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Columbus sails past Malakoff in State title game

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Malakoff quarterback Mike Jones looks downfield after running through a gaping hole in the line.

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Malakoff’s James Studley is knocked out of bounds after making a first-half reception Dec. 19.

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Malakoff plays for State title

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The 15-0 Malakoff Tigers win their 31st-consecutive football game Dec. 12 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco by beating the Paradise Panthers in the State Semifinals, 27-19, to advance to play Thursday, Dec. 19 against the 14-1 Columbus Cardinals in the Class 3A Division I State Championship game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, seeking to repeat as State Champions. 

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Kerens basketball takes home Blooming Grove tourney trophies

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The Kerens Bobcats boys’ basketball team, coached by Gerald Hurd, wins first place at the Blooming Grove tournament Dec. 7, beating Texas Wind High School of Waco 45-37 to secure the tournament championship. Kerens player Muziq Gunnell was named to the all-tournament team.

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Malakoff wins Regional title, 30th-straight game

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Malakoff’s James Studley runs after catching a third-quarter 54-yard pass from Mike Jones, downed at Liberty-Eylau’s 9-yard line.

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Malakoff middle linebacker Parker Poteete tries to stop Liberty-Eylau’s quarterback in the open field Dec. 6.

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Tigers Head To State Quarterfinals

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Malakoff head football coach Jamie Driskell hoists the UIL Football Regional Semifinal trophy after the Tigers defeat Jefferson 31-21 in Tyler Nov. 29 to advance to the Class 3A Division I State Quarterfinals (the Region II Final), which also will be played in Tyler Dec. 6 against the Liberty-Eylau Leopards. 

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Kerens whips Dawson 49-14 for Bi-District championship

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The Kerens Bobcats football team enters the field at Corsicana High School for their Nov. 14 Bi-District game against Dawson, which Kerens won to advance to the Area round of the playoffs versus Tioga, played in Royce City Nov. 22.

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Kerens advances to playoffs after beating Carlisle

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Kerens senior quarterback Muziq Gunnell is honored on Senior Night at the Nov. 1 football game hosting Cayuga.

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Kerens senior running back Nehemiah Massey (right) joins his family on Senior Night at the Nov. 1 football game.

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