FRISCO — The Brock Eagles did a lot of good things on both sides of the ball in their Class 3A Division I state semifinal matchup against unbeaten Malakoff on Thursday at Ford Center. But unfortunately for coach Billy Mathis’ squad, a handful of game-changing mistakes were enough to outweigh the positives in a heart-wrenching 38-31 loss to the Tigers.

BHS outgained Malakoff 315-216 and limited an explosive Tigers ground attack to just 3.7 yards per carry. But four turnovers and a blocked punt led to 24 points, including 14 points directly, as the Eagles saw their season come to a close at 11-4 — one win short of their third consecutive state championship game appearance.

In addition to two fumble return touchdowns, Malakoff had scoring drives of minus-3 and 16 yards, the latter of which ended with Mike Jones’ 1-yard scoring plunge for what proved to be the winning points with 19 seconds remaining in the game.