Magnolia has now lost consecutively for the first time this season. But all is not lost in the District 15-6A playoff race with two games left. The Bulldogs took their shot at first-place and unbeaten Tomball Friday night, but fell 29-17 at Tomball ISD Stadium. It was the first road loss of the season for
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As a season winds down, coaches love to see a jump in improvement from their players. It’s especially exciting when it’s a player eligible to return next season. Junior Jade Clay was lights out Friday evening as Oak Ridge earned its ninth sweep in District 13-6A. Clay had eight kills and was plus-11 in point
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This one felt amazing for the Dayton Broncos. After suffering four consecutive losses, including the most-lopsided one a week ago at Huntsville, the Broncos rose up for the homecoming crowd Friday night to take their first District 8-5A Division II win of the season, 33-6, over Splendora. Dayton (3-5, 1-4) hadn’t won since Sept. 13
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Coming into his senior season and with a new coaching staff in place at Dayton, Jaleel Kendrick was going to be looked upon to help at linebacker. A team player with a light and infectious personality to him, Kendrick was ready for that role as well. But he has always been serious about what might
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An experienced head coach like Jerry Prieto has seen a little bit of everything over the years. From the peak of coaching a state championship game – like he did in 2020 – to the pits of a season gone off the rails due to factors out of one’s control. On that second point, it’s
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected from an earlier version. For the second straight season, the Oak Ridge War Eagles have earned a playoff spot out of the ridiculously-tough District 13-6A. Oak Ridge swept Willis for the second time this season, this time with scores of 26-24, 25-20, 25-22 on Tuesday night. Oak Ridge
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Humble (4-3, 1-3) at Summer Creek (6-1, 3-1) The details: 1 p.m. Saturday, Turner StadiumHistory: Summer Creek is 7-3 all-time against Humble. The Bulldogs have won four straight over the Wildcats, including 42-16 last year. Humble last won in 2019. Key player for Humble: Senior quarterback Tristian Bernard scored on a 69-yard run and also
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Splendora (2-5, 0-4) at Dayton (2-5, 0-4) The details: 7 p.m. Friday, Bronco StadiumHistory: Splendora at Dayton last met as district foes in 2016 and 2017. Dayton won the 2017 contest 53-27, but Splendora won 33-21 in 2016. Key player for Splendora: Junior Issac Shumate has had a productive career at linebacker since getting on
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Magnolia (4-3, 3-2) at Tomball (7-0, 5-0) The details: 7 p.m. Friday, Tomball ISD StadiumHistory: This will be the 13th meeting between the neighboring schools since 2004. The Bulldogs and Cougars have met on and off as district foes over the years. The last two years they met in non-district play with Magnolia winning both
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Oak Ridge had just one match last week and it was a tough one. This week, the War Eagles have a couple opportunities to secure a playoff spot for the second consecutive season. The biggest opportunity has everything wrapped up into one 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at home against Willis. Oak Ridge (31-10, 8-5) has the
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