After great storylines coming out of the first week back for Texas High School Football last week, Week 2 has been highly anticipated. Fans can expect great competition this weekend throughout the state, but here we have some of the top games featuring Dallas-Fort Worth teams that you're going to want to keep your eyes on!
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Denton Ryan has posted a 86-5 record since 2015 and are currently the reigning Class 5A State Champions with a 15-0 undefeated season in 2020. Fans can expect to see nothing less than the Ryan Raider best this weekend as they face-off against Denton Guyer. Ryan is coming off of a 40-7 win over Longview last week. Key players to watch for the Raiders include ive-star linebacker/running back Anthony Hill Jr. Hill is ranked as the No. 1 linebacker in the nation in the class of 2023. Hill had 10 carries for 62 yards and a single touchdown last week. Other key players for Ryan are four-star Texas commit Austin Jordan and Kalib Hicks (who posted 139-yards with three touchdowns last week).
Denton Guyer has won 60 consecutive regular-season games. Read that one more time. Denton Guyer has won 60 consecutive regular-season wins. The Wildcats are coming into week 2 after allowing only 209 yards of total offense in a 46-17 win over Hebron last week. Guyer defense didn't allow a single point in the first half of their game last week and forced four turnovers. Keep an eye on Guyer quarterback, Jackson Arnold, as he posted 225-yards of offense last week with two touchdowns to his name.
Previous Meetings
This will be the third time that Denton Ryan and Denton Guyer have faced each other in 7 seasons. Denton Ryn has won both previous matchups: 31-28 in 2015 and 23-20 just last season. The key to the game this season will be whether or not Denton Ryan can force their way through an extremely tough Guyer defense.
Football is the family business in the Price household, and business is booming.
Standing at 6-foot-5, 260 pounds, Cedar Hill’s Jalen Price is one of the most intriguing defensive prospects in Texas. The junior has been racking up offers from the likes of Auburn, Baylor, and Southern Miss, anchoring a fierce Cedar Hill defense with a chip on its shoulder.
“We want to remind the state of Texas that Cedar Hill is still here,” Price said. “There’s a standard you have to hold up here... it’s competitive. Everyone wants to eat. We’re all fighting to get that first sack, that first TFL, that first tipped ball. We all want to make plays.”
One of Price’s biggest weapons? His versatility in the trenches.
“I’ve really improved my speed, and my body is developing,” he said. “With my size and quickness, the coaches are moving me around from the edge to three-technique in pass rush. All these different stances and alignments let me open up my bag.”
That athleticism and passion run deep in his bloodline. His father, JP Price, played alongside Zach Thomas and Marcus Coleman at Texas Tech. His grandfather, Willie Price Jr., was an All-SWAC performer at Prairie View A&M and later coached JP at Roosevelt High in Dallas.
Despite the legacy, Jalen’s journey has been self-driven.
“I’ve never really felt pressure from my family to play football,” he said. “I actually like engineering. But as I got older—and bigger—I really started to love the sport and the physicality of it.”
That love turned into resolve after a personal tragedy.
“I made a promise to my auntie that I was going to make it. When she passed, it flipped a switch in me. I’ve got to keep my promise to her.”
Now, he’s locked in like a pro.
“I train, eat right, and focus a lot on recovery,” he said. “You’ve got to get rest. I play a lot of basketball to improve footwork and cardio, and I watch film constantly—Aaron Donald, T.J. Watt, Aidan Hutchinson, Colin Simmons (Texas), Dylan Stewart (South Carolina). I stay in the game.”
With his size, genes, and mindset, Jalen Price is a name Texas high school football — and college recruiters — won’t forget anytime soon.
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