Football Recap: Palestine Finds Home Field Redemption Against Mabank + How To Watch

There's no place like home for Palestine, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Mabank Panthers by a score of 31-22 on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Wildcats also won the last time the pair played back in November of 2024.

Cason Applewhite

Total Tackles

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09/12/25 vs Athens	4
09/26/25 vs Henderson	5
10/03/25 @ Chapel Hill	6

Palestine didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cason Applewhite and Kowyn Thomason. Applewhite also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with ten.

Palestine's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Mabank, their loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Palestine will challenge rival Pine Tree at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Mabank is set to square off against their familiar foe Kilgore at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.