Mineola and Mt. Vernon football playoff
In a district rematch, Mineola and Mt. Vernon are in Sulphur Springs for a third-round state football playoff game. 1 p.m. kickoff on Friday.
Mt. Vernon scores first to end the first quarter and leads 6-0 after failed two-point try.
Mineola takes advantage of a fumbled Mt. Vernon punt return to score with 20 seconds left in the half to lead 7-6. Trevion Sneed takes it in from a yard.
Mt. Vernon gets a last-second fieldgoal to lead 9-7 at the half.
The winner will take on Grandview or Malakoff, who are playing now in Waco. Grandview has a 14-7 lead in the second quarter.
Mt. Vernon adds a field goal with 2:12 left in the third quarter to lead 12-7.
And that's the score at the end of the third quarter.
And the final is Mt. Vernon 12, Mineola 7.