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   Tidehaven will face undefeated Odem in the area UIL football championship round at 6:30 p.m. Friday in Port Lavaca at Sandcrab Stadium. 
   The Tigers (5-6) took on eight-win Ingram Tom Moore last Friday, winning convincingly 41-16.
   On defense, the Tigers held Ingram to 33 carries for 159 yards, and 54 yards passing.
   Tidehaven had 520 total yards - 209 yards rushing and 321 yards passing.
   Both of Ingram’s touchdowns came from passing.
   Jesse Rodriguez and Logan Pierce forced Fumbles, while Call Davant had a fumble recovery.
   Grant Von Gontard and Jose Martinez both had two sacks and Kaeden Henry had four pass defenses.  

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   VAN VLECK – The Van Vleck Leopards wrapped up their 2018 regular season with a 55-14 thrashing of the Danbury Panthers last Friday night. 
   With the win, Van Vleck moves their record to 9-1 on the season and on to a bi-district playoff matchup against the Sonora Broncos (5-5), with a 7:30 p.m. Friday kickoff at San Antonio’s Incarnate Word University.
The Leopards took the opening kickoff and quickly put points on the board. 
   Van Vleck went 62 yards in 11 plays, capped off by a Daniel Bree 5-yard run to get on the scoreboard. 
   Trent Blaylock booted the extra point and the Leopards were up 7-0 with 7:24 left in the first quarter.
On the ensuing Danbury possession, the Van Vleck defense wasted no time getting into the action. 
   Leopard defensive back Jalen Williams picked off Danbury quarterback Branson Vrazel on the first play of the drive, giving the ball back to the Leopards.

   Tidehaven Head Coach David Lucio is looking forward to a “fun night” Friday when his Tigers play Ingram Tom Moore in the first round of UIL playoffs.
   Tidehaven (4-6) is coming off a lopsided, 52-6 win over Bloomington last Friday, having secured a playoff with a third-place finish in District 14-3A-2.
   Lucio said the Tigers’ hard work enabled them to turn around a season that began with four straight losses.
   “We knew going into the season things could be rough to start, but if we kept plugging away we would get it going. “We’ve endured a lot, from not being able to play home games, to losing top players to transfer and injury,” the coach said. 
   “A lot of people bailed on us, but the kids kept at it. No one quit, every week they just kept working. 
   “I’m excited about the immediate future, and the years to come with this group of young men.

   The Bay City Blackcats will get a week off to savor their win over El Campo – after 12 seasons on the losing end of this historic Texas football rivalry – and begin preparing for the playoffs.
   “It was a big night - more so for the kids,” Blackcat Head Coach Patrick Matthews said about the 31-24 victory over the Ricebirds last Friday, Nov. 2.
   “Those young men have battled all year. They have had their up and downs with things not going their way, but they come back every game.”
   The Bay City-El Campo game is Texas football’s longest consecutive game rival. The two teams have played 115 total games – 99 of them consecutively.
   To Matthews, the big takeaway from the game was that it was “the first time kids played four quarters. We actually put two halves together.”
   It also was the first road win this season, he pointed out.

   With a guaranteed playoff berth and a No. 9 state ranking, Van Vleck will turn its attention to Danbury for a home finale of regular season District 14-3A-2 play.
   The Leps (8-1, 4-1) will play the Panthers (3-5, 1-4) with a 7:30 p.m. kickoff Friday, Nov. 9, at the new Burl McKinney Stadium.
   Van Vleck had 685 total yards of offense in last week’s game against Bloomington (1-8, 0-5). That total includes 473 yards on the grounds and 212 yards in the air en route to demolishing the Bobcats 61-0 there Friday night, Nov. 2.
   Senior Leopard quarterback Cameran Hudson was 11-14 for 168 yards with a touchdown, while junior Joshua Delarosa was 3-3 for 44 yards.

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Tidehaven will finish out its regular season against Bloomington this Friday and a win would cap an impressive comeback for the Tigers this season.
   Tidehaven (3-6, 3-2) is third in District 14-3A-2 – behind East Bernard and Van Vleck – and will look forward to playoff action.
   Tidehaven is coming off a decisive 34-7 win over Ganado last week, while Bloomington was smothered by 61-0 by Van Vleck.
   Offensively, Tiger Cade Galvan rushed for 182 yards on 19 carries, and played most of the game at defensive tackle/end, said Head Coach David Lucio.  
   Blake Garcia was 6 of 8 for 142 yards passing with one TD pass.  
   Lucio noted that Alex Hernandez, in his second game since coming back from a broken arm suffered before the season, had a TD reception and an interception.  

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