Texas High School Football - Melissa prevails Canton
October 24, 2014: Canton, TX 75103 The crowd at Friday's league contest between the Melissa Cardinals (Melissa, TX) and the host Canton Eagles (Canton, TX), observed Melissa's football squad defeat Canton by a count of 45-27.
The Cardinals now own a 3-5 record. They play next when they host Bullard for a 4A-2 Region II District 5 contest on Friday, October 31. Melissa will play a Panthers squad coming off a 49-7 league loss to Gilmer (Gilmer, TX). The Panthers record now stands at 5-3.
Coming up next, the Eagles play the Rains Wildcats (Emory, TX) in a 4A-2 Region II District 5 contest, on Friday, October 31. Canton will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Wildcats enter the match with a 4-4 record after their 67-62 league loss to Community (Nevada, TX).