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In a battle of Van Zandt County rivals Nov. 14 in Canton

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In a battle of Van Zandt County rivals Nov. 14 in Canton, the Canton Eagles (white uniform) outlasted the Grand Saline Indians, 67-46. The Eagles defeated Rains, 48-39, Nov. 17 to improve their early season record to 2-1 as they traveled to Kaufman Nov. 20 and hosted West Mesquite Nov. 21. Following their Thanksgiving holiday break, the Eagles will return to action Nov. 28 at Commerce before entering the Mesquite Tournament Nov. 30, Dec. 1, and Dec. 2. Story on page 9A.

Eagles’ faint playoff hopes still alive

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State playoff hopes in Class 4A, Division 2, took a serious blow on Friday the 13th for the Canton Eagles as they lost a heartbreaking 28-21 decision to the Bullard Panthers in Bullard. Coach Heath Ragle’s Eagles are now 2-6 overall and 0-4 in District 8-4A, Division 2, as they will need to win out in their final two district games of the season and hope to get some help from other teams in the district in order to have a chance to compete in post-season play as the fourth-place team in the district.