Memorial Middle School students Jackson Dieringer, Wyatt Robertson, and Reid Hicks (pictured, from left) played in their first game of the fall football season, at the opener for Spring Branch-Memorial Sports Association Varsity tackle football. The boys are on the State team and the other players are Abel Vera, Jordan McWashington, Jonah Kates, Cael Maguire, Zackary Mitchell, Grayson Webb, Luke Smejkal, Reed Strickland, Devin McWashington, Colby Duplessis, Jacob Edwards, Hayden Janicek, D’Andre Paul, Landry Reichenau, Matthew Strickland, and Johnny Sosa. State is coached by head coach Barney Graham, Justin Reichenau, Stuart Graham, Kirk Graham, and Jason Kates.

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