A fumble at the end of the first half and a fumble midway through the fourth quarter were the difference in the Salado Eagles’ 21-7 home loss to the Grandview Zebras.
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Eagles win season opener over Troy 46-27
Salado Eagles jumped out to an early lead, thanks to two three-and-out stops by the defense, and then never looked back, beating the Troy Trojans 47-26 in the season opener at UMHB’s Crusader Stadium tonight.
[Read more…] about Eagles win season opener over Troy 46-27Eagles land 10 on All-District first team football
Salado had five first team offensive players and five first team defensive players named to the 2019 District 8-4A All-District Football team which was released this week after Connally Cadets were eliminated from the playoffs by Gilmer.
[Read more…] about Eagles land 10 on All-District first team footballPleasant Grove ends Salado’s football season
Opportunities. The best teams make everything of every opportunity given to them.
The No. 1 Pleasant Grove Hawks did just that in their area round game against Salado on Nov. 23 in Frisco’s Ford Center, winning 42-14.
[Read more…] about Pleasant Grove ends Salado’s football seasonEagles blow past Rusk 57-16
For the first four minutes of their bi-district game, it looked as if the Rusk Eagles might give the Salado Eagles a challenge on Nov. 15 at Corsicana’s Tiger Stadium.
Rusk took the opening kickoff of the game and marched 66 yards in nine plays, overcoming a fumble at the Salado 20-yard line and scoring on a 23-yard pass from Landon Gates to Jaden Rushing. Gates hit Brennan Lucien in the end zone for a 2-point conversion and 8-0 lead with 8:45 left in the first.
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Win secures third place finish for Eagles
Salado Eagles held the Fairfield Eagles to just 100 yards in the second half, forcing the visiting team to punt twice and to turn the ball over on downs on their only trip into the red zone after halftime.
[Read more…] about Salado Eagles beat Fairfield 42-21Eagles lose on road to Mexia 21-6
Salado Eagles struggled to gain ground against the stacked Mexia Black Cat defense, producing their lowest offensive numbers of the season in a 21-6 District 8-4A loss.
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Reported by Larnce Barker
Salado- The cold weather did not slow up Salado Eagles ground game as three rushers went over 100 yards as the “Vaunted Slot-T was executed to perfection. The Salado Offensive Linemen Bryce Dobbins, Joe Sampson, Gavin Keyser, Nick Sibbitt and Avery Womack wore down the Mustangs Defensive Lineman and opened holes for running backs Wrook Brown, Reid Vincent and Hunter Turk to rack up 442 yards of offense on the night.
[Read more…] about Eagles run past MadisonvilleEagles control the clock to beat the Leopards 35-21
Control the clock and you control the game.
A simple philosophy and one that Salado Eagles have stuck to throughout the season.
They did so again in their 35-21 road win against the Lorena Leopards tonight as the Eagles held onto the ball for 32:05 of the 48 minutes of play.
[Read more…] about Eagles control the clock to beat the Leopards 35-21Eagles beat No. 8 Robinson Rockets
In the span of 32 seconds, Salado Eagles and No. 8 Robinson Rockets put up 21 points in the middle of the fourth quarter Oct. 4 in what turned out to be a close contest with the Eagles winning 31-28.
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