High School Football Roundup

District 8-4A Division I took an open week on Friday, Oct. 9, with no varsity games scheduled for Lindale, Bullard, Henderson, Jacksonville, Kilgore, Longview Pine Tree, Palestine or Tyler Chapel Hill High School. All eight teams were scheduled to return to district action Oct. 16, with Lindale traveling to Pine Tree, Henderson visiting Jacksonville, Palestine facing Kilgore on the road and Bullard hosting Chapel Hill.

Mineola also had an open date on Oct. 9, 2026

Winnsboro 73, Eustace 0

Winnsboro defeated Eustace 73–0 at home, recording a shutout and the largest scoring margin among the district’s three Friday games. 

Mount Vernon 54, Rains 24

Mount Vernon earned a 54–24 road victory over Rains in Emory. The Tigers improved to 5–1 overall and 2–0 in district play, while Rains moved to 2–5 overall and 1–2 in district. 

Rains next travels to Mineola for an Oct. 16 game scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. 

Malakoff 35, Commerce 22

Malakoff defeated Commerce 35–22 on the road, overcoming a Commerce rally to remain unbeaten.

Commerce stayed within reach after Ky’Mani Graham returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. A Jonathan Martinez field goal helped cut Malakoff’s lead to 21–10 at halftime. 

Malakoff finished the night 6–0 overall and 3–0 in district play. Commerce fell to 4–3 overall and 1–2 in district. 

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