touchdowns and West Rusk's defense shut out an opponent for the sixth time this season in the Raiders' 35-0 win over Buffalo on Friday in a Class 3A Division II area playoff at Panther Stadium.
ATHENS -- Logan Point rushed for 120 yards and three touchdowns and Celina punched its ticket to the regional round of the Class 4A Division II playoffs with a 35-27 win over Jasper on Friday at Bruce Field.