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Last season, Duncanville won its first state title since 1998 by defeating North Shore 28-21 in the Class 6A Division I championship. The two have met in finals four times in the past five years, with the Mustangs winning three of the four.
The Panthers welcome back a surplus of stud players, including four-star inning back Caden Durham (LSU), four-star cornerback Ka’Davion Dotson -Walker, 2025 cornerback Javion Holiday (Texas A&M), defensive lineman Alex January (Texas), 2025 five-star receiver Dakorien Moore, and five-star edge Colin Simmons (Texas). Also, junior-to-be quarterback Keelon Russell passed for over 2,300 during the championship season.
North Shore is not accustomed to the rearview after winning three of the four Class 6A Division I title versus Duncanville. However, it holds down the No. 2 ranking. The Mustangs will depend on junior quarterback Kaleb Bailey who suffered a torn ACL last season. At his disposal, receivers Christopher Barnes and Deion Deblanc are talented.
Two teams to watch, No. 3 DeSoto and No. 5 Westfield. Both are loaded and will meet the top teams when the Eagles host Duncanville in a district battle on October 27, 2023. Westfield will look to avenge one of the worst whippings (55-25) in school history when it hosts arch-rival North Shore on September 08, 2023.
Below, you will find a listing of all rankings by classification.
Class 6A
- Duncanville: 15-0
- North Shore: 15-1
- DeSoto: 14-2
- Westlake (Austin): 14-1
- Westfield (Houston): 12-2
- Katy: 14-1
- Vandergrift (Austin): 14-2
- Southlake Carroll (Southlake): 13-1
- Denton Guyer: 14-1
- Atascocita (Humble): 11-3
Class 5A
- Aledo: 14-2
- Longview: 14-1
- Centennial (Burleson): 12-2
- Lancaster: 9-3
- College Station: 13-3
- Mansfield Timberview (Arlington): 13-1
- Midlothian: 12-1
- Smithson Valley (Spring Branch): 12-2
- Reedy (Frisco): 12-1
- Lone Star (Frisco): 9-3
Class 4A
- Carthage: 16-0
- Gilmer: 11-1
- China Spring: 15-1
- Pleasant Grove: 11-3
- Cuero: 13-2
- Glen Rose: 13-2
- Wimberley: 15-1
- Silsbee: 13-1
- Bellville: 11-1
- Aubrey: 10-3
Class 3A
- Gunter: 16-0
- Franklin: 16-0
- Canadian: 12-3
- Holiday: 13-1
- Bells: 10-3
- Poth: 14-2
- Newton: 12-2
- Palmer: 11-1
- Wall: 12-2
- Daingerfield: 10-3
Class 2A
- Albany: 14-2
- Mart: 15-1
- Wink: 12-1
- Burton: 13-1
- Wellington: 12-2
- New Home: 13-2
- Collinsville: 12-2
- Chilton: 12-1
- Lovelady: 12-1
- Santo: 10-2
Class 1A
- Westbrook: 13-1
- Abbott: 14-0
- Loraine: 13-1
- Happy: 12-2
- Whitharral: 12-2
- Benjamin: 14-0
- Rankin: 11-2
- Irion County: 12-1
- Cherokee: 9-1
- Oakwood: 10-3
