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Tribe grounds Eagles 22-19 to earn playoff berth
Jacksonville takes on Longview in bi-district round Friday night at Tyler's Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium
      LINDALE - Tempting as it might be to savor last week's 22-19 win against Lindale and Jacksonville's first playoff berth since 2004, the Indians will need to muster all the lessons of the 2008 regular season on Friday as they take on the No.
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Mean Sting puts in overtime to prepare for playoffs
      ALTO - It is not unusual for the Alto Yellowjackets to be alive and well come playoff time. After last week's bye, players and coaches are putting in overtime. The Jackets want to carry on a winning tradition that has sent every playoff team they have faced in the last two years to the showers with a season-ending heartbreak.
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BI-DISTRICT
Alto Yellowjackets will be the home team in Gladewater Friday
      The Alto Yellowjackets, 6-3 on the season, will face the 5-4 Joaquin Rams in the bi-district round. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. at Jack V. Murphy Stadium, and the Jackets will be the home team. The Rams defeated West Sabine last week, 57-13. They are led by linebacker Tyler McSwain, who notched 10 tackles with two for loss .
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Diboll ends Rusk's season; Eagle optimism continues
Finishing year at 4-6 (2-3), Eagles look toward the future and season two under Coach Ted Patton
      RUSK - Friends, Ruskites, countrymen (and women), lend me your ears! I'm here to say that, despite missing a playoff berth this year, the Rusk Eagles look like they will be just fine. It has to be said that the game against Diboll wasn't particularly pretty.
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Rusk Junior High football finishes on winning note
      The Rusk junior high teams finished their seasons with wins over Diboll this past Thursday night. The 7th grade B team defeated the Lumberjacks 20-0 behind three touchdowns from Anthony Rodriguez. The 7th grade A team defeated Diboll 40-0. Kenyon Tucker scored two touchdowns, one from 40 yards out and the other from five.
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