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MABANK–The Mabank Panthers suffered their second straight district loss to the Sulphur Springs Wildcats Oct. 14 at home.
Mabank failed to score in the second half of their contest Friday night as they dropped a 28-17 contest to Sulphur Springs.
The Wildcats opened the scoring before the Panthers answered with a rushing touchdown three minutes into the first quarter.
The Wildcats jumped back in front on a three-yard rushing touchdown as they took a 14-7 lead into the second quarter. 

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Malakoff quarterback Mike Jones throws an Oct. 7 pass against Teague with little pressure.

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Mabank Panthers linebacker Chance Bullard attempts to bring down an Anna Coyotes running back Oct. 7 at home.

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Cross Roads Marching Band placed second in Class 2A with a Division 1 Rating at the Teague Marching Invitational in Teague Saturday, Oct. 1. The bands' drum majors, Donna Stovall and Jeremy Fields, received Best Drum Majors in Class 2A. Cross Roads Marching Band advanced to finals, where they placed seventh out of 10. The band is currently perfecting their production of ‘Dreams of Persia’ for their UIL Marching competition in Mesquite Oct. 19.

AXTELL–The Kerens Bobcats fell to the Axtell Longhorns in their district contest Sept. 30 on the road.
The Bobcats came up a score short as the Longhorns edged them 28-21 Friday night.
The loss drops Kerens to 1-5 overall on the season and 1-1 in district play as the Bobcats currently sit in fourth place in the 2A-1 Region II District 7 standings.
Cayuga (5-1), Italy (3-3) and Axtell (3-2) sit ahead of the Bobcats in the standings with Rio Vista, Itasca and Cross Roads making up the bottom three.

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Alex Gonzalez zips toward the end zone on a 13-yard touchdown run just before halftime.
 

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Kemp Lady Yellowjacket Shelbi Reed goes vertical for a block against the Blooming Grove Lady Lions Sept. 20 at home.

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Blair Blue of Kerens sets up a teammate during her team’s Sept. 23 sweep of Itasca.

WAXAHACHIE–The Mabank Panthers tamed the Life Waxahachie Mustangs in a convincing victory Sept. 23 on the road.
The Panthers moved to even on the year with a 43-19 win over the Mustangs.
The Mustangs opened the scoring just over four minutes into the first quarter to take an early 7-0 lead.
The Panthers answered with a rushing touchdown just a few minutes later to cut the deficit to 7-6 after a failed two-point conversion.