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The third edition of the high school football season in Texas has surfaced with the regular season behind us. The journey commenced with the preseason, transitioned through district play, and has progressed to the playoffs.
As we approach the playoffs, the unpredictability of excitement, coinciding with the holiday shopping season and favorable weather conditions, makes Texas high school football an exhilarating time.
Before diving deeper into the playoffs, the final rankings for each classification are below.
Duncanville is the premier team in Class 6A and arguably the best in the state. Depending on the polls, the Panthers are ranked from No. 2 to No. 4 nationally. The Panthers are favored to bring home its third consecutive championship.
Ranked second, North Shore has demonstrated its prowess by leading a competitive 21-6A district, triumphing over nationally recognized teams such as Atascocita and Summer Creek. The Mustangs will look to defend its title in Class 6A Region III, with formidable opponents like Westlake and Region II Duncanville looming.
North Crowley has emerged as a compelling narrative this season. Following a challenging semifinal defeat last year, the Eagles have exhibited remarkable resolve. Its playoff journey will ultimately determine its potential.
No. 4 Southlake Carroll rounds out the top ten, followed by No. 5 Humble Atascocita, No. 6 DeSoto, No. 7 Allen, No. 9 Lamar, and No. 10 Austin Westlake.
In Class 5A Division I, No. 1 Aledo concluded the season with a resounding 62-0 victory over Denton. The Bearcats have not faced defeat since its initial game of the season, losing 35-30 to Denton Guyer.
South Oak Cliff, the leading team in Class 5A Division II, exemplifies resilience. Despite a challenging schedule and setbacks against top-tier teams like North Shore and Duncanville, the Golden Bears remain poised for the playoffs.
Celina heads a competitive Class 4A Division I, while Carthage aims to secure another Class 4A Division II championship.
CLASS 6A
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Duncanville (9-0) W: Cedar Hill, 48-6 1
2 Galena Park North Shore (10-0) W: Humble Summer Creek, 35-10 2
3 North Crowley (10-0) W: Crowley, 65-21 3
4 Southlake Carroll (10-0) Idle 4
5 Humble Atascocita (9-1) W: Baytown Goose Creek Memorial, 73-7 5
6 DeSoto (8-2) W: Lancaster, 45-13 6
7 Allen (10-0) W: Plano East, 48-7 8
8 Coppell (10-0) W: Lewisville Marcus, 47-28 9
9 Lamar Fulshear (10-0) Idle 10
10 Austin Westlake (9-1) W: Dripping Springs, 35-14 11
11 Humble Summer Creek (8-2) L: Galena Park North Shore, 35-10 7
12 Katy (9-1) W: Katy Mayde Creek, 36-15 12
13 Fort Bend Ridge Point (9-1) W: Fort Bend Austin, 60-22 13
14 Willis (10-0) Idle 14
15 The Woodlands (9-1) W: Conroe Oak Ridge, 56-17 15
16 Lake Travis (9-1) W: Austin High, 56-7 16
17 Bridgeland (9-1) W: Cypress Woods, 28-24 17
18 Euless Trinity (9-1) W: Hurst Bell, 63-13 18
19 Cibolo Steele (9-1) W: Buda Johnson, 70-14 19
20 Prosper (8-2) W: Plano West, 51-10 20
21 SA Northside Brennan (9-1) W: SA Northside Warren, 60-0 21
22 Alvin Shadow Creek (9-1) W: Pasadena Rayburn, 72-0 22
23 Austin Vandegrift (9-1) W: Round Rock, 35-6 23
24 Fort Bend Hightower (9-1) W: Fort Bend Elkins, 63-20 24
25 Klein Cain (9-1) W: Magnolia West, 42-21 25
CLASS 5A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Aledo (9-1) W: Denton, 62-0 1
2 A&M Consolidated (10-0) W: Lockhart, 63-0 2
3 Denton Ryan (9-1) W: NRH Birdville, 56-14 3
4 Dallas Highland Park (9-1) W: Midlothian, 38-21 4
5 College Station (9-1) Idle 5
6 Comal Pieper (10-0) W: Boerne Champion, 69-27 6
7 Lufkin (9-1) W: Galveston Ball, 35-21 7
8 Frisco Lone Star (9-1) W: Frisco Reedy, 41-30 9
9 NRH Richland (8-2) W: Azle, 58-28 10
10 Georgetown (9-1) W: Cedar Park, 31-7 NR
CLASS 5A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Dallas South Oak Cliff (8-2) W: Dallas Jefferson, 49-0 1
2 SA Alamo Heights (10-0) Idle 2
3 Texarkana Texas (10-0) W: Nacogdoches, 44-7 3
4 Argyle (9-1) W: Lewisville The Colony, 37-6 4
5 Richmond Randle (10-0) W: Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated, 73-0 5
6 Brenham (9-1) W: Belton, 42-24 7
7 Port Neches-Groves (9-1) W: Dayton, 30-3 8
8 Alvin Iowa Colony (9-1) W: Texas City, 40-18 9
9 Prosper Walnut Grove (9-1) W: Frisco Independence, 63-34 10
10 Colleyville Heritage (8-2) W: Grapevine, 36-7 NR
CLASS 4A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Celina (10-0) W: Lake Dallas, 52-14 1
2 Austin LBJ (10-0) W: Austin Eastside, 67-0 2
3 Alvarado (10-0) W: Kennedale, 42-7 3
4 Stephenville (9-1) W: Burnet, 51-7 4
5 Comal Davenport (9-1) Idle 5
6 Kilgore (8-2) W: Mabank, 48-0 6
7 Longview Pine Tree (9-1) W: Palestine, 35-7 7
8 Bay City (9-1) W: Port Lavaca Calhoun, 42-39 8
9 Springtown (9-1) Idle 10
10 Frisco Panther Creek (9-1) W: Sulphur Springs, 41-14 NR
CLASS 4A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Carthage (9-1) W: Brownsboro, 57-8 1
2 Sinton (10-0) W: Rockport-Fulton, 32-10 2
3 Graham (9-1) W: Eagle Mountain, 49-3 3
4 Wimberley (8-2) W: Lago Vista, 44-6 4
5 Texarkana Pleasant Grove (8-2) W: Van, 30-14 5
6 Gilmer (7-3) W: Paris North Lamar, 56-0 7
7 Bellville (7-3) W: Caldwell, 63-7 8
8 Hamshire-Fannett (9-1) W: West Orange-Stark, 28-14 9
9 West Orange-Stark (8-2) L: Hamshire-Fannett, 28-14 6
10 Waco La Vega (7-3) W: Lorena, 41-21 10
CLASS 3A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Malakoff (10-0) W: Winnsboro, 35-28 1
2 Edna (10-0) W: Palacios, 48-0 2
3 Hitchcock (8-1) Idle 3
4 Columbus (9-1) W: Hempstead, 37-0 4
5 Palestine Westwood (10-0) W: Huntington, 63-0 5
6 Jefferson (10-0) W: Tatum, 18-13 6
7 Franklin (7-2) W: Rockdale, 83-24 8
8 Winnsboro (8-2) L: Malakoff, 35-28 7
9 Texarkana Liberty-Eylau (8-2) W: Sabine, 64-0 9
10 Shallowater (8-2) W: Dalhart, 49-20 10
CLASS 3A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Gunter (8-2) W: Leonard, 63-0 1
2 Poth (10-0) W: Dilley, 23-7 3
3 New Diana (10-0) W: Elkhart, 77-24 4
4 Wall (9-1) W: Stanton, 57-7 5
5 Grand Saline (10-0) W: Quitman, 28-0 6
6 East Bernard (9-1) L: El Maton Tidehaven, 29-28 2
7 Newton (7-3) Idle 7
8 Holliday (8-2) W: Jacksboro, 36-14 10
9 Lexington (9-1) W: Rogers, 35-0 9
10 Tolar (9-1) W: Eastland, 35-7 NR
CLASS 2A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Stamford (10-0) W: Hawley, 38-22 1
2 Refugio (9-1) W: Three Rivers, 83-7 2
3 Sunray (10-0) W: Stinnett West Texas, 52-16 3
4 Ganado (9-1) W: Danbury, 49-0 4
5 Honey Grove (9-1) W: Omaha Pewitt, 42-18 6
6 Mason (9-1) W: San Saba, 35-0 7
7 Hawley (9-1) L: Stamford, 38-22 5
8 Panhandle (9-1) W: Spearman, 47-15 8
9 Corsicana Mildred (10-0) W: Malakoff Cross Roads, 50-6 9
10 Hamilton (10-0) W: De Leon, 35-28 10
CLASS 2A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Muenster (8-2) W: Chico, 58-0 2
2 Albany (7-2) Ccd. vs. Hamlin 3
3 Gruver (10-0) Idle 4
4 Collinsville (9-1) W: Santo, 48-7 5
5 Stratford (6-3) W: Farwell, 35-14 6
6 Windthorst (9-1) W: Petrolia, 26-20 7
7 Wink (9-1) W: Van Horn, 69-0 8
8 Shiner (7-3) W: Yorktown, 54-13 9
9 Mart (8-2) L: Goldthwaite, 46-0 1
10 Junction (9-1) W: Sabinal, 64-6 10
CLASS 1A SIX-MAN DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Gordon (10-0) W: Gorman, 52-0 1
2 Abbott (10-0) W: Aquilla, 58-8 2
3 Whiteface (10-0) W: Gail Borden County, 90-40 3
4 Jonesboro (8-1) W: May, 60-30 6
5 Buena Vista (9-0) W: Marfa, 54-0 5
6 Happy (9-1) W: Nazareth, 62-14 8
7 Westbrook (8-2) W: Hermleigh, 75-46 9
8 May (9-1) L: Jonesboro, 60-30 4
9 Avalon (10-0) W: Covington, 68-19 NR
10 Spur (10-0) W: Lorenzo, 52-7 NR
CLASS 1A SIX-MAN DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Jayton (10-0) Idle 1
2 Richland Springs (9-0) W: Lohn, 64-0 2
3 Oglesby (8-2) W: Evant, 64-0 3
4 Matador Motley County (10-0) W: McLean, 58-38 4
5 Benjamin (7-1) W: Harrold, 54-8 5
6 Cherokee (9-1) W: Calvert, forfeit 6
7 Iredell (8-2) Idle 7
8 Strawn (7-2) W: Woodson, 64-14 8
9 Whitharral (7-2) Idle 9
10 Zephyr (9-1) W: Gustine, 58-6 10
PRIVATE SCHOOLS – 11-MAN
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 SA Holy Cross (10-0) W: Austin Hill Country, 46-0 1
2 Argyle Liberty Christian (9-1) W: Frisco Legacy Christian, 51-3 2
3 FW All Saints (10-0) W: FW Southwest Christian, 50-14 3
4 Dallas First Baptist (9-1) W: Muenster Sacred Heart, 46-6 4
5 Houston Kinkaid (9-1) W: Houston Bellaire Episcopal, 49-10 5
PRIVATE SCHOOLS – SIX-MAN
Rank School (Record) Week 11 Prv rank
1 Pasadena First Baptist (10-0) W: Houston Emery-Weiner, 69-66 2
2 Houston Emery-Weiner (8-1) L: Pasadena First Baptist, 69-66 1
3 Fredericksburg Heritage (10-0) W: Cedar Park Summit, 62-6 3
4 CC Annapolis (10-0) Idle 4
5 Wichita Christian (10-0) W: Waco Valor Prep, 60-12 5
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