High School Football Roundup

Lindale—Lindale remained undefeated with a 49–42 comeback victory over Kilgore on Oct. 23, while Mineola fell to Commerce 60–6 on the road. The results highlighted district competition that also included wins by Henderson, Pine Tree, Palestine, Winnsboro and Malakoff.

Lindale prevails 

The Lindale Eagles overcame an early deficit to defeat the visiting Kilgore Bulldogs 49–42 in District 8-4A Division I action. The victory improved Lindale to 8–0 overall and 5–0 in district, keeping the Eagles atop the standings with two regular-season games remaining.

Lindale trailed 28–7 in the first quarter before rallying to tie the game 35–35 by halftime, according to KLTV’s game report. The Eagles outscored Kilgore 14–7 after halftime to complete the comeback. 

Lindale is scheduled to visit Palestine on Oct. 30 before completing its regular season at home against Jacksonville on Thursday, Nov. 5.

Commerce powers past Mineola

The Mineola Yellowjackets dropped a 60–6 road decision to the Commerce Tigers in District 7-3A Division I play. The loss left Mineola 3–5 overall and 1–3 in district, while Commerce improved to 6–3 overall and 3–2 in district. 

Mineola will return home to host Winnsboro on Oct. 30 before closing the regular season at Eustace on Nov. 6.

District 8-4A Division I Scoreboard

Lindale 49, Kilgore 42

Lindale rallied from a 21-point deficit to remain undefeated and maintain its district lead.

Henderson 59, Bullard 28

Henderson improved to 5–3 overall and 4–1 in district. Michael Russell and Jayden Bishop each rushed for three touchdowns, while Harold Jordan added 101 rushing yards and a touchdown. Bullard fell to 1–7 overall and 0–5 in district.

Pine Tree 42, Tyler Chapel Hill 17

Pine Tree earned a road victory over Chapel Hill, improving to 5–3 overall. Chapel Hill fell to 2–6.

Palestine 56, Jacksonville 35

Palestine defeated visiting Jacksonville by 21 points in district play.

District 7-3A Division I Scoreboard

The district’s schedule included one game Thursday, Oct. 22, and two Friday, Oct. 23. Rains had an open date.

Malakoff 78, Eustace 0

Malakoff shut out Eustace on the road, Oct. 22, improving to 9–0 overall and 5–0 in district. Eustace fell to 3–5 overall.

Commerce 60, Mineola 6

Commerce earned a decisive home victory, improving to 3–2 in district while Mineola fell to 1–3. 

Winnsboro 59, Mount Vernon 23

Winnsboro defeated visiting Mount Vernon, improving to 7–1 overall and 3–1 in district. Mount Vernon fell to 5–3 overall and 2–2 in district.

Open Date

Rains was idle Oct. 23 and is scheduled to host Commerce on Oct. 30. 

This article was generated with artificial intelligence and edited by staff.