Kerens Bobcats

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Congratulations to the Kerens Bobcats boys' basketball team, which won a UIL Bi-District championship Feb. 24 by beating Marlin, 54-44, at Navarro College in Corsicana. Next up, Kerens faces rival Cayuga in the Area round Friday, Feb. 27 in Cross Roads. And after beating Athens and seizing a spot in the UIL playoffs, the Mabank Panthers boys' hoops team fought hard but fell 58-50 in their first-round Bi-District playoff game Feb. 24 versus Longview Pine Tree at the University of Texas at Tyler.

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Kerens quarterback Isaiah Jordan keeps the ball for himself while playing Scurry-Rosser Sept. 26.

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Kerens receiver Jachi Rooks dashes downfield for a 59-yard touchdown catch versus Scurry-Rosser.

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Kerens pitcher Krayton Ritchie delivers a first-inning fastball against Cross Roads during his team’s March 11 District 20-2A opener.

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Kerens second baseman JJ Hightower watches as the ball leaves his bat early in the March 11 contest against Cross Roads, played in Kerens.

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Kerens’ Muziq Gunnell shoots a 3-pointer versus Hubbard in Jan. 31’s District 18-2A game.

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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 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.

KERENS–The Kerens Bobcats staged a second-half comeback on Senior Night against the Cayuga Wildcats Nov. 1, erasing a 13-0 deficit to win their second District 8-2A football game and remain in the hunt for the playoffs.
Kerens, 4-5 for the season overall, got things started in the third quarter when quarterback Muziq Gunnell threw a 24-yard pass to Jachi Rooks. After that, Gunnell ran 4 yards for Kerens’ first touchdown, reducing their deficit to 13-7.

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Kerens running back Nehemiah Massey rounds the corner for yardage against Cross Roads Oct. 11.

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Kannon Ritchie, playing first base for Kerens March 13 against Martin’s Mill, is the District 20-2A Most Valuable Player.

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Rylee Spivey of Kerens, pitching April 5 versus LaPoynor, is named District 20-2A’s Pitcher of the Year.

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After a 14-0 District 20-2A title, the Kerens Bobcats baseball team wins the Bi-District championship in a sweep, shutting out Price Carlisle May 2-3 by respective scores of 5-0 and 3-0 at Bullard’s Brook Hill School. Kerens is scheduled to face Linden-Kildare in the Area round of the playoffs in a best-of-three series May 9-10 at Grand Saline.