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RANKINGS
Euless Trinity will face rival Hurst L.D. Bell this week in a District 8-6A clash at Pennington Field.
10 Games to Watch in Week 11 of DFW High School Football
Thursday, Nov. 5
Prosper Walnut Grove vs. Allen at Eagle Stadium
Allen, ranked No. 2 in Class 6A in the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football/Associated Press poll, will have a chance to finish the regular season with a 10-0 mark. Walnut Grove (7-2) will likely be without QB1 Ashton Gosselin, who suffered an arm injury last week vs. Prosper.
Plano East vs. Coppell at Buddy Echols Stadium
Coppell, at 7-2 and 5-1 in District 7-6A, is in second place heading into this game. However, the Plano East Panthers are nipping at the Cowboys’ heels with a 4-2 mark in district play and 6-3 overall. Plano East was 3-7 last year, but a playoff berth isn’t guaranteed without a win. Why? Richardson Berkner and Plano are both 3-3 in district play.
Lewisville at Little Elm at Lobo Stadium
Landon Brazzell had a breakout game last week vs. Denton Braswell. The Lewisville junior had 7 catches for 211 yards and 5 TDs — a beneficiary of Laykon Brassfield throwing a school-record 8 TDs. Lewisville (6-3) will be the District 5-6A champion regardless of the outcome against Little Elm, 4-5 and 1-5.
Red Oak at North Crowley at Crowley ISD Multipurpose Stadium
The No. 1-ranked team in Class 6A will wrap up the season, looking for another undefeated regular season. That happened 3 out of 4 years under former coach Ray Gates. DeMarcus Harris is about to match that.
Euless Trinity vs. Hurst L.D. Bell at Pennington Field
Who doesn’t love a good rivalry game? Euless Trinity is 7-2 overall and 6-0 in District 8-6A. The Trojans are alone in first place, but L.D. Bell is 5-1 in district play and a win here changes the playoff seedings for both. Based on history, favor the Trojans, who are 21-1 vs. Bell since 2004.
Cleburne at DeSoto at Eagle Stadium
The final regular-season home game for SaRod Baker, one of the best running backs to pass through the school. He’s the career rushing leader and has passed legends like Tiger Riden and Byron Hanspard. Baker has 1,218 yards and 19 TDs on the ground this year. Cleburne enters the game seeking win No. 1 this season.
Friday, Nov. 6
Rockwall vs. Rockwall-Heath at Wilkerson-Sanders Memorial Stadium
The Rockwall Yellowjackets are 7-2 and winners of 3 in a row. The setbacks have come against No. 10 Longview and a Prosper squad with one loss. Rockwall is in 2nd place in District 10-6A with a 5-1 mark, while Rockwall-Heath is right behind with a 4-2 district record. QB Collin Jones has thrown for 2,193 yards and 30 TDs for Rockwall this season.
Fort Worth Carter-Riverside vs. Fort Worth Southwest at Scarbrough-Handley Field
The playoffs start next week, but this is a playoff game for both teams. Each holds a 3-3 record in District 5-4A Division I play and the top three seeds are secured by Fort Worth Eastern Hills, Kennedale and Benbrook. Southwest is 4-5 overall and went 4-6 last year and missed the playoffs. Carter-Riverside was 4-7 last year, but got to the playoffs for the first time since 1995.
Brock at Mineral Wells at Ram Stadium
Brock shot up to No. 2 in the poll this week after hammering No. 8-ranked Graham, 59-7, last week. But another tough game is on the slate this week with a road trip to Mineral Wells. The Rams are 8-1 — like Brock — and are 3-1 and tied for second in District 4-4A Division II. Brock has outscored the past three opponents, 195-7. Mineral Wells went 4-7 last year and started this year 6-0, the best start since 1995.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Fort Worth Country Day School vs. Arlington Oakridge at Oak Ridge Upper School
This is a Southwest Prep Conference 3A semifinal game with the winner getting either St. Andrew’s Episcopal School or Episcopal School of Dallas in the finals next week. This is a rematch of a game on Oct. 9 that Oak Ridge won handily, 51-12. Kingston James caught a pair of touchdowns for the Owls (8-1). The rushing attack added 489 yards against the defense for the Falcons, who are 6-4.
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.