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SAN SABA – The San Saba Armadillos chased Bangs running back Guy Powell all night Friday. The Armadillos just didn’t catch Powell often enough.

Six games into the football season, the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets are 5-1, tied for the American Southwest Conference lead at 4-0 and receiving votes in one of the NCAA Division III national polls. Additionally, the Jackets rank among the NCAA D-III leaders in passing and total offense.

Adrian Martinez had done just about everything in his first four years of college football except play on a winning team. Those wins are finally coming for him at Kansas State.

FRISCO (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are preparing for another start from quarterback Cooper Rush in an NFC East showdown with undefeated Philadelphia as Dak Prescott’s recovery from a broken right thumb continues.

STEPHENVILLE – The Brownwood boys’ and girls’ cross country team earned team berths in upcoming Region I-4A meet after their finishes Tuesday at the District 6-4A meet. The Lady Lions finished with 41 points and placed second to Glen Rose’s 38 points in the District 6-4A girls’ team standings.

These photos were taken by Mike Lee during Tuesday’s Bangs Dragons football practice. Bangs has won four consecutive games since a 0-2 start, including its first two District 5-2A Division I games. Bangs will bring a 2-0 district record into Friday’s 7 p.m. game at San Saba. The Armadillos are 5-2 and 1-2.

After a challenging nondistrict schedule, a bye week on Sept. 30 was exactly what the Early Longhorns needed.

Wining four consecutive games, including two in District 5-2A Division I, has resurrected the Bangs Dragons’ season after a 0-2 start. It’s the next four that Bangs head coach Kyle Maxfield is looking at now.