Game of the Week

VAN -- The Van Vandals have passed every test thrown their way this season. And there's just one more hurdle to clear for Van's second undefeated regular season in three years. Garrett Moseley rolled up 452 yards of total offense and accounted for all five touchdowns in the eighth-ranked Vandals' 33-14 victory over Kaufman on Friday night, putting Van on the doorstep of an outright District 8-4A D

DISTRICT 8-4A DIVISION I Kaufman Lions (7-2, 5-0) vs. No. 8 Van Vandals (8-0, 4-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Van Memorial Stadium   Coaches Kaufman: Jeremy Burleson Van: Jared Moffatt   Last week Kaufman: def. Mabank, 50-14 Van: idle   Next week Kaufman: idle Van: at Terrell, Nov. 4   Playm...

The Van Vandals have been playing at a high level all season long, winning the first eight games on their schedule, and reaching the Associated Press' Class 4A top 10 poll. Van's perfect regular season and hopes of a District 8-4A Division I championship will be on the line when the Vandals host Kaufman on Friday night in the ETSN...

LONGVIEW -- The season could've taken a negative turn one month ago for John Tyler. The Lions blew a 17-point lead in a district-opening loss to Rockwall, and one week later, the Lions lost starting running back Justin Samples to a concussion...

DISTRICT 11-6A John Tyler Lions (6-1, 3-1) vs. Longview Lobos (6-1, 4-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Lobo Stadium, Longview   Coaches John Tyler: Ricklan Holmes Longview: John King   Last week John Tyler: def. Rockwall-Heath, 48-0 Longview: def. North Me... Read More ... Read More ...

Tyler vs. Longview. Smith County vs. Gregg County. And on Friday night, Lions vs. Lobos. One of East Texas' oldest and most storied rivalries is renewed this week when John Tyler faces Longview in a battle atop the District 11-6A standings...

GILMER -- It's been since 2001 that Gladewater defeated its biggest rival, Gilmer. The last two losses were of the excruciating variety. Gladewater suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Buckeyes in the final seconds of their memorable 2014 third-round playoff game in Longview...

DISTRICT 7-4A DIVISION II Gladewater Bears (5-0, 1-0) vs. No. 8 Gilmer Buckeyes (5-1, 1-0) 7:30 p.m. Friday Jeff Traylor Stadium, Gilmer   Coaches Gladewater: John Berry Gilmer: Matt Turner   Last week Gladewater: def. Spring H... Read More ... Read More ...

The last time Highway 271 rivals Gladewater and Gilmer met was in the third round of the Class 4A Division II playoffs in 2014 on the day after Thanksgiving. What transpired that night at Longview's Lobo Stadium will forever be a part of East Texas lore, as Gilmer scored with nine seconds remaining for a thrilling 41-35 victory in front of an overflow crowd estimated at 15,000 fans...

NEWTON -- A different Crockett team came out in the second half of Friday's top 10 showdown with Newton at Singletary Stadium. This team could create the play it needed offensively. It could get critical stops. It gave life to the notion this particular contest could be a late-round playoff preview, which would not be a first between the two teams. But almost as quickly as a competitive version of