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Darius McQueen (No. 13) is tripped up on his way toward a touchdown.

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GROVETON — Senior night is a gr

eat night for a football win, and the Indians delivered on Friday, downing Corrigan-Camden 56-34.

Bryon Thomas proved almost unstoppable on offense, racking up 3 TDs against the Bulldogs.

Tanner Steubing completed 5-of-8 passes for 144 yards and 1 TD.

For receivers, Billy Thomas had 2 catches for 114 yards and 1 TD; Bryon Thomas had 1 catch for 12 yards; Jackson Cathey had 1 catch for 10 yards; and Jacoub Alexander had 1 catch for 8 yards.

On the ground, Bryon Thomas had 18 carries for 221 yards and 3 TDs; Tanner Steubing had 6 carries for 30 yards; Darius McQueen had 5 carries for 32 yards and 1 TD; Wyatt Snead had 1 carry for 5 yards and 1 TD; and Ramello Wolfe had 4 carries for 2 yards.

On defense, Logan Townsend had 4 tackles, 3 tackles for loss and a blocked punt; Darius McQueen had 3 tackles, 1 pass broken up, 1 fumble recovery for 1 TD; Daiton Chandler had 3 tackles, 1 fumble recovery for 1 TD; Trystian Ard had 4 tackles; Wyatt Snead had 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss; Gunner Wilson had 5 tackles; Tanner Steubing had 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss; Haiden Elliot had 3 tackles; Ty Torregrossa had 2 pass broken ups, 1 interception; Armando Bautista had 3 pass broken ups, 1 tackle; Carter Cox had 1 tackle; Phoenix Bowman had 2 tackles; Ryan Cathey had 1 tackle, 1 pass broken up; Brody Thorton had 1 tackle; and Austin Williams had 1 tackle, 1 sack.

Apple Springs

The Eagles lost to Oakwood 50-18 on Friday.

In the game, Dakota Campbell went 16 of 29 passing for 269 yards and 3 TDs, while Zeth Dugat caught 8 passes for 72 yards; Bradyn Kaufman caught 4 passes for 96 yards and a TD; Tanner Smith caught 2 passes for 14 yards and a TD; and Connor Kaufman caught 2 passes for 87 yards and a TD.

On the ground, Campbell carried 4 times for 66 yards; Dugat carried 11 times for 41 yards; and Bradyn Kaufman carried 3 times for 16 yards.

Defensive leaders were Dugat with 12 tackles; Andrew Pion with 11 tackles, fumble recovery; Noah Thompson with 11 tackles and a fumble recovery; Connor Kaufman with 9 tackles and a forced turnover; and Ethan Randell with 4 tackles, an interception and 2 blocked extra points.

Trinity remains winless

By Scott Womack
TCNS correspondent

TRINITY — The final home game of the season was Friday night, and the Tigers honored the soon to be graduating senior athletes, cheer, dance and band members.

Prior to kickoff, Air Rescue landed on the field and delivered the game ball to Senior Ethan Ramsey, who spent months in the hospital with a severe blood clot in the brain during his sophomore and junior years.

The Tigers began the game with the ball and took one minute to score on a 48-yard run by Jameel Johnson. Leading for the first time this season, the Tigers kicked the ball to the Warren Warriors and good special teams play, had them starting from their own 16-yard line. Seven minutes later the Warriors scored and with the extra point, took a 7-6 lead over the Tigers.

The Tigers took 2 ½ minutes for a 54-yard drive capped by a 19-yard touchdown run by Jameel Johnson and the 2-yard conversion by Cole Hortman gave the Tigers a 14-7 lead. The next offensive play by the Warriors tied the game with a 53-yard run and ended and exciting first quarter with a 14-14 tie.

The Tigers were stopped on their next possession at the Warrior 25-yard line, but the Tiger defense was unable to keep them out of the end zone and the Warriors marched the ball 75-yards to take a 20-14 lead over the Tigers. Both defenses were able to make crucial stops and the Warriors took the lead into halftime.

The second half was not favorable to the Tigers as they were unable to get the early explosiveness on offense back and the defense was unable to find a way to stop the Warriors from scoring.

The Tigers final home game of the 2023 season ended with a 34-14 loss.

Trinity’s final game will be on the road against Anderson-Shiro on Friday.

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Jacee Hildebrand returns a serve. Photos by Tony Farkas

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APPLE SPRINGS — The Lady Eagles ended their season on a down note, falling 3-0 to Kennard.

The scores were 11-25, 9-25 and 10-25.

Head Coach Michael Powell said that while he was disappointed in how they played against Kennard, overall, the team made huge strides this year.

“We came into the season with two goals: be better this season than last year and make the playoffs,” he said. “Unfortunately, we did not achieve the second goal, but the girls worked hard every day and we not only had a better record this year, but we also played much better.”

Apple Springs had a bad game, but it doesn’t take away from the positive direction the team made.

Groveton

The Lady Indians split games last week but remain in third in district with a 5-4 record.

On Friday, Groveton lost 3-0 to Lovelady. Scores were 18-25, 13-25 and 20-25.

Top producers were Kiki smith with 9 kills, 13 digs; Emma Alexander with 2 kills, 2 digs; Landree Martin with 1 ace, 6 digs; Rylee Due had 3 digs; Daisia Leonard with 4 digs; Stormie Hensley with 1 kill, 2 digs, 2 assists; Aubrey Alexander with 3 kills, 5 assists, 12 digs; Jannett Bautista with 4 kills, 4 digs; Caila Antley with 2 kills, 1 dig; Kady Lee with 2 blocks; and Paislie Voelker with 1 kill, 4 aces, 12 assists, 10 digs.

On Oct. 17, Groveton wins over Grapeland 3-0. Scores were 25-15, 25-12 and 25-20.

Top producers were Kiki smith with 3 aces, 10 kills, 5 digs; Emma Alexander with 1 ace, 1 kill, 1 assist, 1 block; Landree Martin with 5 digs, 1 assist; Daisia Leonard with 2 kills 1 dig; Stormie Hensley with 6 aces, 2 kills, 2 digs; Aubrey Alexander with 4 aces,3 kills, 10 assist, 7 digs; Jannett Bautista with 3 kills, 1 dig; Caila Antley with 4 kills, 1 assists, 3 digs; Kady Lee with 2 blocks; and Paislie Voelker with 1 ace, 11 assists, 3 digs.

Trinity

The Lady Tigers split matches last week, downing Crockett 3-0 on Oct. 17 but falling to Coldspring 3-1 on Friday.

Against Crockett, the scores were 25-13, 25-13 and 25-17.

No scores were available for the Coldspring match

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Connor Kaufman pulls in the catch in traffic for a huge gain.

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APPLE SPRINGS — The Eagles proved tougher than the Falcons on Friday, as Apple Springs downed district rival Fannindel 53-36.

The win puts the team at 1-0 in district.

On offense, Zeth Dugat had 19 carries for 167 yards and 1 TD; Dakota Campbell had 7 carries for 73 yards; and Ryan Phillips had 3 carries for 16 yards and 1 TD.

Dakota Campbell completed 18 of 23 passes for 208 yards and 5 TDs.

Receiver Zeth Dugat caught 6 of 7 passes for 80 yards and 2 TDs; Bradyn Kaufman caught 4 of 4 passes for 38 yards and 2 TDs; Tanner Smith caught 2 of 2 passes for 8 yards; Connor Kaufman caught 3 of 4 passes for 49 yards; and Ryan Davis caught 3 of 6 passes for 33 yards and 1 TD.

On defense, Zeth Dugat had 6 tackles, Bradyn Kaufman 7, Noah Thompson 7, Ethan Randell 8, Connor Kaufman 4 and Andrew Pion 7.

Pion caused one turnover, Noah Thompson recovered one fumble and Connor Kaufman had a 40-yard interception for a touchdown.

The Eagles travel to Oakwood on Friday.

Trinity

By Scott Womack
TCNS correspondent

NEW WAVERLY — With just three games left in the 2023 season, the Tigers took the short trip to New Waverly looking for what could possibly be their first win in two seasons, but the Bulldogs had a different plan.

The Tigers took the opening kickoff and were unable to make a first down and kicked to the Bulldogs. With their first drive of the evening beginning at the Tiger 45-yard line, the Bulldogs wasted no time in taking an early 7-0 lead.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, the Bulldog kick was mishandled and with recovery the Bulldogs needed only 34 yards to extend the lead to 13-0 with less than 7 minutes off the clock.

The Tiger offensive struggles continued throughout the first quarter and gave the ball back to the Bulldogs who added one more first quarter score and took a commanding lead of 20-0 after the first 12 minutes had ticked off the clock.

The second quarter saw the Tiger defense step up and cause turnovers and create turnovers on downs by timely defensive stands, but the offense failed to keep the ball away from the Bulldogs and the Tigers trailed at halftime by a score of 27-0.

The Tigers played with more determination in the second half and were able to find the end zone on a 10-yard run by Jammale Johnson and a 2-point conversion by Cole Hortman, but with the Bulldogs adding another touchdown to the score, the deficit was too large to overcome, and the Tigers lost 34-8.

The Tigers will host Warren Friday night for their last home game of the season, and will celebrate Senior Night and recognize senior football, cheer, band, cross country and trainers that will be graduating at the end of the year. The ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. with kickoff at 7.

Groveton

The Indians overpowered the Normangee Panthers on Friday, downing the team 56-19.

The win leaves Groveton 3rd in district with a 2-1 record

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COLMESNEIL — The Lady Indians remain third in district with a 3-1 win over Colmesneil on Oct 3. 

The scores were 25-22, 26-28, 25-14 and 25-12.

Top producers were Kiki Smith with 3 aces, 14 kills, 15 digs; Emma Alexander with 1 kill, 3 digs; Landree Martin with 5 aces, 4 digs; Rylie Due with 2 digs, 1 assist; Daisia Leonard with 1 dig; Stormie Hensley with 3 aces, 3 kills, 1 assist, 4 digs; Aubrey Alexander with 9 digs, 5 assist, 4 aces, 2 kills; Jannett Bautista with 6 kills, 2 digs; Caila Antley with 3 digs, 4 kills; Kady Lee with 1 kill 2 kills, 1 block; and Paislie Voelker with 14 digs, 12 assist, 4 aces.

Apple Springs

We lost to Leverett’s Chapel on Tuesday & Neches Friday.

Against Neches, the scores were 5-25, 6-25 and 6-25.

Against Leverett’s Chapel, the scores were 6-25, 7-25 and 16-25.

Trinity

The Lady Tigers split matches, losing to Tarkington on Oct. 3 and defeating Shepherd on Friday.

Against Tarkington, the scores were 8-25, 14-25 and 13-25.