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UIL GIVES MAVS
A NEW
DISTRICT HOME
The University Interscholastic League announced the new alignment for 2010 and 2011 and there were plenty of changes for the
next two years for Mavs fans and their neighbors.

Changes included seeing Longview return to class 5A, while Texas High, Mount Pleasant, and Sulphur Springs were sent down
interstate 30 to join eastern DFW schools.
Marshall joins these schools for the new alignment beginning next fall: John Tyler, Hallsville, Pine Tree, Kilgore,
Jacksonville, Whitehouse, and Nacogdoches.
This will mean multiple schedule changes for the Mavericks.
The Longview game will be moved to one of the first three games to be
included in the non-district portion of the season. Kilgore and Jacksonville were non district
games in 2008 and 2009. With the Longview game set in stone, that leaves only 2 slots for Marshall to fill. The new
2010 schedule will be posted ASAP.
MAVS
BEAT HVILLE; PT & LONGVIEW UP NEXT
Marshall throttled Hallsville Friday night 83-41 Friday night at Maverick Gymnasium, giving the Mavericks the season sweep
over the Bobcats, whom they have beaten four times this season. Twice in district play. The win kept Marshall
all alone in third place. The game opened the second half of district 13-4A play for the Mavs. 
Marshall (21-7) now enters a critical portion of their season with a stretch of their biggest games of the season.
It
starts Tuesday when they face Pine Tree who is currently the district leader. PT has suffered only one district loss and that was at
the hands of Marshall several weeks ago. Marshall will then face off against their arch rivals from Longview on Friday night. The Lobos
pulled off a minor upset over Marshall in the first round of district play with a dominating win over the Mavs. The following Tuesday
the Mavericks will face Texas High, whom they trail by only one game for second place. It's a critical three game stretch that could
place Marshall as high as tied for first all the way to fifth place and sinking out of the playoff picture.
In other 13-4A action Friday: Longview got an OT win over Sulphur Springs, while PT beat MP. Texas High had the night off.
Complete district standings are posted on the left column.
LADY MAVS CAN CLINCH WITH A WIN TUES
The
Lady Mavs may have lost to Hallsville Friday night, but that does change the fact that Marshall is in firm control of their own
playoff destiny heading into the final games of district play.
Marshall can clinch a playoff spot with a win over Pine Tree on Tuesday night. The Lady Mavs have already beaten the Lady Bucs
once in district play back before the first of the year.
The Lady Mavs have a one game lead over MP for third place. A win Tuesday would put PT 2 games behind Marshall, clinching no
lower than a 4th place finish for Marshall. MP still has a chance to catch the Lady Mavs for the #3 spot.
Marshall will be off Tuesday night before they face state ranked Hallsville on Friday night. Only four district games remain
for the Lady Mavs.
In other district action: PT beat Texas High to keep their playoff hopes alive, while Hallsville
smashed Sulphur Springs to stay
within striking distance of the Lady Lobos. Longview had the night off. Complete district standings are posted on the left column.
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