Final night of the regular season
Tonight Mineola takes on Commerce with the Jackets playing for the top district playoff seed. A win gives Mineola the best record in the district, tied with only one other team, the winner of tonight's Pottsboro-Winnsboro game, both of whom Mineola has defeated.
The playoffs begin with next week's bidistrict matchups.
Quitman takes on West Rusk tonight while Alba-Golden lost to Celeste on Monday 31-7 and completes it season tomorrow (Saturday) at noon against Cooper.
A 90-yard run gives Commerce the early lead, 6-0.
Commerce overcomes a 1st-and-33 to score on a 36-yard TD pass on 4th and six and lead 13-0.
Mineola answers with a long run from Trevion Sneed to make it 13-7.
Jackets are having trouble with Commerce's speed and the Tigers get another long run for a 20-7 lead.
Dawson Pendergrass powers it in with two runs to bring Mineola back, 20-14.
Quitman trails 42-0 at halftime to West Rusk.
Mineola defense gets a stop and the offense gives the Jackets the lead 21-20. Pendergrass gets the score after Sneed converts a 4th-and-3 with a 12-yard run.
And at the half Mineola leads Commerce 21-20.
In other district action Winnsboro and Pottsboro are tied 7-7 early in the second half.
After three quarters Winnsboro leads Pottsboro 15-7.
Pottsboro ties it at 15.
Mineola's opening drive of the second half ends in the end zone in the hands of Trevion Sneed and the Jackets lead Commerce 28-20.
Quitman loses 62-0 to West Rusk.
Commerce comes right back for a score to trim the Mineola lead to 28-27.
Commerce gets the onside kick plus a personal foul on Mineola and the ball is at the Jacket 33.
With 4:09 to play Pottsboro takes a 22-15 lead over Winnsboro.
Mineola holds Commerce to a failed 42-yard field goal try and still leads 28-27.
The Yellowjackets drive for a score capped by a Pendergrass run and it's 35-27 Mineola.
Winnsboro scores with 52 seconds left but goes for two and the win and somes up short, leaving Pottsboro with a 22-21 lead.
Winnsboro's onside kick attempt fails.
Pottsboro holds on for the 22-21 win. Should Mineola win, Pottsboro would be second in district, Winnsboro third and Mt. Vernon fourth.
Mineola gets a fumble recovery and follows it up with a drive deep into Commerce territory, first and goal at the 10 to end the third quarter. Jackets lead 35-27.
Three runs by Sneed puts it in the endzone and Mineola leads 42-27.
Commerce returns the kickoff for a touchdown to cut the lead to 42-34 with 10:29 to play.
Commerce tries the onside kick again and Mineola recovers.
Commerce gets the ball back with 7:32 to play at their own 20.
Tigers convert 4th and 1 and their own 30.
Pendergrass gets the interception for Mineola with 4:20 to play.
Sneed busts it up the middle for around 70 yards on the next play extending the lead to 49-34.
Mineola stops the final Commerce charge to preserve the 49-34 win to finish as the top seed in the district.