The Marshall Mavericks will officially begin their 2008 season on Monday May 5th when
the team takes the field for spring drills. The Mavs are coming off of a (7-5)
campaign in 2007 that saw them advance to the
4A Div I Region II semifinals.
Spring football will conclude on May 30th with the annual RED AND WHITE game to be held at Maverick Stadium.
Marshall will open the season on August 29th when they travel to the Tomato Bowl to take on the Jacksonville
Indians. District play will start on October 3rd when Marshall hosts Hallsville
for the 2008 homecoming festivities.
Other 13-4A teams participating in spring drills are Longview, Hallsville, Mount Pleasant and Pine Tree. Texas
High and Sulphur Springs do not hold spring drills, but will instead start a week sooner in August.
Marshall has a scrimmage scheduled on August 22nd against 3A powerhouse Liberty Eylau.
The game will be played in Texarkana.
HEADED TO STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Darius Jones does it all. He plays quarterback and
wide receiver for the Maverick football team in the fall. He plays basketball in the winter. Now he's
headed to Austin to join the state's elite for two events this sping.
Jones took the silver medal in the triple jump at the Region II meet in Denton to earn a state berth, then
jumped 23 feet, 9 3/4 inches in the long jump to take the gold medal in that event.
LOBOS Vs. MAVS #1
RIVALRY IN TX
The annual Longview Vs.
Marshall game, which will have it's 98th game this fall,
was tabbed as the #1 high school football rivalry in the
state of Texas by Dave Campbell's TEXAS FOOTBALL
MAGAZINE. The game beat out such matchups as
Odessa Permian Vs. Midland Lee, Dallas Carter Vs. Dallas
Kimball, and Nederland Vs. Port Neches-Groves.
Marshall and Longview will compete in the same district
this season for the first time since 2001.
LADY MAVS BOW OUT OF PLAYOFFS
The Lady Mavs saw their season come to an end as they lost a best of three series
to the Lady Panthers of Sulphur Springs. Marshall was swept in two games, ending their season record at
(21-11). The Lady Mavs were in the playoffs for the 11th time in 13 seasons. CONGRATS TO THE LADY MAVS ON
ANOTHER GREAT SEASON.
MAVS CLOSE SEASON IN 3rd PLACE
The Maverick baseball team finished tied for the final playoff spot in district 12-4A,
but two losses to Kilgore were enough to keep Marshall out of the post-season, while allowing Kilgore to advance.
Marshall finished out the season tied for 3rd place with a record of (17-10) on the season.
MAV TRACK AND FIELD ADVANCES
The Maverick track and field team
had a strong showing at the 12-4A meet in Hallsville's
Bobcat Stadium. The Men finished in second place (122)
just behind district champion Nacogdoches (128). Five
individual Mavs qualified for the Region meet in Denton,
along with the 400 meter and 800 meter relay teams
advancing as well. Hallsville finished in third place with 100 points.
The Lady Mavs qualified all three of their relay teams with
the 400, 800, and 1600 meter teams earning podium
finishes. Two Lady Mavs also advanced with individual medal finishes. Whitehouse won the
district title,
while Hallsville and Kilgore took 2nd and 3rd. Marshall finished in 4th.
SOCCER TEAM FALLS IN AREA ROUND
The Maverick Soccer team saw its
Cinderella season come to a close with a 1-0 loss
to class 4A powerhouse Brenham (19-2-2) at Temple's Wildcat Stadium. Marshall was in the soccer playoffs for the first time
since 1996. Marshall won their bi-district game this season
over Jacksonville 1-0. They end the season at (15-8).
MAV SWIM TEAM SHINES
MHS qualified ten swimmers for the regional meet in Houston. CONGRATS to these Mavericks
and Lady Mavericks!!!
