MARSHALL MAVERICKS
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2024 REGION SEMI-FINALISTS
Dave Campbell has tabbed the Marshall Mavericks as the #24 team in 5A Division II in the 2025 preseason poll. The football gurus have also predicted the Mavs will finish as the #2 seed in district 7-5A behind Texas High, who enter the season ranked #6. The season kicks off August 29 when Marshall travels to take on the Tyler High Lions at Rose Stadium.
Marshall saw their season come to a close in the 5A Division II Region II Semi-finals with a 35-7 loss to #1 Dallas South Oak Cliff. The Mavs finish the season at (10-3). PHOTO CREDIT TO MICHEL ALFARO (Marshall News Messenger)
Marshall dominated Tyler High Friday night in a downpour at Maverick Stadium Friday night. (PHOTO CREDIT GEOFF McKAY- Marshall News Messenger)
Dave Campbell has tabbed the Marshall Mavericks as the #24 team in 5A Division II in the 2025 preseason poll. The football gurus have also predicted the Mavs will finish as the #2 seed in district 7-5A behind Texas High, who enter the season ranked #6. The season kicks off August 29 when Marshall travels to take on the Tyler High Lions at Rose Stadium.
PRESEASON PREDICTIONS GIVE HIGH HOPES
DAVE CAMPBELL EXPECTS ANOTHER BIG SEASON FOR THE MAVS
For 60 years Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine has been a summer rite of passage for coaches, players, and fans to see where their high school team is predicted to finish in the district race.
The DCTX team has tabbed another successful year for the Marshall Mavericks in the 2025 version of their preseason 5A Div II poll.
Marshall entered the poll at #24 after finishing the 2025 season with a (10-3) record.
The poll is littered with multiple teams Marshall is very familiar with.
South Oak Cliff is #2 on the poll. Marshall fell to SOC in the region semifinals last season.
District rival Texas High is sitting at the #6 slot. The Mavs fell to THS last season in a thrilling game in which Marshall failed on a 2 point conversion going for the road win.
Midlothian Heritage is at #17. Marshall has faced the Jaguars in the Area round of the playoffs the last two seasons, splitting the series with barn-burner games in both match-ups.
Closer to home.... Marshall is picked to finish in second place in district 7-5A behind predicted champion Texas High.
Predicted District Standings
Texas High
Marshall
Mount Pleasant
Whitehouse
Hallsville
Nacogdoches
Jacksonville
The Tigers are picked to win their sixth consecutive district title.
Marshall is picked to finish as the #2 seed, where they have finished four of the last five seasons. While (0-5) vs. Tx High, Marshall is (19-2) Vs. the rest of the district.
MP, who has missed out on the post season the last two seasons is the pick for #3. The Tigers lost season finales in 2023 & 24 to miss out on the playoffs.
Whitehouse has become an annual playoff team and has been taken for the fourth and final slot.
Hallsville squeezed into the playoffs last season with some late season heroics and a collapse by the Mount Pleasant Tigers. They are looking for the upset again.
Nacogdoches is picked to finish in sixth place after back to back disappointing seasons in 2023 and 2024. The Dragons are looking to return to the post season.
Jacksonville has struggled mightily for nearly a decade no matter if they are in 5A or 4A. A new coach enters in 2025 to bring about new found hope.
If predictions hold true to serve for both 7-5A and 8-5A, Marshall would host Montgomery for a Bi-District playoff game rematch from 2024 at Maverick Stadium.
That would likely set up an Area round playoff of Marshall Vs. Midlothian Heritage for the THIRD consecutive season.
South Oak Cliff would likely be waiting for another rematch with Marshall in the region semifinals. It would be 4th playoff game between MHS and SOC since 2014.
Get ready MAV NATION. Looks like we are in for another exciting season this fall!!!
PHOTO CREDIT TO GEOFF McKAY
OPENING PRACTICES, SCRIMMAGE, WEEK 1
AUGUST A BUSY TIME FOR MAVS AS KICKOFF 2025 APPROACHES
The 2025 season is getting close and things will be buzzing at Maverick Stadium, the field house, and the practice pavilion as the start of the 2025 season will be upon us.
Marshall will kickoff their first practice on August 11th. They will get a full week of conditioning
On August 16th they will start full contact.
Thursday August 21 the Mavericks will travel to Longview to take on the Pine Tree Pirates in their lone scrimmage.
Pine Tree is coming off of a (10-2) season in their first year in class 4A Division I. They are picked to come in fourth place in their district behind Kilgore, Chapel Hill, and Lindale.
The official kickoff of the season will be Friday August 29th when Marshall travels to Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium to take on the Tyler High Lions.
This will mark the 89th game between the Mavs and the Lions since first meeting in 1908. The Lions are Marshall's OLDEST ACTIVE rivalry.....one season older than Longview, who started in 1909.
Since renewing the series in 2022, the Mavs are (2-1) against the 5A Division I Lions.
Marshall enjoyed blowout wins over Tyler in 2022 and 2024, while Tyler escaped with a 2 point win in 2023 in a FIVE-OVERTIME barn-burner.
MAVERICK STADIUM IS HOME SWEET HOME
Maverick Stadium has been undergoing major renovations for the last couple of seasons, but this last phase has been the most profound.
A new concession and restroom facility has been installed on the home side.
The entire facility has brand new bleachers.
A new track has been installed.
The visitor's side concessions and restrooms have been completely renovated.
Work continues at this moment. Final product photos will be posted when the project is complete. Here are some updates:
