Lindale helmet

Hallsville vs. Lindale

When/Where: 7:30 p.m. Thursday; Eagle Stadium, 200 Stadium Dr., Lindale 75771

Notable

Hallsville: DB/QB Blanton Hale, Jr., 6-0, 175 … RB Ja’Cayden Bolden, Sr., 5-10, 180 … DB Kobe Gaut, Jr., 6-3, 175 … DL Chris Hutton, Jr., 6-1, 205

Lindale: WR/DB Chad Ward, Sr., 6-0, 172 … LB/RB Nathan Bradford, Sr., 5-11, 195 … OL Cameron Griffin, Jr., 6-0, 276 … PK/P Seth Baggett, Sr., 5-11, 198 …

Did you know: Former Dallas Cowboys fullback Robert Newhouse is from Hallsville. … Hallsville began playing football in 1937, while Lindale’s program began in 1935. … Seniors OL Drew Ragland and DL Gunner Johnson, juniors DL Kaleb Walker and DB/WR Jackson Parker and for the first time, a sophomore, QB David Lindig have been voted captains for the Eagles. … According to TexasFootball.com, the Eagles are favored by 32 points. … Computer rankings by TexasFootball.com in conjunction with Jerry Forrest at PigskinPrep.com have Hallsville ranked No. 93 in Class 5A Division II and Lindale is No. 16 in Class 4A Division I.

Last season: Hallsville 1-9; Lindale 7-5

Up next: Crandall at Hallsville, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6; Lindale at Mount Pleasant, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6