Four turnovers and a short punt in the fourth quarter led to all of the Dayton scores as Vidor dropped a 28-14 decision to the Broncos in a 4-A Region III Division II playoff game on Saturday night at Sam Houston State University.

The Dayton Broncos will take on the Vidor Pirates this Saturday in the first round of the 2009 playoffs.

ne team is fresh of a trip to the state championship in 2008 while the other is in the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

Five years ago Vidor coach Jeff Mathews walked into the Vidor Junior High School weight room to gauge what he would coach in the next few years.

Five years ago Vidor coach Jeff Mathews walked into the Vidor Junior High School weight room to gauge what he would coach in the next few years.

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Congratulations Jeff Mathews, the Vidor Pirates are in the playoffs for the first time since 2000.

Vidor needed a win at Ivan Croak Field on Friday night to control its playoff destiny. The Pirates seized that destiny, holding the ball for over 30 minutes and rolling up 386 rushing yards en route to clinching their first playoff berth since 2000 with a 28-14 win over Livingston.

So Vidor’s season has come down to this.

Needing a win to keep its playoff hopes alive, Nederland came out swinging Friday night and held off visiting Vidor for a 22-20 win at Bulldog Stadium.

Around here, nobody is crying about the Vidor football team not fulfilling the expectations set by Dave Campbell's Texas Football magazine.

NEDERLAND -- Once again Larry Neumann has tossed the weight of Nederland Nation into Delbert Spell's lap. You know what Delbert always does.

The Nederland Bulldogs are on their fourth quarterback so far in 2009.

BEAUMONT — The Port Neches-Groves Lady Indians circled Friday night on their calendar after the Ozen Lady Panthers left the reservation with a 3-2 decision in the first meeting, a match with tons of questionable calls from the officials.

Using their enormously talented offensive line and the legs of Shayne Pitman and Kevin Tate, the Vidor Pirates gobbled up the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Bears 49-15 for Homecoming in District 20-4A action at Pirate Stadium Friday night.

While one team is relishing its biggest comeback in school history, the other looks to bounce back from a tough road loss.

Keeping their eyes on the prize, the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Lady Bears made quick work of the Vidor Lady Pirates in District 20-4A action at The Bear Cave Tuesday night.

Tommy Mann, Jr. The Orange Leader VIDOR — Two men are under arrest one week after items were stolen from two locker rooms at Vidor High School.

By 10 o’clock Friday night, Brandon Faircloth already was tired of media questions about a state ranking for his Port Neches-Groves Indians.

Vidor might have entered the season as District 20-4A favorites, but on Friday, Port Neches-Groves looked like it might be the team to beat.