MINEOLA YELLOWJACKETS
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COMMERCE TIGERS
TIME: 7 p.m., Friday.
LOCATION: Tiger Stadium, Commerce.
RADIO: KETR-FM (88.9).
RECORDS: Mineola (0-7), Commerce (1-5).
LAST WEEK: Malakoff 47, Mineola 10; Commerce did not play.
LAST YEAR: Commerce 49, Mineola 21.
KEY PLAYERS: Mineola: QB Zane Phillips, RB Aidan Shepherd, RB-WR Kipton Neighbors, WR Colton McMahon. Commerce: QB Grant Sherley, RB Jordan McMurray, RB Brooks Bell, WR Wyatt Marker, WR Te’dreiyon Nash, WR-DB Donovan Maria.
NOTES: Commerce is celebrating homecoming. Commerce ranks fifth in District 7-3A-I at 0-2. Mineola is tied with Eustace for sixth at 0-3. Mineola went 10-3 in 2020 but since has gone 7-5, 6-6 and 4-6. Mineola’s freshman RB-WR Kipton Neighbors is the brother of Tyson Neighbors, a Kansas State relief pitcher who was drafted in the fourth round by the San Diego Padres. Kipton’s sister Jacelyn Neighbors also won the Class 6A state pole vault title this past spring for Royse City.
LONE OAK BUFFALOES
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QUITMAN BULLDOGS
TIME: 7 p.m., Friday.
LOCATION: Bud Moody Stadium, Quitman.
RECORDS: Lone Oak (6-0), Quitman (3-4).
LAST WEEK: Lone Oak 35, Prairiland 0; Quitman 28, Paris Chisum 25.
KEY PLAYERS: Lone Oak: QB Slayde Parnell, WR-DB Tre Hubbard, WR Corbin Johnson, RB Alex McCallum, OL Camden Norris, OL-DL Cason McBride, OL-DL Travis Scott, LB Brice Forgy. Quitman: QB Klayton Meadows, RB Jacob Breding, WR Bryson Hobbs, WR Dakota Reynolds.
NOTES: Parnell was named the Herald-Banner Athlete of the Week after going 13-of-16 passing for 238 yards and three TDs in the Buffaloes’ win last week over Prairiland. Parnell is 76-of-126 passing for the season for 1,020 yards and 16 TDs. Lone Oak is tied with Grand Saline for the District 9-3A-II lead at 2-0. Quiman is tied with Edgewood for third place at 2-1. In other district games Quitman has beaten Harmony 34-29 and lost 48-14 to Edgewood. Johnson led the Lone Oak receivers last week with seven catches for 152 yards and two TDs.
JAMES BOWIE PIRATES
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CELESTE BLUE DEVILS
TIME: 7 p.m., Friday.
LOCATION: Blue Devil Stadium, Celeste.
RECORDS: James Bowie (0-6), Celeste (1-6).
LAST WEEK: Maud 28, James Bowie 12; Clarksville 39, Celeste 6.
KEY PLAYERS: James Bowie: QB Braylon Hill, OL-DL Austin Allen (6-3, 290, Sr.) RB Jack Coleman, W Jansen Burt. Celeste: QB-DB Brock Stewart, RB Dylan Brown, WR-DB Jackson Scott.
NOTES: James Bowie was an 8-4 bi-district champion last season. Celeste, which was picked to win the district, is tied for fourth place in 9-2A-II with Detroit at 1-2. James Bowie is tied with Linden-Kildare for sixth place at 0-2. James Bowie also lost a district game 45-8 to Clarksville.
TOM BEAN TOM CATS
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WOLFE CITY WOLVES
TIME: 7 p.m., Friday.
LOCATION: Ricky Williams Field at Don Howard Stadium, Wolfe City.
RECORDS: Tom Bean (4-3), Wolfe City (5-1).
LAST WEEK: Alvord 10, Tom Bean 7; Wolfe City 48, Trenton 20.
KEY PLAYERS: Tom Bean: QB Donnie Hooten, RB Bobby Rogers, WR Garrett Kelly, WR Maguire Poole, WR Brody Pearson, WR Hagen Darney, WR Dyson Farris. Wolfe City: QB Carson Herron, RB H.D. Davis, WR-DB Adin Barnes, WR Brennon Russell, WR-LB Chris Herron, PK Pavel Marquez.
NOTES: Wolfe City is 2-0 in District 6-2A-II play as Alvord and Tioga are both 3-0. Tom Bean is 0-3 with other district losses to Tioga (56-12) and Whitewright (21-17). Davis ranks among the top rushers in the state with 1,488 yards and 21 touchdowns on 107 carries. He’s averaging 13.9 yards per carry and 248 yards per game. Carson Herron has rushed for 422 yards and seven touchdowns and is 42-of-73 passing for 652 yards and nine TDs. Hooten is 146-of-211 passing this season for Tom Bean for 1,565 yards, 16 TDs and four interceptions. Tom Bean has six receivers with 16 or more catchs.
