Mineola

MINEOLA -- Homer should be the one jotting this down. Mineola's rise from a tough out within East Texas to a state heavyweight has not taken 10 years, but it has been an odyssey nonetheless. Everyone is wondering how exactly it ends for a group of 16 starters that played for a narrow miss with history in 2014 as sophomores, a state semifinals loss as juniors and finally have their second-chance Cl

Mineola senior quarterback Jeremiah Crawford has one more game left to play in his illustrious high school career. He put together a huge performance last Friday night to make sure it ended in the state championship game. Crawford ignited Mineola's 50-8 semifinal rout of Wall by rushing for 260 yards and four touchdowns, which sent the Yellowjackets to their second Class 3A Division I title game i

WACO -- Mineola put the "beast" in the "#bEASTtexas" against Wall on Friday night at Waco ISD Stadium. The Yellow Jackets were simply too fast, too big and too physical for Wall to handle.

CLASS 3A DIVISION I State Semifinals Wall Hawks (11-3) vs. Mineola Yellowjackets (12-2) 7 p.m. Friday Waco ISD Stadium, Waco Coaches Wall: Houston Guy Mineola: Joe Drennon Last week Wall: def. Brock, 28-17 Mineola: def. Pottsboro, 46-3

ROYSE CITY -- Jeremiah Crawford and Chantz Perkins each ran for three touchdowns to lead Mineola past Pottsboro, 46-3, in their Class 3A Division I, Region II championship game Friday night at Royse City ISD Stadium. Mineola (12-2) advanced to the state semifinals for the third consecutive season and will face Wall (11-3), a 28-17 upset winner over defending champion Brock, at 7:30 p...

CLASS 3A DIVISION I Region II Championship Game Pottsboro Carindals (11-2) vs. Mineola Yellowjackets (11-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday Royse City ISD Stadium, Royse City Coaches Pottsboro: Matt Poe Mineola: Joe Drennon Last week Pottsboro: def. Farmersville, 42-26 Mineola: def. Howe, 21-7

ROYSE CITY -- Mineola's dream of winning a Class 3A Division I state championship remains alive thanks to a 21-7 win Friday against Howe in the Region II semifinal round of competition at Royse City ISD Stadium. The victory was the 11th straight for the Yellowjackets, and they're now three wins away from a title that has just barely escaped their grasp the past two seasons. They still have not los

CLASS 3A DIVISION I Region II Semifinal Howe Bulldogs (9-3) vs. Mineola Yellowjackets (10-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday Royse City ISD Stadium, Royse City Coaches Howe: Zach Hudson Mineola: Joe Drennon Last week Howe: def. Jefferson, 31-7 Mineola: def. Whitesboro, 50-33

GREENVILLE -- The Mineola Yellowjackets recovered from a 13-point deficit in the first half, and secured a 50-33 win over Whitesboro in their Class 3A Division I, Region II area-round playoff Friday night at T.A. "Cotton" Ford Stadium. Mineola (10-2) will face Howe (9-3) in the regional semifinals next week...

Final Associated Press High School Football Poll Here is The Associated Press high school poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, points based on 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1, and the team’s ranking in last week’s poll: CLASS 6A Others receiving votes: 11, Fort Bend Ridge Point 7. 12, Katy 6...