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Several county grads were rewarded for their work on the gridiron this season with all-conference honors.

Northwestern State offensive lineman Jesse Hernandez remembers sitting in a movie with his teammates, thinking about the next day's game against Grambling.

First-team selection Albert Smith, a senior defensive tackle, headlined 11 Northwestern State football players included on the 2009 All-Southland Conference Team announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon.

Bradley Dale Peveto finally lost his marbles Saturday. You wonder how it didn't happen sooner; a winless football season has to take its toll on a first-year head coach.

NATCHITOCHES - As far as quarterback Paul Harris is concerned, the 2010 football season started Saturday night in an emotional Northwestern State locker room.

With his team on the brink of clinching the Southland Conference football championship, Stephen F. Austin Lumberjack head coach J.C. Harper gave his players their usual day off Monday before returning to workouts today though Thursday.

Northwestern State athletic director Greg Burke spent his last two Novembers deciding the fate of his school's football program.

With its season on the line, Stephen F. Austin delivered a performance that championships are built upon.

The last play Saturday could well symbolize the entire 2009 Northwestern State football season.

You'll get no argument that the 2009 Northwestern State football season is one big disappointment.

Northwestern State played the same old song -- struggling on offense, giving up big plays on defense and making penalties at critical times -- and, not surprisingly, got the same old result: a loss.

If the statistics weren't proof enough of his versatility, his face mask was. Northwestern State true freshman quarterback Paul Harris ran and threw effectively in a 34-30 loss to Sam Houston State on Saturday.

Blake Joseph threw for 332 yards and two touchdowns, ran for another score and Jason Madkins caught seven passes for 147 yards and two TDs as Sam Houston State got past winless Northwestern State 34-30 in a back-and-fourth contest Saturday night.

While it's a different season for Stephen F. Austin, the lopsided results of the past two seasons in games with Texas State have not been forgotten.

It's going to be a little awkward to see Scott Stoker on the opposite sideline Saturday when Northwestern State plays at Sam Houston State.

When Paul Harris trotted onto the field for Northwestern State's first offensive play Saturday night, he became the school's seventh starting quarterback in the last 30 games.

Murphy's Law has kicked Texas State's tail in 2009. Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the Bobcats.

Northwestern State University head football coach Bradley Dale Peveto doesn't plan on making the same mistake twice this week.

Northwestern State tried to intimidate Texas State before the game, run the Bobcats off the field during and break their hearts at the end.

Justin Garelick kicked a 21-yard field goal with 1:55 remaining in the game as Texas State defeated Northwestern State 20-17 on Saturday night.