The regional finals begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the SAISD Sports Complex.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A Corpus Christi Calallen senior football player was fatally stabbed on Sunday inside a local Walmart. Authorities have not released the identity of the victim, but the Calallen football team identified him on Twitter as senior kicker Gabriel Cooley. Photo credit to @txhsfball#WeAreCalallen#GC80 pic.twitter.com/IYFdPx8BXo Calallen Football (@CalallenCats) August 24, 2020Memorials and condolences from students, coaches and teammates poured in Sunday afternoon for Cooley, who was also a member of the boys soccer team. KRIS-TV reported that police were not initially clear what led to the stabbing or if Cooley knew the other man. Calallen opens its 2020 football season this Friday at home against San Antonio Cornerstone.