In a down-to-the-wire thriller, the London Pirates edged the Orange Grove Bulldogs 38–35 Thursday night. They spoiled the Bulldogs’ shot at a share of the UIL 3A-DI District 15 championship, while boosting their own playoff positioning. GNST Week 11: London 38, Orange Grove 35

Orange Grove came up empty on its opening drive, and the Pirates quickly capitalized. Quarterback Alex Manning connected across the middle with Maddox Jennings, who took it all the way for a touchdown to give London a 7–0 lead.

The Bulldogs responded with a powerful drive of their own. Ander Schmidt broke through a wide-open hole for his first touchdown of the night, tying things up at 7–7 at the end of the first quarter.

London struck again through the air to open the second. Manning found Jennings for another h

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