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Week three of the high school football playoffs forges several exciting matchups. Starting with five undefeated teams, which will put its hopes on the line as it attempts to advance to the quarterfinals. The matches include Class 4A Division II Region III Carthage (12-0) vs. China Spring (12-0), Class 3A Division I Region I Tuscola Jim Ned (12-0) vs. Brock (12-0), Class 2A Division I Region I Hawley (12-0) vs. Coleman (11-0) and Class 2A Division II Region II Muenster (12-0) vs. Albany (12-0).
Other must-see action to keep in mind pits, Stephenville (12-0) vs. Argyle (11-1), Van (12-0) vs. Gilmer (11-1), and Manvel (10-2) vs. Fort Bend Hightower (10-2).
Class 6A Division I Region II contest could see its share of fireworks when the Springs schools face a pair of Dallas area perennial powers in No. 4 Duncanville and No. 10 DeSoto which hale from the same District 11-6A. Duncanville, who has not lost to a Texas school this season, won the district title, as DeSoto finished second. The same applies to No. 6 Westfield and No.16 Spring, who compete in District 14-6A.
Last season Duncanville handed Westfield an embarrassing 56-0 defeat in the Class 6A Regional Semifinals while Spring fell to DeSoto, 27-21 also in the Class 6A Regional Semifinals.
In Class 6A Division II Region III, No. 5 Katy could see its stiffest test of the season when it meets No. 17 C.E. King, who attacks with a disruptive defensive line and relies on the legs of running backs D’Koreion Hammond and Jerrell Wimbley to shoulder its offense. The Tigers counter with a ball-hawking defense and sensational junior tailback Seth Davis, who has been a thorn in opponents’ side for the last two seasons.
View a list of interesting matchups throughout the Lone Star state.
CLASS 6A DIVISION I Region II
Duncanville (10-1) vs Spring (11-1), 7 p.m. Saturday at Frisco’s Ford Center
DeSoto (10-2) vs Spring Westfield (12-0), 4 p.m. Saturday at San Antonio’s Alamodome
CLASS 6A DIVISION I Region III
Katy Tompkins (11-1) vs Galena Park North Shore (11-1), 1 p.m. Friday at Galena Park’s Galena Park ISD Stadium
Fort Bend Ridge Point (11-1) vs Humble Atascocita (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Houston’s TDECU Stadium
CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 Region II
Cedar Hill (8-4) vs Cypress Bridgeland (10-2), 2 p.m. Saturday at Waco’s Waco ISD Stadium
CLASS 6A DIVISION I Region III
Katy (12-0) vs Houston King (10-2), 12 p.m. Friday at Katy’s Legacy Stadium
CLASS 5A DIVISION I Region II
Denton Ryan (11-1) vs Longview (9-3), 3 p.m. Friday at Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium
Frisco Wakeland (9-2) vs College Station (12-0), 2 p.m. Friday at Corsicana’s Tiger Stadium
CLASS 5A DIVISION I Region III
Manvel (10-2) vs Fort Bend Hightower (10-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Sugar Land’s Hall Stadium
CLASS 4A DIVISION I Region II
Stephenville (12-0) vs Argyle (11-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Mansfield’s Newsom Stadium
Melissa (10-2) vs Waco La Vega (9-3), 7 p.m. Friday at McKinney’s McKinney ISD Stadium
CLASS 4A DIVISION Division II Region II
Van (12-0) vs Gilmer (11-1), 2 p.m. Friday at Tyler’s TMF Rose Stadium
CLASS 4A DIVISION Division II Region IV
Cuero (11-1) vs Wimberley (10-2), 12 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Alamodome
CLASS 3A DIVISION I Region I
Tuscola Jim Ned (12-0) vs Brock (12-0), 2 p.m. Friday at Brownwood’s Gordon Wood Stadium
CLASS 2A DIVISION I Region I
Hawley (12-0) vs Coleman (11-0), 6 p.m. Friday at Abilene’s Sandifer Stadium
CLASS 2A DIVISION I Region III
Beckville (12-0) vs Timpson (10-0), 7 p.m. Friday at TBD
Class 2A Division I Region II
Muenster (12-0) vs Albany (11-0), 2 p.m. Friday at Springtown’s Porcupine Stadium
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