WEEK 6: Going into district competition, Jonesboro, Evant, Abbott stand alone as the only remaining undefeated six-man football teams in the Heart of Texas region
With almost a full slate of Texas six-man football district games on tap this weekend, only three Class 1A three teams — Jonesboro, Evant and Abbott – managed to remain undefeated going into league play after last Friday’s final non-district games across the Heart of Texas region.
Class 1A, Division I’s ninth-ranked Jonesboro Eagles cruised to a convincing 60-14 win at Bryson, while the 25th-ranked Evant Elks stomped Blanket, 52-28, at home Friday night. In marquee game of the week, the 15th-ranked Abbott Panthers skinned the defending state champion Blum Bobcats, 73-28, before an enthusiastic home crowd.
In one of the most exciting six-man games last week, the Division I’s Bynum Bulldogs outlasted the Division II Cranfills Gap Lions, 49-42, on Homecoming Night in The Gap, while the DII Walnut Springs Hornets gave their homecoming crowd plenty to cheer about with a dominating 76-28 victory over the DI Lingleville Cardinals last Saturday night.
As THE SPORTS BUZZ Game Of The Week, be sure to watch the video highlights of the Lingleville at Walnut Springs game here: https://www.facebook.com/100111808010096/videos/832448984162900/, or watch Walnut Springs head coach Lonnie Flippen’s post-game interview with THE SPORTS BUZZ On The Air here: https://www.facebook.com/100111808010096/videos/433307840969989/.
Once again this season, THE SPORTS BUZZ provides award-winning coverage of the 2020 Texas high school football season, focusing on Class 3A, 2A and 1A schools in the 10-county Heart of Texas region — which includes Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Hood, Johnson, McLennan and Somervell counties.
Within the Heart of Texas region, THE SPORTS BUZZ covers 21 Class 1A-Six-Man schools spread out across eight districts in two divisions. Be sure to check back every week for the Class 1A Friday Flashback and Gridiron Grades featuring district standings, scores and upcoming matchups for all 21 Class 1A teams from the Heart of Texas.
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