Amarillo Tascosa 19, Abilene High 14 — The Eagles led the defending state semifinalist Rebels 14-13 in the fourth quarter Friday at Shotwell Stadium, but they couldn’t close out the victory in Mike Fullen’s first game as head coach.

A muffed punt led to a Rebels touchdown with 9:17 remaining, and AHS saw its final possession end on a fourth-down interception inside the Tascosa 15-yard line. That turnover allowed the flexbone-based Rebels to run out the rest of the clock with the aid of three third-and-long conversions.

Tascosa ran 77 plays to Abilene High’s 34 and dominated time of possession, but the Eagles stayed in the game with some clutch stops and key drives. AHS held the Rebels to just six points in the first half despite three trips to the red zone, and running back Phonzo Dotson (18-152, 1 TD rushing) led an offense that twice rallied from behind to take a lead.