Tatum defeats Daingerfield: Live score, updates of Texas high school football showdown (9/5/2024)

Follow live as two UIL Class 3A powers clash in a Thursday tilt

Tatum players Luke Sigler (1) and JaCorie Bradley (3) were instrumental in the Eagles' 34-14 win against Daingerfield on Sept. 5, 2024. / Buck Ringgold

Week 2 of the 2024 Texas high school football season is underway and a UIL Class 3A showdown is on tap Thursday.

Daingerfield hosts Tatum at Daingerfield High School with a kickoff set for 7 p.m. The game will be streamed on the NFHS Network (subscription required).

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SBLive reporter Buck Ringgold is at Daingerfield High School to provide live updates from the press box and the sidelines as it happens. Follow him on Twitter/X @Buck_SBLiveOkla and scroll down for the latest score and game updates:

TATUM 34, DAINGERFIELD 14 (FINAL)

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POSTGAME

- Tatum improves to 2-0 with an impressive road win as the Eagles led from start to finish.

FOURTH QUARTER

- Daingerfield got the ball back and faced a fourth-down situation. Tigers go for it, but a pass is broken up by Tatum's Luke Sigler with 3:15 left.

- TOUCHDOWN DAINGERFIELD: Tigers finally get an offensive TD, as running back Tamar Palmer plunges in from a yard out. Then Chase Johnson throws it to Ashton Williams for two more points (Tatum, 34-14 | 7:54, 4th)

- The final quarter is now under way.

THIRD QUARTER

- TOUCHDOWN DAINGERFIELD: Tigers finally get on the board as Trent Boyd brings back the ensuing kickoff 93 yards to the house. Try for two fails (Tatum, 34-6 | 2:56, 3rd)

- TOUCHDOWN TATUM: Tatum recovers a fumble and once again, cashes in on a takeaway. Jamarri Gipson with a hat trick, his third TD tonight, a 3-yard run (Tatum, 34-0 | 3:12, 3rd)

- TOUCHDOWN TATUM: Tatum's Jamarri Gipson scores on a short run, his second TD of the night. Eagles add the PAT for a 27-0 lead midway through the third (Tatum, 27-0 | 6:12, 2nd)

- Tatum gets its third takeaway of the night as Luke Sigler intercepts a pass near the Daingerfield 40 and brings it back inside the Tiger 15. Eagles primed to deliver the knockout blow.

- Both teams have punted to the other to start the second half.

HALFTIME

- Daingerfield gets inside the Tatum 20 during a last-second drive, but time runs out, and Tatum will carry a shutout into the first half.

SECOND QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN TATUM: Following the fumble, Tatum drives 85 yards to add to its lead. From the 1, running back Jamarri Gipson plunges through the line and into the end zone. PAT kick was blocked (Tatum, 20-0 | :30, 2nd)

- Daingerfield facing a third down at the Tatum 10, but the Eagles come up with a red zone turnover. They dial up a blitz, with linebacker Qwardai Peoples forcing a strip sack, and his Eagle teammate, Carlos Hernandez, makes the recovery.

- Daingerfield knocking on the door. QB Chase Johnson converts a fourth-down pass inside the Tatum 25; then he takes a keeper down to the Eagle 10.

- Second quarter action is under way.

FIRST QUARTER

- Daingerfield out to close to midfield as the first quarter comes to a close.

- TOUCHDOWN TATUM: Eagles winning the field position battle, pinned Daingerfield deep and forced a short punt with excellent field position. That led to a 23-yard TD pass from QB JaCorie Bradley to receiver Luke Sigler. Bradley then takes a keeper in for two more points (Tatum, 14-0 | 2:22, 1st)

- Daingerfield fumbles on its opening series, and Tatum's Grant Adcock makes the recovery. Eagles with the ball inside the Tiger 45.

- TOUCHDOWN TATUM: Tatum takes the opening kick and marches downfield for the game's first points. Dameon Pippins scored on a 27-yard TD run, and a try for two fails (Tatum, 6-0 | 7:20, 1st)

- Daingerfield wins the toss, defers to the second half. Tatum will be returning the opening kick.

PREGAME NOTES

- Tatum wearing green helmets, white jerseys and white pants. Daingerfield in white helmets, blue jerseys and blue pants.

-- Stay tuned for the latest from Daingerfield High School.

-- The two 3A powers faced in Week 2 last year and Tatum prevailed, 24-17.

About Daingerfield

Went 11-4 in 2023 and reached the 3A Division II semifinals, where it lost to Tidehaven. The Tigers have a three-star receiving prospect of its own in junior Mason Williams, who caught three TDs and 291 total yards yards as a sophomore.

About Tatum

Tatum hosted Winnsboro in Week 1 and won, 29-14. The Raiders, who went 6-6 in 2023 and reached the 3A Division I area round, are led by Jordan Chambers, a 6-foot-5, 185-pound three-star wide receiver.

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