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It’s time for a taste of high school football. Area teams play their first scrimmages today and tomorrow morning.
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Paris – The Prairiland Patriots host a fellow Red River Valley team as the Rivercrest Rebels grace Patriot Stadium at 7:00 pm. Before Prairiland and Rivercrest, the Chisum Mustangs will take on Howe at Prairiland at 5:00. In another Red River Valley game, the Honey Grove Warriors welcome in the Detroit Eagles at 6:00. The Paris Wildcats host the Celina Bobcats at Wildcat Stadium. North Lamar travels to Denison. The Cooper Bulldogs head to Caddo Mills. Paris, North Lamar, and Cooper begin at 7:00. And on Saturday morning the Clarksville Tigers welcome in the Paul Pewitt Brahmas at 9:00 am.
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Mount Pleasant – The Mt Pleasant Tigers head to Texarkana to play the Liberty Eylau Leopards. The Pittsburg Pirates will welcome in the Carthage Bulldogs tomorrow night. The Rivercrest Rebels make the short trip to visit the Prairiland Patriots. Daingerfield Tigers will mix things up with Jefferson and Tatum at Tatum High School. Mt Vernon Tigers are on the road at Canton, and the Paul Pewitt Brahmas travel to Red River County on Saturday to play the Clarksville Tigers at 9:00 am.
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Sulphur Springs – The Cumby Trojans, Mt Vernon Tigers, and Commerce Tigers will be in action Friday. Cumby is on the road to visit Blue Ridge. Mt Vernon will make their travels down to Canton. And the Commerce Tigers will be at home to play host to Whitesboro. The Campbell Indians will be at home to scrimmage on Saturday at 9:00 am. Class 5A schools, Sulphur Springs, and Greenville will play their first scrimmages next weekend. Week one of the Texas High School Football season is set for August 31 and September 1.
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The Texas Rangers open up their four game weekend series with a 9-8 win over the Chicago White Sox. Nomar Mazara had a huge night collecting five RBI. Three of which came on his three run blast. The Rangers have won seven of eight and are a game and a half back in the American League Wildcard race. Texas and the Chi Sox play game two of four tonight at Globe Life Park in Arlington. First pitch [on KPLT 1490am] is set for 7:05.
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The Dallas Cowboys will be at AT&T Stadium for the first time this pre-season as they welcome in the Indianapolis Colts. Starters are expected to get reps to start the game, including Quarterback Dak Prescott and Running Back Ezekiel Elliott. Linebacker Jaylon Smith is also expected to make his NFL debut. Kickoff tonight between the Cowboys and Colts is set for 6:00 pm.
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And College football is around the corner. Week one of the NCAA season begins August 31 through September 2. The Alabama Crimson Tide top the Coaches Poll. Ohio State sits behind them at No. 2. Florida State, Southern Cal, and Clemson round out the top five. OU checks in at No. 8. The Texas Longhorns at 23 is the only Texas team to crack the top 25.