Preview: Houston vs. Murfreesboro Oakland in the BlueCross Bowl
The Houston Mustangs will take on Murfreesboro Oakland on Saturday in the BlueCross Bowl Class 6A state championship game. (Wes Hale/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Houston is the first Shelby County team to play in the BlueCross Bowl since 2020, when MUS lost in the Division 2-AAA final. The last local team to win state was ECS in D2-AA in 2019 and no Shelby County public school has won state since 2016.
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John Varlas
John Varlas is a lifelong Memphian who has covered high school sports in various capacities for over 20 years.
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