Player of the Week

Week 12 of the high school football season was a week of ridiculous tackle counts. Wills Point linebacker Sloan Rodberg made 29 tackles in a low-scoring, one-touchdown playoff win. Jefferson senior linebacker Tanner Murphy did just a little bit better, 33 takedowns to help the Bulldogs avoid a four-seed versus one-seed upset in the opening round of the postseason. Murphy, who made 17 of his 33 tac

John Tyler has a steep history of producing some of college and pro football's most elite players. And now, Lions senior quarterback Bryson Smith has etched his name in the school record books. Smith's massive performance in JT's wild 50-49 playoff win over Lufkin last week put the signal-caller's name atop the John Tyler all-time rushing list...

The 2016 season may not be going according to script for Tyler Grace senior quarterback Christopher Wilhelmi, but the senior signal-caller is certainly making the most of it. Sidelined for the first five games of the season to injury, Wilehlmi has been making up for lost time ever since his return, and last Friday, he turned in perhaps his best performance of the season...

It took Pittsburg a minute to get going in Friday's showdown with Gilmer, but the floodgates soon opened and the Buckeyes had a real problem as far as finishing their District 7-4A Division II schedule as the unbeaten league champions. Fortunately for Gilmer, it had senior linebacker Jeremy Kelly. He recorded three takeaways in a 51-35 win that was only a 38-35 contest midway through the fourth qu

It's often said that the biggest players are at their best in the most important of moments. Groveton's Glenn Thornton met that description last Friday night. Thornton, one of the most prolific passers in all of East Texas, put together his most impreesive outing of the season, helping Groveton secure its biggest win to date...

It's been a long time coming for Cooper Bledsoe. The three-year starter at safety has always averaged more than 10 tackles per game and often times has been in consideration for ETSN.fm + Dairy Queen Defensive Player of the Week. This is the senior's breakthrough week.

Wills Point will play a de facto District 6-4A Division II championship game Friday at Dallas Lincoln. Would the team be in this position without senior linebacker Sloan Rodberg? The Tigers certainly wouldn't chance it. East Texas' second-leading tackler ahead of Week 9 had a monster game last week against Emory Rains. He recorded a region-best 21 tackles and had three of the team's five takeaways

With the regular season nearing its conclusion, several teams are fighting for playoff berths, and need wins every single week. Including Elkhart. The Elks delivered last Friday, remaining in the District 9-3A Division I postseason race with a thrilling 52-45 win over Whitney...

Don't look now, but Pine Tree is back from the dead and in position to make a late-season playoff push following its 0-6 start. The Pirates are on a two-game winning streak, own fourth place in District 16-5A and now should have some confidence after scratching out a 22-17 win Friday against a Hallsville team that was tied for first place in the league.

One of East Texas' most productive passers this season enjoyed a career-best performance last Friday night in the area's most lopsided outcome of the week. Tenaha junior quarterback C.J. Horn was almost perfect in the Tigers' 74-0 rout of Wortham, completing 20 of 26 attempts for 508 yards and four touchdowns...