Highland Park sophomore receiver Beckett Lawrence (27), left, was able to maintain ball control following a 20-yard reception after taking a hard hit from Lewisville linebacker Jaelyn Mayo (1) at the goal line for a touchdown during second quarter action. The two teams played their season opening football game as part of the annual Jerry Jones Classic which was held at Ford Center at The Star, in Frisco, on August 29, 2026.
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CLASS 6A
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
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1 Waxahachie (1-0) W: Ennis, 72-14 1
2 Galena Park North Shore (1-0) W: Lancaster, 35-0 2
3 Sheldon King (1-0) W: Conroe, 70-10 3
4 North Crowley (1-0) W: Aledo, 26-0 4
5 Allen (1-0) W: Duncanville, 26-7 7
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6 Southlake Carroll (1-0) W: Jenks, Okla, 34-33 8
7 Denton Guyer (1-0) W: Rockwall-Heath, 45-20 9
8 Coppell (1-0) W: Lewisville Hebron, 40-10 12
9 SA Johnson (0-0) Ccd: Converse Judson 13
10 Katy (1-0) W: Humble Atascocita, 28-17 14
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11 Fort Bend Ridge Point (1-0) W: Dickinson, 29-26 15
12 Alvin Shadow Creek (1-0) W: Humble Summer Creek, 24-14 22
13 Dickinson (0-1) L: Fort Bend Ridge Point, 29-26 10
14 The Woodlands College Park (1-0) W: Alvin Iowa Colony, 38-10 17
15 Longview (1-0) W: Lufkin, 59-7 18
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16 Lake Travis (0-0) Ccd: Dripping Springs 19
17 Cibolo Steele (1-0) W: SA Reagan, 52-21 20
18 Cypress Ranch (1-0) W: Fort Bend Hightower, 24-7 21
19 Humble Summer Creek (0-1) L: Alvin Shadow Creek, 24-14 5
20 Duncanville (0-1) L: Allen, 26-7 6
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21 Austin Westlake (1-0) W: Inglewood, Calif, 33-26 23
22 Dripping Springs (0-0) Ccd: Lake Travis 24
23 Austin Vandegrift (1-0) W: SA Northside Brennan, 28-21 OT 25
24 Lewisville (1-0) W: Dallas Highland Park, 56-42 NR
25 Humble Atascocita (0-1) L: Katy, 28-17 11
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Dropped out: No. 16 Aledo
CLASS 5A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 DeSoto (0-1) L: St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla, 38-14 1
2 Comal Smithson Valley (0-0) Ccd: Katy Cinco Ranch 2
3 Frisco Lone Star (1-0) W: Royse City, 41-26 3
4 Richmond Randle (1-0) W: Dallas South Oak Cliff, 20-14 4
5 Denton Ryan (1-0) W: Northwest Eaton, 30-27 5
6 Pflugerville Weiss (1-0) W: Round Rock, 42-28 7
7 Port Arthur Memorial (1-0) W: Port Neches-Groves, 35-27 9
8 Melissa (1-0) W: Pulaski Academy, Ark, 63-21 NR
9 Angleton (1-0) W: Fort Bend Bush, 24-0 NR
10 Dallas Highland Park (0-1) L: Lewisville, 56-42 6
Dropped out: No. 9 La Porte, No. 10 Alvin Iowa Colony
CLASS 5A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Dallas South Oak Cliff (0-1) L: Richmond Randle, 20-14 1
2 Boerne (1-0) W: Round Rock Westwood, 34-14 4
3 Anna (1-0) W: 49-31, Colleyville Heritage 5
4 SA Alamo Heights (1-0) W: Comal Pieper, 43-14 6
5 Argyle (0-1) L: Oak Ridge, Calif, 27-26 2
6 Port Neches-Groves (0-1) L: Port Arthur Memorial, 35-27 3
7 Terrell (1-0) W: Arlington Seguin, 49-41 7
8 Liberty Hill (1-0) W: Killeen, 34-30 8
9 New Braunfels (1-0) W: Seguin, 38-7 9
10 Brenham (1-0) W: Huntsville, 49-14 10
CLASS 4A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Stephenville (1-0) W: Midlothian Heritage, 44-21 1
2 Lindale (1-0) W: Hallsville, 37-3 2
3 La Vernia (1-0) W: SA Harlandale, 21-0 5
4 Decatur (1-0) W: Eagle Mountain, 55-12 7
5 Comal Davenport (1-0) W: New Braunfels Long Creek, 37-26 6
6 Springtown (0-1) L: Brock, 42-20 3
7 Kilgore (0-1) L: Texarkana Pleasant Grove, 42-7 4
8 Austin LBJ (1-0) W: SA Sam Houston, 42-33 NR
9 Sulphur Springs (0-1) L: Mount Pleasant, 38-14 8
10 Bay City (0-1) L: Columbus, 34-19 9
Dropped out: No. 10 Canyon West Plains
CLASS 4A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Carthage (1-0) W: Henderson, 49-10 1
2 West Orange-Stark (1-0) W: Newton, 44-28 2
3 Waco La Vega (1-0) W: Franklin, 42-16 3
4 Texarkana Pleasant Grove (1-0) W: Kilgore, 42-7 4
5 Cuero (1-0) W: Yoakum, 28-21 5
6 Brock (1-0) W: Springtown, 42-20 6
7 Lubbock-Cooper Liberty (1-0) W: Frenship Memorial, 49-14 7
8 Wimberley (0-0) Ccd. vs. Comal Canyon Lake 8
9 Sunnyvale (1-0) W: Paris, 63-34 NR
10 Graham (1-0) W: 42-12 NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Gilmer, No. 10 Robinson
CLASS 3A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Columbus (1-0) W: Bay City, 34-19 1
2 Gunter (1-0) W: Sealy, 41-17 2
3 Paradise (1-0) W: Ponder, 42-32 3
4 Sinton (1-0) W: CC Tuloso-Midway, 32-0 5
5 Wall (1-0) W: Canyon West Plains, 42-35 6
6 Commerce (1-0) W: Lone Oak, 49-6 7
7 Franklin (0-1) L: Waco La Vega, 42-16 4
8 Malakoff (1-0) W: Edgewood, 42-14 9
9 Whitney (1-0) W: Mart, 40-0 10
10 Yoakum (0-1) L: Cuero, 28-21 8
CLASS 3A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Troup (1-0) W: Diboll, 54-21 2
2 Idalou (1-0) W: Sweetwater, 31-6 4
3 Newton (0-1) L: West Orange-Stark, 44-28 1
4 El Maton Tidehaven (0-1) L: Ganado, 49-26 3
5 East Bernard (1-0) W: Sweeny, 55-7 5
6 Canadian (1-0) W: Panhandle, 63-38 6
7 Jefferson (1-0) W: Palestine Westwood, 48-21 8
8 Blanco (1-0) W: Austin Crockett, 61-15 9
9 Poth (1-0) W: Aransas Pass, 41-0 NR
10 Hardin (1-0) W: Corrigan-Camden, 56-0 NR
Dropped out: No. 7 Daingerfield, No. 10 Edgewood
CLASS 2A DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Ganado (1-0) W: El Maton Tidehaven, 49-26 1
2 Shiner (1-0) W: Vanderbilt Industrial, 41-12 2
3 Joaquin (1-0) W: Beckville, 43-14 3
4 Mason (1-0) W: Big Lake Reagan County, 58-0 5
5 Axtell (1-0) W: San Augustine, 54-20 6
6 Muenster (1-0) W: Lindsay, 55-0 7
7 Post (1-0) W: Anson, 34-6 8
8 Cisco (0-1) L: Clyde, 27-24 4
9 Rosebud-Lott (1-0) W: Florence, 63-6 10
10 Kenedy (1-0) W: Poteet, 57-12 NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Panhandle
CLASS 2A DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Stratford (1-0) W: Sunray, 78-6 1
2 Bremond (1-0) W: Hamilton, 26-21 2
3 Gruver (1-0) W: Hooker, Okla, 56-14 3
4 Ropesville Ropes (0-0) Idle 4
5 Collinsville (1-0) W: Tioga, 28-12 5
6 Albany (1-0) W: Hawley, 34-27 6
7 Windthorst (1-0) W: Holliday, 49-43 7
8 Wink (1-0) W: Eunice, NM, 48-27 8
9 Wellington (1-0) W: Spearman, 18-12 10
10 Crawford (1-0) W: McGregor, 14-0 NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Chilton
CLASS 1A SIX-MAN DIVISION I
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Rankin (1-0) W: Rocksprings, 66-46 1
2 Gilmer Union Hill (1-0) W: Waco Valor Prep, 51-6 2
3 Jayton (1-0) W: Robert Lee, 71-26 3
4 Gordon (1-0) W: Campbell, 57-12 4
5 Aquilla (1-0) W: Pasadena First Baptist, 95-54 5
6 Gail Borden County (1-0) W: Newcastle, 50-16 6
7 Whiteface (1-0) W: Bryson, 64-0 7
8 Oglesby (1-0) W: Plano Coram Deo, 86-84 8
9 Nazareth (1-0) W: Happy, 52-6 10
10 Ackerly Sands (1-0) W: Turkey Valley, 124-74 NR
Dropped out: No. 9 Klondike
CLASS 1A SIX-MAN DIVISION II
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Cherokee (1-0) W: Leakey, 57-8 1
2 Matador Motley County (1-0) W: Claude, 38-34 2
3 Benjamin (1-0) W: Memphis, 52-0 3
4 Richland Springs (1-0) W: Lometa, 64-24 4
5 Strawn (1-0) W: Klondike, 54-46 5
6 Oakwood (1-0) W: Avalon, 42-27 6
7 Zephyr (1-0) W: May, 40-18 7
8 McLean (1-0) W: West Texas, 54-8 8
9 Balmorhea (1-0) W: Lubbock Home School Christian, 41-20 9
Dropped out: No. 10 Grandfalls-Royalty
PRIVATE SCHOOLS 11-MAN
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Austin Regents (1-0) W: Bryan Brazos Christian, 45-14 3
2 Dallas First Baptist (1-0) W: Tyler Grace Community, 44-26 5
3 Dallas Christian (1-0) W: FW Christian, 28-17 7
4 Plano Prestonwood (1-0) W: Tomball Concordia Lutheran, 45-38 9
5 Argyle Liberty Christian (1-1) W: FW All Saints, 38-35 6
6 FW All Saints (1-1) L: Argyle Liberty Christian, 38-35 2
7 Dallas Parish Episcopal (1-1) W: Houston Kinkaid, 28-14 1
8 Houston St. John’s (2-0) W: Houston Second Baptist, 28-14 NR
9 Houston Second Baptist (0-1) L: Houston St. John’s, 28-14 4
10 Spring Legacy (0-1) L: Celina, 21-19 8
Dropped out: No. 10 Frisco Legacy Christian
PRIVATE SCHOOLS SIX-MAN
Rank School (Record) Week 1 Prv rank
1 Huntsville Alpha Omega (1-0) W: Austin Royals, 46-32 2
2 Waco Valor Prep (0-1) L: Gilmer Union Hill, 51-6 1
3 San Marcos Hill Country (0-0) Idle 3
4 FW Nazarene Christian (1-0) W: Waco Vanguard, 52-28 6
5 Fredericksburg Heritage (1-0) W: San Marcos Academy, 54-6 5
6 Houston Emery-Weiner (2-0) W: Milford, 42-12 8
7 Pasadena First Baptist (0-1) L: Aquilla, 95-54 4
8 Waco Texas Wind (1-0) W: Bluff Dale, 66-7 9
9 Azle Christian (1-0) W: Stephenville Faith, 49-0 NR
10 FW Covenant Classical (0-1) L: Muenster Sacred Heart, 28-25 7
Dropped out: No. 10 Waco Vanguard