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Unusual Matchups, Bidistrict, 2A/3A, 2024
2AD1 Cisco vs. Reagan County Corrigan-Camden vs. Garrison Olton vs. Sunray Three Rivers vs. Schulenburg 2AD2 Bremond vs. Sims Bowie...

Andy Pate
Nov 12, 20241 min read


How to Win When Losing
How is it possible to play a 10-game high school football schedule and not win a game? It simply cannot be an easy question to answer,...

Andy Pate
Nov 3, 20242 min read
The Sleepers, Teams that May Pull Off Big Surprises in 2024 playoffs
There are always surprises; teams that were not fully appreciated during the regular season but seen to come out of nowhere and surprise...

Andy Pate
Nov 3, 20242 min read


Featured Games, 2A3A, Nov. 8, 2024
Hawley (9-0) at Stamford (9-0) Malakoff (9-0) at Winnsboro (7-0) Post (9-0) at Abernathy (7-2) Stanton (5-3) at Wall (8-1) Sunray (9-0)...

Andy Pate
Nov 2, 20241 min read
Top 5, 2A3A, Week ending Nov. 8, 2024
2AD1 1. Hawley (9-0) at Stamford (9-0) 2. Sunray (9-0) vs. West Texas (7-2) 3. Refugio (8-1) vs. Three Rivers (9-0)...

Andy Pate
Nov 2, 20241 min read
Scores of Featured Games, 2A3A, Nov. 1
Hawley (9-0) 48, Stamford (8-1) 0 Tioga (7-2) 60. Wolfe City (7-2) 36 Honey Grove (8-1) 26, Cooper (6-4) 14 Waskom (7-2) 41, Elysian...

Andy Pate
Nov 2, 20241 min read
Can a High School Football Team Score Too Much?
Watching the October 25 game between Refugio and Freer was to watch a fiasco, as indicated by the final score, 95-0 Refugio. I watched...

Andy Pate
Nov 1, 20241 min read


District 3 of 2AD2 May Be the Most Competitive of All
Four of the district’s six teams are still battling it out for the #1 playoff spot: Ropes, Seagraves, Sundown and Tahoka. With four wins...

Andy Pate
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Despite their Records, Canadian and Childress Battle to Stay in 3AD2 Title Race
A glance at their unimpressive 2024 record shows that neither the Childress Bobcats (5-4) nor the Canadian Wildcats (5-3) appear to be...

Andy Pate
Oct 31, 20241 min read


A Tale of Two Heads
What can they tell you? Just the heads, one of former president Donald Trump, the other of wantabe president Kamala Harris? Well, not...

Andy Pate
Oct 31, 20242 min read


Odem Owls Aglow in the Winning Lights
Head Coach Armando Huerta has taught his team how to enjoy winning, and they’ve been doing lots of celebrating under Huerta’s...

Andy Pate
Oct 31, 20241 min read


Is Mart Ready to Compete for the Title in 2AD2?
The Mart Panthers started 2024 sluggishly, losing their opener in decisive fashion, 8-42. to Whitney; but since, they have returned to...

Andy Pate
Oct 30, 20241 min read


Shiner Learning to Be at Home in 2AD2
Since their first three losses, the Comanches have prospered. Their 2024 record through eight games is 5 wins and three losses. In their...

Andy Pate
Oct 29, 20241 min read


Smyer On Path to Winless Season
Surely, they do not want the honor. But the Smyer Bobcats (0-8) appear to be headed for a season with no wins. As they prepare for their...

Andy Pate
Oct 29, 20241 min read
Featured Games for Week 10, 2A/3A, Tx Hs Football, Nov. 1, 2024
Waskom (6-2) at Elysian Fields (6-2) Collinsville (8-0) vs. Muenster (6-2) Bushland (7-1) at Dalhart (7-1) Jefferson (8-0) at...

Andy Pate
Oct 27, 20241 min read


Winners and Losers of Note, TX 2A&3A, Through Week 9 of 2024
Dublin (1-7) defeated Eastland, Quanah won over Memphis; Denver City took down Brownfield – for each of the three winners, it was their...

Andy Pate
Oct 27, 20241 min read


Love Your Family, Too
Christians pretty well understand Jesus directive to "love your neighbor as you love yourself." But many have immense difficulty loving...

Andy Pate
Oct 27, 20241 min read
Top 5, 2A/3A (all four divisions) Week 10.
In recent weeks we've seen a good bit of shuffling among the stronger teams, which we expected. Most Texas high schools are in the...

Andy Pate
Oct 27, 20241 min read


Major Upsets Highlight 3AD1 Play in Week 9
Columbus (7-1) lost by a single point to Hitchcock (7-1), 36-37, in District 12 of 3AD1; and Bushland (7-1) of District 1 3AD1 lost to...

Andy Pate
Oct 27, 20241 min read


The Great Evil in the 2024 Election
It’s 2024, not 1924, not even 1942. And that’s unfortunate. For there are millions of Americans today who do not really know what...

Andy Pate
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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