Rich Flowers

The AISD Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony Thursday provided an opportunity to honor those who were triumphant wearing the Hornets' colors and a chance for those in the audience to reflect on some treasured times cheering on the locals.

This win didn't come with fancy frills and covered in lace. The Malakoff Tigers played the role of a boa constrictor, suffocating the

Rich: Last week against Liberty-Eylau, you played a team that had scored 234 points in four weeks and beat them, 35-0. Did you see that coming?

Malakoff and Paradise tangle in Frisco, Thursday, to contest a spot in the 3A-D1 title game.

They came from Paradise to try to make to the mountain top. Malakoff overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the pesky Panthers, 27-19, in the state semifinal game at The Star in Frisco, Thursday.

Malakoff won the state 3A Division 1 Championship last year, 14-7, over two-time champion Franklin. This year, they’re back after a 27-19 win over Paradise. Columbus is in its first

Somewhere in southeast Texas is the town of Columbus, a community of less than 4,000 about an hour west of Houston.

Someday, somewhere, someone may ask you “Remember the time Malakoff played at AT&T Stadium for the state title?” and you can answer “Well, yes, I do.”

Malakoff’s playoff train that made 31 successful stops over two seasons reached the end of the line at AT&T Stadium against the Columbus Cardinals on Thursday.

Almost all of the districts where our Henderson County teams battled this year produced champions that climbed high up the playoff ladder.