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The Texas High School Coaches Association announced the official state finalists of Texas for the 2022-‘23 National Football Foundation National High School Academic Excellence Award in a press release Jan. 20.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Martins Mill Mustangs hit the road on Tuesday night, matching up with longtime rivals LaPoynor in a key District 19-2A showdown. The Flyers, ranked second overall in the state according Weekly 2A Rankings, would go on to get the better of seventh ranked Mustangs in a 5348 thriller.

DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Edgewood Lady Dogs went a long way towards securing another district championship over the past week, demolishing Prairiland to improve their overall record to 22-7 and their district mark to 8-0 with four games left to play in the regular season. Following an open date Jan.

Two of the top 2A programs in the state clashed for the first time this season Jan. 24 as Martins Mill made the trek to LaRue to clash with the LaPoynor Lady Flyers.

DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Van Vandals hit another speed bump in their quest to reach this year’s postseason last week, coming up just short in a hard-fought 55-51 setback against the Brownsboro Bears Jan. 20.

TheVan LadyVandals entered play against Brownsboro Jan. 20 looking to earn a measure of revenge, having suffered their lone setback of district play against the Bearettes during the first round of district play back on Dec. 16.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Wills Point Tigers continued their drive for a potential spot in this year’s playoffs and a district championship last week, notching impressive wins over Caddo Mills and Farmersville to move their overall district mark to 6-0.

The Canton Eagles, who gave themselves little room for error following a district-opening loss to Athens in December, picked up two necessary wins this past week to improve to 3-1 on the slate. The schedule would feature two of the Eagles’ biggest rivals in District 164A, as Tuesday offered a road trip to Brownsboro and Friday a home bout with the Van Vandals.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The Fruitvale Bobcat powerlifting team kicked off its 2023 season Jan. 11, traveling to Buffalo to compete at the annual Bison Invitational.

The Edgewood Lady Dogs continued to tighten their grip on another potential district title this week, upending the Rains Lady Cats and Commerce Lady Tigers in key battles. Edgewood began its week with arguably its biggest game of the season, clashing with district co-leader Rains Jan.