Every Thursday we take a look at some of the top games in the Austin/San Antonio area you should be checking out.
Let's take a look at this weeks must watch games!
Game 1: DRIPPING SPRINGS VS NEW BRAUNFELS CANYON
Time: Fri, 9/17 7:30 PM
Location: Cougar Stadium
Preview: Dripping Springs has been on fire to start the season under QB Austin Novosad jumping out to a 3-0 record. Meanwhile Canyon has struggled to start the year with a 1-2 record with losses to East Central and New Bruanfels. Dripping Springs leads series 5-4. Last win for Canyon was in 2005.
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Game 2: POTH VS SHINER
Time: Fri, 9/17 7:30 PM
Location: Jack Lane Stadium
Preview: Poth will get to test the strength of their team this Friday, welcoming in reigning 2A Division 1 Champion Shiner for a matchup of unbeatens. Both are riding regular season winning streaks (Poth-19 and Shiner-24) and both hope to be the one to continue that trend. Poth will have to stop receiver Dalton Brooks if they want to win. The class of 2023 recruit currently holds offers from the like of Texas, Texas A&M and Alabama, and will will to have a field day against the Poth Defense. Meanwhile, Poth's offense will have to have a better showing against the Shiner than they did against Falls City a couple of weeks ago in a close contest in the Polish Bowl. Shiner leads this series all time 13-5-1 and Poth will be looking for their first win in almost 40 years.
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Game 3: MARSHALL VS TAFT
Time: Thur, 9/16 7:30 PM
Location: Gustafson Stadium
Preview: Both teams opened district play with close wins last week. Both teams find themselves undefeated heading into Week 4, something neither team had accomplished in over 15 years. Further both are looking to keep a consistency of winning neither has seen in the last 2 decades. This game may come down to Taft's defense vs Marshall's offense led by QB Jack Kalisky. Taft leads the all time series in this on 17-16-1
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Game 4: JUDSON VS NEW BRAUNFLES
Time: Thur, 9/16 7:00 PM
Location: Rutledge Stadium
Preview: While Judson may come in with the worst record of the 2, Judson's first 3 opponents to start the year have been ranked in the Top 10 in the State. Meanwhile New Braunfels is coming in undefeated but will have its toughest test of the season. This will be especially true for their offensive line which has replaced 4 of their 5 starters from a year ago. Judson will look to continue their previous dominance against New Braunfels leading the all time series 11-4, with the last win for New Braunfels coming in 2010.
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Game 5: AUSTIN LBJ VS LIBERTY HILL
Time: Thur, 9/16 7:30 PM
Location: Panther Stadium
Preview: This may be the matchup of the week in Austin. You have 2 clubs who each lost in heart breaking fashion in the state finals last season. For LBJ they will be looking to this game as a chance to test themselves against a quality run attack in Liberty HIll. The Panthers have yet to complete a pass this season, and have only attempted 4 passes. The defense for the Jaguars will get to test their mettle against the run because of this. On the other side, the Jaguars have a QB in Oscar Gordon who can run and pass the ball and will look to continue to develop their offense after losing 10 offensive starters from a year ago.