Top 25 Games of 2014

When longtime East Texas heavyweights Lufkin and John Tyler meet on the gridiron this season, it will mark the first time since 2003 they'll do in district, when they both were members of the state's highest classification.

It can't be September, or mid-November for that matter, without Sulphur Springs taking on Whitehouse in a series that's rapidly become among East Texas' most anticipated every year.

The John Tyler-Nacogdoches series has been very one-sided, but the Dragons finally have some traction under head coach third-year head Bobby Reyes. Nacogdoches is a team to be reckoned with, and its 2014 defensive backfield could be the best in the entire nation with four starters garnering attention from college football programs...

One of East Texas' most undervalued rivalries is Lindale-Van. Just ask the folks there. The two towns are just 20 minutes away from each other and news about the schools' success reaches the other party very quickly. Students at the two schools date each other, they go to the same hangouts and attend the same churches...

It's only the league opener, but Athens' trip to Van could be for the District 8-4A Div. I crown. There aren't two more intriguing teams in the district than the Hornets and Vandals. Both squads consist of promising offenses. Athens' Travon Fuller headlines the key players with his early scholarship opportunity to Texas A&M. He...