Back in the day, Mt Pleasant and Daingerfield used to be quite a rivalry. In the 70s, Daingerfield had climbed to AAA (now AAAA) after winning the AA state title in 68. Daingerfield had a string of district titles for the first couple of years in AAA. Mt Pleasant's program had been down for a few years but was on the rise during the early 70s.
The towns are only 18 miles apart. One year, 1972 I believe, Daingerfield and Mt Pleasant were both undefeated and met for the district title at a game played in Daingerfield. It was standing room only, with about 7-8K people on hand.
Late in the game, Daingerfield was leading 14-12. Mt Pleasant began moving the ball, using the pass. As they passed mid field, their QB threw a pass that was a toss-up for the intended receiver and Daingerfield's defensive back. Both players came down with the ball but the DF player ended up having sole possession.
That play was the end for MP as time was quickly running out and they had just lost possession to DF. The MP players and DF players began jawing it up on the field, then some punches were thrown and once that happened, the sidelines emptied. People were trying to go down from the stands to join in the melee. Daingerfield's coach was arrested, the DF QB got hit over the head with a coke bottle, it was a real mess. Both police and sheriff deputies stormed the field. The refs couldn't do a thing and just called the game.
The game set the tone for the years to come. DF had a down period through the mid 70s and MP would just pound them. Then DF got good again in the late 70s and took back the rivalry advantage. They then dropped down to AAA in 1983.
I played for the last Daingerifled team to be in class AAAA. We beat MP that year 21-0 in a sleet storm. Literally nobody in the bleachers after halftime.
The two team do not play these days. Daingerfield, reliant on Lone Star Steel for so many years, began a population decline in '83 once Lone Star Steel began significant lay-offs. LSS is closed today. Mt Pleasant kept growing. Daingerfield got smaller. So the game no longer makes sense for either program.