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GAMES
RANKINGS
Argyle defensive back Walker Bruce has two interceptions and a fumble recovery this season. The Eagles have won six games in a row heading into Week 7.
THE TAKEAWAYS: 5 Storylines from Week 6
Don’t look now, but the regular season for Texas high school football is almost over. The final push for district titles and playoff berths will soon reach a fever pitch. Let’s take a look around the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Eagles flying high
Argyle has won six in a row and might be the best 1-loss team in the metroplex.
Quarterback Hayes Hackney and wide receiver Julian Caldwell connected for five touchdowns in a 56-21 win over Saginaw Eagle Mountain last week.
Hackney finished with 301 yards passing and 6 touchdowns.
One part of the success for Argyle that gets lost in the offensive firepower is the defense.
While the Knights scored 21 points, 14 of those points came in the fourth when it was 49-7 and the outcome was already decided and not all of the 1s were on the field.
Go back a little further; the defense gave up only 13 against Grapevine.
Then add in the second half against Highland Park — that was only 13 points. So add up those 9 quarters — taking out the fourth from Friday — that’s 33 points given up.
Tyler Cunningham had an interception return for a score as well for the Argyle defense last week. RJ Bandy also had a defensive touchdown last week.
Argyle closes with games against Lucas Lovejoy, The Colony, Colleyville Heritage and Nevada Community.
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Close Calls
The two frontrunners to win the district title in District 4-5A Division II came close to losing Friday.
But close only counts in horseshoes.
Zephyr Kreye scored a touchdown at the buzzer to give Anna a 16-14 win over the Frisco Raccoons to move to 4-0 in district play and 6-0 overall.
However, running back Juelz Carter left the game with an injury, according to the Dallas Morning News. The San Diego State pledge has been a key piece for the Coyotes since coming over from Cedar Hill.
Celina secured a 17-14 win over Frisco Emerson on Friday, thanks to a defensive stand that led to a turnover on downs at the 2-yard line.
If each of them keeps on winning, Anna vs. Celina on Oct. 30 will be a big-time game with district title implications.
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District 6-5A DI Chaos
Week 6 started with Birdville and North Richland Hills Richland being undefeated and sitting at the top of the district standings along wth Dallas Highland Park.
After this week, everyone not named Highland Park has a district loss.
Five touchdowns from Jayshon Gibson, a UCLA pledge, were not enough for No. 9-ranked Richland to beat Highland Park. Read about how that game unfolded here.
In the other big game, Garland Naaman Forest scored twice in the final minute to tie and then beat Birdville, 28-20.
Braylon Deal, a TCU pledge, threw a touchdown pass to Micah Young with 53 seconds left to forge a 20-20 tie for the Rangers. Then, the Naaman Forest defense got an interception and Deal hit Madden Le for the game-winner with 8 seconds left.
Highland Park is now in the driver’s seat with wins over Naaman Forest and Richland. A game with Birdville is the only foe with a winning record left for the Scots, who are on a roll lately.
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Southwest Preparatory Conference
Some of the better teams in Dallas-Fort Worth, in terms of W-L at this point in the year, play something other than UIL or TAPPS — that’s the Southwest Preparatory Conference.
The SPC 3A conference has Episcopal School of Dallas with a 6-0 mark, while defending SPC champion Arlington The Oakridge School is 5-0.
The ESD Eagles will play Austin St. Andrew’s (2-2, 1-2) this week before the looming showdown with Oakridge on Oct. 16 in Arlington. Quarterback Miles Link has passed for 1,294 yards and 14 touchdowns this year.
The Owls from Oakridge scored a season-high 68 points on Friday in a win against Austin St. Stephens Episcopal. Hunter Squires threw 4 touchdowns and Arlington Juan Seguin transfer Isaac Bly ran for 3 touchdowns and 125 yards.
In 4A, St. Mark’s School of Texas has the best overall record at 5-1. The Lions picked up a big win last week, beating The Woodlands John Cooper, 24-17. The defense has allowed 2 touchdowns or fewer in five of the six games; the exception was a loss to Episcopal School of Dallas.
A big test looms this week facing Houston Kinkaid School, the 4A champion last year.
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Are the Warriors back?
Liberty Argyle Christian School had been one of the best teams at the TAPPS level, but also not afraid to play UIL schools.
The Warriors now sit at 4-2 following a 65-43 win over Plano Prestonwood Christian last week in a key Division 1 District 1 game. The win was the third in a row for Liberty Christian, with setbacks in Week 1 to Midland Christian and to Celina in Week 3.
In the win against Prestonwood, the stars came up big for the Warriors.
Junior quarterback Crews Messer threw 4 touchdowns and ran for another in the win. Kansas State pledge Correll Buckhalter Jr. ran for 232 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cooper Witten had 5 catches for 119 yards and 2 scores. The senior is headed to Oklahoma next year to play for the Sooners and the school where his dad is now an assistant coach after guiding this program.
The next game is a big one for Liberty Christian.
The district title will be on the line this week with a game vs. Dallas Parish Episcopal. The Warriors have a slim 6-4 lead in the series dating back to 2007.
When the two met in 2024, Liberty Christian won 45-24 to win the Division I state title.
Dallas Highland Park rallies to beat Richland
Suddenly, Highland Park has won three games in a row.
The Scots rallied for a 45-42 win over North Richland Hills Richland on Friday night at Birdville ISD Fine Arts/Athletic Complex.
Last Friday, Randy Allen’s squad won twice— first when Lewisville forfeited a 56-42 win Friday morning, and then when the Scots beat Garland Naaman Forest, 38-7, to open District 6-5A Division I play.
Now, the Scots are 4-2 and sit 2-0 after knocking off the No. 9-ranked Royals.
With Birdville losing on Friday, Highland Park is in first place in the district standings.
The Highland Park-Richland showdown featured 66 points in the first half and only 21 in the second half.
Richland led 35-31 after a high-scoring first half.
Each of the final three touchdowns in the second half was big — as each flipped the lead from one team to the other.
Turnovers led to the first two scores.
Richland, facing 4th and 2 from its own 14, rolled the dice.
Jayshon Gibson was stopped and the Scots took over with a short field and scored a minute later. Running back James Flowers lined up at quarterback two plays in a row and on the second scored.
With 1:44 left in the third, the Scots were up 38-35.
Highland Park fumbled and defensive lineman Quade Williams picked it up. He rumbled his way from the 40-yard line to the 17-yard line to give the Royals (5-1, 1-1) a short field.
On the very next play, Gibson scored on a 17-yard run, avoiding or bouncing off tackles almost the entire trip to the end zone with 9:31 left in the fourth.
Highland Park answered with a score on the next drive, moving 75 yards in 11 plays. Buck Randall had a 32-yard pass to Liam Thomas to move the ball into Richland territory.
Randall, who is committed to SMU, went 5-for-5 on the drive and his last completiong ot the ball to the 11-yard line. Facing 3rd-and-1 from the 11, Richland went offsides to set up a first down.
Flowers scored his third rushing touchdown to cap the drive. Shep Pryor’s PAT made it 45-42 with 6:39 to play.
The game switched on the next drive.
Gibson ran for 1 yard and was stopped at the 11-yard line.
He then left the game with an apparent injury. The Royals were forced to punt and the Scots were able to run out the clock.
Gibson ran for 271 yards and had a 68-yard touchdown catch as well.
Randall threw for 444 yards and had one touchdown pass.