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Julian Caldwell had 10 catches for 205 yards and a touchdown for Argyle in a Week 10 win.
5 Things We Learned From Week 10 of Football Around the Metroplex
The regular season has one week left after Week 10 games wrapped up this past weekend. There were more than a few games that made you go ‘wow’ and a few others probably had you double-checking the scores. Here are some things that stood out in the penultimate week of play.
Wylie East pulls upset
In a low-scoring game, Wylie East handed Sachse its first loss of the season, 21-16, on Thursday.
The win gives the Raiders the District 9-6A title, going into the finale against a 4-5 Garland Lakeview Centennial on Thursday. The Raiders have won 6 in a row. Victor Ekpo scored 2 rushing touchdowns and Victor Young connected with Amir Porter for the other touchdown.
It was the second year in a row the Raiders had won the district title.
He’s back
On Thursday, Argyle learned Hayes Hackney would be eligible to play again — a week after a decision sidelined him for the rest of the year. The transfer from Prosper Walnut Grove was 17-for-24 passing for 305 yards and 4 TDs in the air. He also ran for another score. The Eagles had little trouble in the 66-7 win over Nevada Community and locked up the District 3-5A Division II title.
Texas Tech pledge Julian Caldwell stood out again. He had 10 catches for 205 yards and 1 touchdown. He now has 67 catches for 1,244 yards and 19 touchdowns. It was the third game this year he had more than 200 yards or more receiving and his 10 catches tied a season-high.
Argyle was No. 3 in the state poll last week and with its QB1 back, the Eagles could be hard to stop this postseason.
Rivalry Goes to OT
The Anna and Celina game, on paper, had the makings of a good game.
It was and then some, with No. 6-ranked Anna securing a 35-28 win in overtime.
Juelz Carter ran for 289 yards and 3 TDs — including one in overtime to give the Coyotes (9-0, 7-0 District 4-5A Division II) the lead. The defense then made a stop and handed Celina a second loss this season. Celina, at 5-2 in district, will make the playoffs.
Anna put up 566 yards of total offense in the win — 342 of them on the ground. Another takeaway is how good the Coyotes’ defense was — holding Celina to 44 yards.
Melissa punches ticket
Melissa’s Jeremiah “Bear” Tabor set a new school record for rushing touchdowns in a season in a 49-27 win over McKinney North.
The Cardinals were up 21-20 at halftime and then pulled away with a pair of touchdown runs from Tabor and then an 80-yard Pick-6 from D’Monye Washington.
In the first year in 5A Division, Melissa will be in the playoffs, likely as the No. 2 seed, assuming they have no trouble with winless Frisco Liberty this week.
The Cardinals have won 5 in a row since a 5-point loss to district champion Frisco Lone Star.
Keller Central king of KISD
Keller Central put up a school record in points on Friday and did so in a big way.
The Chargers won 80-49 against Keller — snapping a 5-game losing streak to its fellow Keller ISD school. It was also the most points ever scored by the Chargers ever.
According to MaxPreps stats, dating back to 2004, the most points the Chargers had previously had been 55 — set against Grand Prairie in 2025 and then tied last year against Carrollton Creekview.
But 80 points- that’s impressive.
Isaiah Taylor threw for 6 touchdowns and 410 yards, while his brother, Jeremiah, had 11 catches for 196 yards.
Going into the final week of the season, the Chargers will play last-place Justin Northwest. Keller Central is tied for 2nd with Haslet V.R. Eaton, but Eaton won the head-to-head matchup.
HONORABLE MENTION STATUS
- Lewisville’s Laykon Brassfield passed for a school-record 8 touchdowns in a win against Denton Braswell.
- Hurst L.D. Bell hammered Irving MacArthur, 64-10, and secured a playoff berth in 6A for the first time for the program. The last time the Blue Raiders made the playoffs was in 2013.
Lewisville linebacker Javar Curington looks at Denton Guyer quarterback Carter Morgan earlier this season.
5 Things We Learned From Week 9 of Football Around the Metroplex
Week 9 of the Texas High School football season for UIL schools featured some playoff berths clinched, perhaps none bigger than what happened in Argyle.
That is one of the five things we thought stood out this past weekend.
Argyle wins with new QB1
Sophomore Cobe Wilson was forced into action due to the District Executive Committee (DEC) ruling that said Hayes Hackney was unavailable to play further due to residency issues. Read about the news here.
As for the game against Colleyville Heritage, sophomore Cobe Wilson was 16 for 22 passing for 219 yards and 3 touchdowns. Two of those went to Texas Tech pledge Julian Caldwell (6 catches, 108 yards) and Oklahoma State commit Ake O’Neal had the other touchdown reception.
Logan Rexroat also helped by rushing for 239 yards with 3 TDs. The Eagles clinched the district title with the win. That’s big and then Wilson’s showing was even bigger, given the circumstances.
Brassfield is back
Lewisville battled to the very end, but secured a 28-18 win over Flower Mound with a fourth-quarter rally.
The game was a battle for first place in District 5-6A and now the Fighting Farmers are 5-3 overall and 5-0 in district games. Denton Guyer is a game back, but Lewisville won the head-to-head matchup. QB Laykon Brassfield returned after a 4-game absence to lead the Farmers to a win. He was shaky a bit — 57% completion rate and 2 TDs with 4 interceptions — but his touchdown run provided the game-winning score in the fourth. A pick-6 by Taelyn Mayo added the icing on the cake for a 5th straight win and 9th straight if you look at the wins turned to losses by the DEC.
Battle for 2nd
Waxahachie posted a 35-28 win over Duncanville in a District 11-6A clash for second place. The two teams trailed North Crowley, who had beaten both of them earlier this season.
The first five drives ended in touchdowns for both teams.
The score looked like it was close, but thanks to 3 touchdown passes from Jerry Meyer III in the first half, Waxahachie took a 35-14 lead at the break.
The Panthers scored twice in the second half and then had the ball twice with a chance to tie, but came up short both times with turnovers on downs in their own territory.
Allen keeps rolling
The nationally ranked Allen Eagles keep putting up video-game-like numbers.
The latest was a 77-14 win over Dallas Jesuit. In the past 5 games, Allen has scored 51, 65, 70, 70 and now 77.
Makes you wonder what is in store for McKinney Boyd this week?
The defense got 3 first-half turnovers and sophomore quarterback Ty Snell accounted for five touchdowns. He threw 4 touchdowns and 255 yards and ran for 96 yards on 4 carries and scored again.
Who woulda guessed it?
The adage in sports, especially in tough district/conference/leagues, is that there are no days off.
For the media types, we can often project what we think could be a day off, or in some cases, when a team with a much better record plays a team with a much worse record.
Case in point: 6-1 Keller vs. 0-7 Justin Northwest last week.
So what happened? The winless Texans posted a 27-14 win.
The game was tied at 14-14 at halftime, but Northwest took a TD run from Caris Sela and a pick-6 from Brady Taylor to ice the win.
Honorable mention
Hurst Lawrence Dale Bell High School put up some impressive numbers late for a win in District 8-6A play against South Grand Prairie. The Blue Raiders ultimately won 31-20 in Grand Prairie.
What makes the score even crazier is that Bell trailed 7-3 going into the fourth.
Then the Blue Raiders scored 28 points in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the Warriors added two more touchdowns in a shootout loss.
The two were tied in the district standings with a 3-1 mark heading into the game.