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Over the years, fans have waited three to four rounds of the playoffs before seeing intriguing matchups. However, this season the wait ends Friday.
Many teams will see its season end this weekend, but only after fans get an eye full of competitive action.
Here are a few games to monitor. In Class 6A Region I, Arlington Martin/Lewisville will tee up on Friday. In Class 6A Region II, the Klein schools jump in action as Klien Cain takes on the Woodlands, and Klein Collins will meet long-time rival Spring Westfield. Also, in Class 6A Region 4, Austin Lake Travis vs. undefeated Cibolo Steele could draw interest.
The Metroplex should see its share of exciting games when Denton Guyer faces Highland Park and DeSoto take the field against Rockwell-Heath.
View the entire list of games below.
Class 6A Division I
Region I
El Paso Pebble Hills vs. North Crowley, 5:30 p.m. Friday at Andrews’ Mustang Bowl
Prosper vs. South Grand Prairie, 7 p.m. Friday at Arlington’s Choctaw Stadium
Midland Legacy vs. Keller, 1 p.m. Saturday at Midland’s Astound Broadband Stadium
Lewisville vs. Arlington Martin, 7 p.m. Friday at SMU’s Ford Stadium
Region II
Wylie vs. Duncanville, 7:30 p.m. Friday at McKinney ISD Stadium
The Woodlands vs. Klein Cain, 7 p.m. Friday at Shenandoah’s Woodforest Bank Stadium
Rockwall vs. Waxahachie, 7 p.m. Friday at Globe Life Field
Spring Westfield vs. Klein Collins, 7 p.m. Friday at Tomball’s Tomball ISD Stadium
Region III
Cy-Fair (10-1) vs. Katy Cinco Ranch (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Cypress’ Pridgeon Stadium
Galena Park North Shore (11-0) vs. Dickinson (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Galena Park’s Galena Park ISD Stadium
Houston Lamar (9-2) vs. Fort Bend Ridge Point (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Katy’s Legacy Stadium
Humble Atascocita (9-2) vs. Clear Springs (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at League City’s Challenger-Columbia Stadium
Region IV
Lake Travis (6-4) vs. Cibolo Steele (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Pflugerville’s The Pfield
San Antonio Brennan (10-1) vs. Los Fresnos (7-4), 6 p.m. Thursday at Los Fresnos’ Aguilar Stadium
Austin Westlake (11-0) vs. New Braunfels (8-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday at San Marcos’ Rattler Stadium
San Antonio Taft (8-3) vs. San Benito (10-1), 7 p.m. Thursday at Corpus Christi’s Buccaneer Stadium
Class 6A Division II
Region I
EP Eastwood vs. TC Byron Nelson, 7 p.m. at Midland’s King Memorial Stadium
Denton Guyer vs. Highland Park, 7 p.m. Friday at Frisco’s Ford Center
Wolfforth Frenship vs. Southlake Carroll, 7 p.m. Friday at San Angelo Stadium
Jesuit vs. McKinney, 7 p.m. Friday at Prosper’s Children’s Health Stadium
Region II
Rockwall-Heath vs. DeSoto, 7 p.m., Thursday at Frisco’s Ford Center
New Caney vs. Tomball, 7 p.m. Friday at Spring’s Planet Ford Stadium
Royse City vs. Killeen Harker Heights, 7:30 p.m. at Waco ISD Stadium
Spring DeKaney/Conroe Oak Ridge winner vs. Cypress Falls, 7 p.m. Friday at Porter’s Randall Reed Stadium
Region III
Houston Memorial (8-3) vs. Katy (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Houston’s Tully Stadium
Humble Summer Creek (7-4) vs. Alvin Shadow Creek (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday at Houston’s TDECU Stadium
Houston Heights (8-3) vs. Fort Bend Hightower (9-2), 1 p.m. Saturday at Houston’s Delmar Stadium
Houston C.E. King (7-4) vs. Clear Falls (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Houston’s Sheldon ISD Panther Stadium
Region IV
Austin Vandegrift (10-1) vs. Converse Judson (5-6), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Round Rock’s Reeves Stadium
San Antonio Harlan (9-2) vs. Weslaco (8-3), 1 p.m. Saturday at Corpus Christi’s Buccaneer Stadium
Dripping Springs (10-1) vs. San Antonio Brandeis (9-2), 2 p.m. Saturday at San Antonio’s Heroes Stadium
San Antonio Warren (8-3) vs. Harlingen (11-0), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Farris Stadium
Class 5A Division I
Region I
Abilene vs. Red Oak, 7 p.m. Friday at Mansfield’s Vernon Newsome Stadium
Amarillo Tascosa vs. Burleson Centennial, 2:30 p.m. Friday at Wichita Falls’ Memorial Stadium
Aledo vs. Lubbock Cooper, 7 p.m. Friday in Sweetwater’s Mustang Bowl
Midlothian vs. Amarillo, 7 p.m. Friday at Wichita Falls’ Memorial Stadium
Region II
Mansfield Timberview vs. Barbers Hill, 7 p.m. Friday at Cedar Park’s Gupton Stadium
Frisco Reedy vs. Lancaster, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Irving’s Ellis Stadium
Frisco Lone Star vs. Longview, 7 p.m. Friday at Kincaide Stadium
PA Memorial vs. Frisco Wakeland, 7 p.m. Friday at Lufkin’s Martin Stadium
Region III
Magnolia West (8-3) vs. Georgetown (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Magnolia’s Mustang Stadium
Angleton (9-2) vs. College Station (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Cypress’ Cy-Fair FCU Stadium
College Station A&M Consolidated (9-2) vs. Fulshear (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday at College Station’s Tiger Stadium
Smithson Valley (10-1) vs. Manvel (8-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bastrop’s Memorial Stadium
Region IV
San Antonio Southside (10-1) vs. McAllen (6-5), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corpus Christi’s Danaher Stadium
Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial (9-2) vs. Edinburg Vela (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corpus Christi’s Buccaneer Stadium
PSJA North (11-0) vs. Corpus Christi Miller (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Corpus Christi’s Cabaniss Stadium
Brownsville Veterans Memorial (9-2) vs. Victoria West (6-5), 7 p.m. Thursday at Corpus Christi’s Cabaniss Stadium
Class 5A Division II
Region I
Canutillo vs. FW Arlington Heights, 4 p.m. Friday at Odessa’s Ratliff Stadium
Abilene Wylie vs. Colleyville Heritage, 7 p.m. Friday at Grapevine’s Mustang-Panther Stadium
Argyle vs. WF Rider, 7 p.m. Friday at Mineral Wells’ Ram Stadium
Grapevine vs. Abilene Cooper, 7 p.m. Friday at Crowley ISD Stadium
Region II
Midlothian Heritage vs. Crandall, 7 p.m. Friday at Grand Prairie’s Gopher-Warrior Bowl
South Oak Cliff vs. Lovejoy, 3 p.m. Saturday at Globe Life Stadium
Melissa vs. Ennis, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wildcat-Ram Stadium
Terrell vs. Everman, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Carrollton’s Standridge Stadium
Region III
Fort Bend Marshall (10-1) vs. Waco University (6-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Giddings’ Buffalo Stadium
Montgomery Lake Creek (11-0) vs. Leander Rouse (6-5), 7:30 p.m. Friday at College Station’s Cougar Field
Belton (9-2) vs. Brenham (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bryan’s Green Stadium
Austin LBJ (9-2) vs. Port Neches-Groves (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Katy’s Rhodes Stadium
Region IV
Liberty Hill (10-1) vs. Mercedes (6-5), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Gustafson Stadium
Alamo Heights (10-1) vs. Gregory-Portland (8-3), 7 p.m. Thursday at Cuero’s Gobbler Stadium
Corpus Christi Flour Bluff (8-3) vs. Lockhart (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Alamo Stadium
Mission Sharyland (7-4) vs. San Antonio Veterans Memorial (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Laredo’s Johnson Student Activity Center
Class 4A Division I
Region I
Big Spring (6-5) vs. Wichita Falls (7-4), 8 p.m. Friday at Clyde’s Bulldog Stadium
Brownwood (9-2) vs. Canyon (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Midland’s Astound Broadband Stadium
Canyon Randall (8-3) vs. Lubbock Estacado (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday at Canyon’s Happy State Bank Stadium
Decatur (8-3) vs. Andrews (7-4), 4 p.m. Friday at Clyde’s Bulldog Stadium
Region II
China Spring (10-1) vs. Kaufman (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Corsicana’s Tiger Stadium
Lake Worth vs. Carter, 7 p.m. Friday at Denton’s Apogee Stadium
Celina vs. Kennedale, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Pennington Field
Anna vs. Stephenville, 7 p.m. Friday at Midlothian ISD Stadium
Region III
Tyler Chapel Hill (9-2) vs. Bay City (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Humble’s Turner Stadium
Lumberton (10-1) vs. Stafford (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Beaumont’s Memorial Stadium
Brazosport (6-5) vs. Lindale (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Georgetown’s Georgetown ISD Stadium
El Campo (9-2) vs. Kilgore (8-3), 1 p.m. Friday at Porter’s Randall Reed Stadium
Region IV
Canyon Lake (7-3) vs. Port Lavaca Calhoun (4-7), 7 p.m. Thursday at Floresville’s Eschenburg Field
Boerne (11-0) vs. Pleasanton (6-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Alamo Heights’ Orem Stadium
La Vernia (9-2) vs. Somerset (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Heroes Stadium
Corpus Christi Calallen (11-0) vs. San Antonio Davenport (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Victoria’s Memorial Stadium
Class 4A Division II
Region I
Monahans (8-3) vs. Ferris (5-6), 7 p.m. Friday at Roscoe’s Plowboy Field
Seminole (10-1) vs. Godley (6-5), 7 p.m. Thursday at Abilene’s Moore Stadium
Wichita Falls Hirschi (8-2) vs. Canyon West Plains (7-4), 7 p.m. Thursday at Childress’ Fair Park Stadium
Glen Rose (10-1) vs. Fort Stockton (10-1), 7 p.m. Thursday at San Angelo’s San Angelo Stadium
Region II
Aubrey (9-2) vs. Center (8-3), 6 p.m. Saturday at Tyler’s Rose Stadium
Caddo Mills (8-3) vs. Texarkana Pleasant Grove (9-2), 7 p.m. Saturday at Frisco’s Ford Center
Gilmer (10-0) vs. Gainesville (5-6), 7 p.m. Friday at Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium
Carthage (11-0) vs. Van Alstyne (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday at Texarkana’s Tiger Stadium
Region III
Silsbee (11-0) vs. Smithville (5-6), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Waller’s Waller ISD Stadium
Bellville (11-0) vs. Madisonville (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday at Navasota’s Rattler Stadium
Waco Connally (9-2) vs. Hamshire-Fannett (8-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Willis’ Yates Stadium
Cuero (10-1) vs. Sealy (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday at Cuero’s Gobbler Stadium
Region IV
Wimberley (11-0) vs. Orange Grove (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Von Ormy’s Southwest Legacy Stadium
Jarrell (5-6) vs. Port Isabel (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Odem’s Owl Stadium
Sinton (8-3) vs. Lago Vista (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Seguin’s Matador Stadium
Bishop (6-5) vs. Geronimo Navarro (7-4), 7 p.m. Thursday at Jourdanton’s Indian Stadium
Class 3A Division I
Region I
Dalhart (5-5) vs. Whitesboro (9-1), 6 p.m. Friday at Childress’ Fair Park Stadium
Shallowater (10-1) vs. Paradise (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Colorado City’s Wolf Stadium
Tuscola Jim Ned (8-3) vs. Bushland (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Lubbock’s Lowery Field
Brock (7-4) vs. Muleshoe (8-3), 7 p.m. Thursday at Sweetwater’s Mustang Bowl
Region II
Pottsboro (10-1) vs. Whitney (8-3), 7 p.m. Thursday at Mesquite’s Memorial Stadium
Mineola (6-5) vs. Grandview (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Mesquite’s Hanby Stadium
West (10-1) vs. Mount Vernon (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Forney’s City Bank Stadium
Malakoff (10-1) vs. Winnsboro (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tyler’s Rose Stadium
Region III
Diboll (8-3) vs. Columbus (10-1), 7 p.m.
Orangefield (9-2) vs. Cameron Yoe (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Iowa Colony’s Freedom Field
Franklin (11-0) vs. Anahuac (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Waller’s Waller ISD Stadium
Hitchcock (10-1) vs. Woodville (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Anahuac’s White Stadium
Region IV
Llano (11-0) vs. Goliad (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Warrior Coliseum
Jourdanton (10-1) vs. Vanderbilt Industrial (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Corpus Christi’s Hornet Stadium
Edna (10-1) vs. Universal City Randolph (9-2), 7 p.m. Thursday at Smithville’s Tiger Stadium
London (5-5) vs. Blanco (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday at San Antonio’s Comalander Stadium
Class 3A Division II
Region I
Crane (8-3) vs. Idalou (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Denver City’s Mustang Stadium
Wall (10-1) vs. Childress (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday at Breckenridge’s Buckaroo Stadium
Canadian (9-2) vs. Early (7-4), 7 p.m. Friday at Vernon’s Lion Stadium
Spearman (4-7) vs. Alpine (5-6), 6 p.m. Friday at Post’s Redman Memorial Stadium
Region II
Comanche (10-1) vs. Bells (9-2), 7 p.m. Thursday at Sprigtown’s Porcupine Stadium
Holliday (11-0) vs. Scurry-Rosser (8-2), 7 p.m. Thursday at Weatherford’s Kangaroo Stadium
Palmer (10-0) vs. Callisburg (7-4), 7 p.m. Thursday at North Richland Hills’ Birdville Fine Arts/Athletics Complex
Gunter (10-0) vs. Jacksboro (8-3), 7 p.m. Thursday at Grapevine’s Mustang-Panther Stadium
Region III
West Rusk (9-2) vs. Waskom (6-4), 7 p.m. Thursday at Tatum’s Eagle Stadium
Hooks (9-2) vs. Gilmer Harmony (6-5), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant’s Parker Field
Daingerfield (9-2) vs. De Kalb (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Sulphur Springs’ Prim Stadium
Newton (10-1) vs. New Boston (6-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Henderson’s Lion Stadium
Region IV
Wallis Brazos (8-3) vs. Hebbronville (6-5), 7 p.m. Friday at Portland’s Akins Wildcat Stadium
Tidehaven (9-2) vs. Nixon-Smiley (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Altair’s Rice Raider Stadium
Poth (10-1) vs. Boling (8-3), 7 p.m. Friday at Yoakum’s Bulldog Stadium
Taft (9-2) vs. Rogers (8-3), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Schertz’s Lehnhoff Stadium
Class 2A Division I
Region I
Stratford (11-0) vs. Cisco (9-2), 6 p.m. Friday at Woodrow’s Pirate Stadium
New Deal (8-3) vs. Forsan (9-2), 7 p.m. Thursday at Denver City’s Mustang Stadium
Sonora (9-2) vs. Farwell (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Big Spring’s Memorial Stadium
Hawley (11-0) vs. Panhandle (9-2), 3 p.m. Friday at Lubbock’s Lowery Field
Region II
Tolar (11-0) vs. Marlin (7-4), 7 p.m. Thursday at Fort Worth’s Crowley ISD Stadium
Hamilton (6-5) vs. Axtell (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Hewitt’s Panther Stadium
Riesel (6-5) vs. Bangs (7-4), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Burleson’s Burleson Stadium
Crawford (11-0) vs. Coleman (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Weatherford’s Kangaroo Stadium
Region III
Cooper (11-0) vs. Corrigan-Camden (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday at Athens’ Bruce Field
Beckville (10-1) vs. Joaquin (8-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nacogdoches’ Bryce Stadium
Timpson (11-0) vs. Frankston (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Rusk’s Eagle Stadium
Centerville (9-2) vs. Honey Grove (9-2), 7:30 p.m. Friday at Van’s Vandal Stadium
Region IV
Flatonia (10-1) vs. Three Rivers (9-2), 7 p.m. Thursday at Marion’s Veterans Stadium
Mason (9-2) vs. Shiner (9-2), 7 p.m. Friday at Hutto’s Memorial Stadium