Alto blanks San Augustine 29-0
2 state championship coaches face, Gardner doesn't blink
ROBIN D. BEST
      The mean sting is back. A swarming defense, combined with a sporadically efficient offence, yielded the first mark in the "W" column for the Alto Yellowjackets, who won 29-0 Friday night at home. "I was pleased with the kids' effort," said Alto head football Coach Keith Gardner. "We came out an...
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Mabank Panthers pounce Eagles 58-21
Panthers' passing game sails over Rusk
LELAND ACKER
      MABANK - The future for the Rusk Eagles is uncertain as the team licks its wounds from Friday's 58-21 loss to the Mabank Panthers. "We just did a poor job," said Head Coach Wayne Mahaffey. Mabank scored at will in the passing game.
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Indians face too many '3rd and long' plays to win
Jacksonville comes up short against Brownsboro Bears, 20-9
LARRY KRANTZ
      JACKSONVILLE - If the concept behind changing the Jacksonville Indians playbook was to simply include more pass plays, it was a success. Trouble is, adding pass plays to a playbook that barely listed them in the appendix in the past five years adds a degree of difficulty similar to walking into...
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Lady Eagles place 5th at Arp tourney
Jacksonville edges Rusk out of championship bracket, Lady Eagles chalk up victories over Kilgore and Carslile
BY LELAND ACKER
      The Rusk Lady Eagles had mixed results in the Arp tournament held last weekend. Rusk opened the tournament with a quick win over Gary, but then lost to Daingerfield and Beckville in pool play, leading the Lady Eagles to compete in the challengers' bracket.
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Girls' Cross Country team finishes 3rd in Crockett
      The Rusk varsity girls' cross country team finished 3rd in the Crockett meet Saturday. Finishing for Rusk were: Lisa Frauenberger 6th - 15:35 Grace Castillo 10th - 15:
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